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about 6 years
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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about 6 years
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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about 6 years
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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about 6 years
10 motion plastics innovations for material handling automation

Check out 10 innovative motion plastics solutions igus offers for the material handling industry. This includes energy chains for safe and repeatable linear movements, chainflex cables, & more.

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about 6 years
The igus® Story Part 1: The Early Years, Bearings, and Cable Management

Read the fascinating history behind igus® and how the creation of our composite plastic bearing materials & cable carriers changed the entire industry.

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over 6 years
Guidefast System Unboxing Overview

Wondering what comes in our Guidefast System Box? Here''s what to expect when you order a Guidefast System for your EOT Crane. For more information, visit https://www.igus.com/info/industries-indoor

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over 6 years
Corrugated tubing vs. triflex® R on multi-axis robots

Using corrugated tubing on your multi-axis robot can lead to premature cable wear and eventual failure. However, triflex® R has been optimized to decrease downtime and improve production.

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over 6 years
triflex® R clips installation on UR robot

Do you operate a UR collaborative robotic arm? Watch as our friends at Apodius GmbH install the igus® triflex® R cable management system for collaborative robots. Learn more about triflex® R: https:

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over 6 years
Cable management systems for storage and retrieval units

Flexible cables and fast-moving cable management systems are a perfect alternative to bus bars inside storage and retrieval machines. These systems can handle many types of media including, power, dat

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over 6 years
Motor and servo cables enable VFD’s to operate safely and failure-free

Learn about the proper insulation material for your cables, changes within the market, and a new product that enables modern VFDs to operate safely.

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over 6 years
Moving desk cable management made easy with OCR energy chain

Read about how the maintenance-free OCR energy chain from igus® simplifies cable management for moving desks & allows for easy installation via magnetic mounts.

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over 6 years
Steel vs. plastic cable carriers

Plastic energy chains have begun to replace steel on most applications. View this infographic to learn about all of the advantages plastic cable carriers offer.

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over 6 years
What is readycable®?

In this video product manager Dale Rheaume goes over what readycables are and how they can simplify implementing cables into machines. To learn more visit https://www.igus.com/info/readycable

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over 6 years
The three advantages of assembled cables

Why waste time assembling your continuous-flex cables when you don't have to? Read this tech talk to learn about the advantages of using ready-to-connect cables from igus®.

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over 6 years
Flexible Cable Management for Adjustable Desks

Read about how the new flexible cable management from igus provides an industrially-inspired office furniture cable management solution.

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over 6 years
Cable carrier smart monitoring systems for tensile forces

Tensile forces acting on the cables of an e-chain® system can significantly reduce the service life! The CF.P system measures the forces directly at the strain relief and indicates the need for action

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almost 7 years ago
Flexible and functional cable management for furniture

The igus triflex OCR energy chain solution was designed specifically for the furniture industry. The OCR is functional and aesthetically pleasing. The furniture chain is easy to use - just press the c

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almost 7 years ago
Indoor/EOT Cranes Industry Solutions

igus energy chain solutions for indoor crane or EOT crane systems. igus energy chain systems can increase the reliability and safety while decreasing maintenance on

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almost 7 years ago
Demonstration of igus® smart plastics EC.B and EC.P system

Energy chain product manager Dan Thompson demonstrates how our smart plastics can prevent unplanned downtime. During ongoing operation, they detect the degree of wear and emit an alarm as soon as repa

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almost 7 years ago
How to assemble E2.1 energy chain by igus®

If you are interested in our E2.1 energy chain check out our website for more information and purchasing options! https://www.igus.com/info/energy-chains-overview-e2-1

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