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over 5 years
UL Verified: What It Means and Why It Matters

Read this blog post to learn what UL is, how their verification process works, and how it all benefits consumers.

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over 5 years
Just One More: The Risks of Overfilling Your Cable Carrier

We all have the tendency to try to overfill everything, and cable carriers are no exception. But, if your cables and hoses don''t have enough space, serious electrical and mechanical issues can occur.

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over 5 years
How to Manage Lateral Movement on Long-Travel Energy Chains

This blog post covers how to handle lateral deviations in long travel e-chain applications. It introduces the Floating Tow Arm and describes how it can be implemented to avoid damage & maintenance.

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over 5 years
Stop Spending Millions on Robot Downtime Now

Are you experiencing costly downtime due to robot cable failures? Read how you can put a stop to these costly downtimes right now.

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over 5 years
Top 10 Strain Relief Mistakes Wreaking Havoc on Your Crane Cables

Blog post explaining the top 10 cable strain relief mistakes that reduce cable lifetime that Crane Industry Manager, Dave Kortkamp sees out in the field.

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over 5 years
How to reduce EOT crane maintenance costs by up to 60%

Blog post covering the hidden maintenance costs associated with cable management on overhead cranes or EOT cranes. A comparison of maintenance costs on festooned cranes and cranes with energy chains

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over 5 years
Industry Secrets: Stop These 5 Hidden Cable Carrier Killers Today

Right now, there are cable management systems everywhere praying that you're reading this blog post because they don't want to die young. Dramatic much? Not entirely.

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over 5 years
Solar-powered vehicle vs. Australian desert: students prepare for world record attempt

Students from a German university are building a solar vehicle to be powered by the blazing sun in an Australian desert in hopes of setting a Guinness World Record.

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over 5 years
Robots bring airplane production up to speed

Robots are helping a European manufacturer of airplanes cut into an eight-year backlog of orders for one of its most popular aircrafts.

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almost 6 years ago
On robot demo: triflex® R cobot cable management kit

Order your cobot cable management kit here: https://www.igus.com/info/collaborative-robot-cable-management See how our Velcro cable management system moves with a UR cobot and protects its cables.

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almost 6 years ago
Installing your triflex® R cobot cable management kit

Installation of igus® cobot cable management kit with part number: TR.COB.VEL.40 If you missed the cobot cable management kit unboxing video, watch it here: https://youtu.be/_Cqg_k6UK-Q And visit our

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almost 6 years ago
Unboxing your triflex® R cobot cable management kit

Unboxing of igus® cobot cable management kit with part number: TR.COB.VEL.40 More information on triflex® R here: https://www.igus.com/info/robotics-multi-axis-cable-carriers To see how to install the

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almost 6 years ago
Assembly & disassembly – triflex® TRE

Browse the triflex® TRE shop here: https://www.igus.com/product/20500 To purchase the tool, click here: https://www.igus.com/product/20590 triflex® TRE's unique ball and socket design allows the us

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almost 6 years ago
Exploring the features – triflex® R for robot cable management

Still stuffing your robot's cables and hoses into corrugated tubing? It's time for an upgrade. triflex® R is an optimized cable management system meant to protect your cables and hoses from 100% of me

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almost 6 years ago
6 Most Common Causes of Cable Failure

Read about the six most common causes of cable failure that you should be on the lookout for to avoid costly, unplanned downtime.

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almost 6 years ago
7 Cable Management Mistakes to Avoid

Read about how you can avoid costly, unplanned downtime caused by these seven common cable & cable carrier mistakes.

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almost 6 years ago
Avoiding Cable Failure – Shield Failure

Request your free chainflex® cable sample box: https://www.igus.com/info/unharnessed-cables-chainflex-sample-request Learn more about chainflex® here: https://www.igus.com/info/chainflex-information

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almost 6 years ago
Avoiding Cable Failure – Jacket Failure

Our series on how to avoid cable failure continues with a look at jacket cracking, swelling and abrasion. If your cable's jacket fails, it can compromise the cable's electrical and mechanical performa

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almost 6 years ago
Avoiding Cable Failure – Corkscrew

Avoiding cable failure and preventing downtime is key to the success of any moving mechanical application. Therefore, it's important to know the common causes of cable failure, including corkscrewing.

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almost 6 years ago
chainflex® Continuous-flex Cable Lifetime Calculator

Engineers always want to know how long our chainflex® cables are expected to last inside their applications. To answer that question, igus® offers an online service life calculator that estimates the

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about 6 years
Cost down, life up – why cable bend radius factor matters

Have you ever wondered what a bend radius factor is for cables? Watch as Product Manager Don Nester and Regional Product Manager Timothy Marran explain the concept and our promise of cost down, life u

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