igus Energy Chain® Systems

Energy Chain® cable carriers by igus guide and protect moving cables and hoses on all type of machinery, from medical lab equipment to ship-to-shore cranes, with stocking locations and service world-wide. igus offers complete systems - cable carrier, Chainflex® cable, guide troughs, accessory components, cable harnessing and installation support - to reduce project headaches. igus Energy Chain®: complete systems

Please select the type of cable carrier you need:
E-Chain open-style Cable Carriers
E-Chain open-style Cable Carriers
Energy Tube® fully-enclosed, yet snap-open Cable Carrier
Energy Tube® fully-enclosed, yet snap-open Cable Carrier
Triflex 3-Axis Cable Carrier
Triflex 3-Axis Cable
Carrier

All Energy Chain and Energy Tube® sizes


Energy Chain® Introduction
Design Information - Short Travel
Design Information - Long Travel
Design Information - Vertical Travel
Design Information - Side Travel
Design Information - Hanging Travel
Design Information - Rotary Travel
Assembly Variations
Operating Space Requirements
Cable Layout
Cable Installation
Cable Harnessing
UL Ratings
Separators and Shelving
Material Specs
Clean Room test data

These are some of the benefits igus Energy Chain® cable carrier systems have to offer:

Small snap-open cable carriers in many sizes and various opening mechanisms. All large carriers are available in snap-open versions, too. EZ-Chain with snap-through top opening for very fast installation of cables. UL flammability rated for use in appliance-type machinery.
xigus 2.0 CD-ROM: Catalog with all technical data and CAD files as well as Expert System to select the proper cable carrier, cable separation and guide trough. Complete harnessing services: Cables, hoses, strain reliefs, custom adapater plates - pull a complete subassembly out of the box!

E4/4: Continuously overlapping sidelinks for very high load situations.

Separators and shelving to guide cables within links of Energy Chain for longer cable life.
igus Energy Tube®s also snap open, many even from both the inner and the outer radius. Complete protection against chips! Cleanroom Class 1 applications can be solved with standard Energy Chain parts.
Call igus for details.
Extender-Crossbars allow for max. hose diameter of 11.8 inches. Available in various sizes for 4 Energy Chain types. Triflex allows for multi-axis movement. Availabale in 4 cross sections.
Strong enough to stand on! Short unsupported spans are strong enough to support a person. E4/100: Drastically reduced noise! The clackety-clack of the links hitting against each other is almost eliminated. Available in various sizes.
KMA universal brackets can be attached from top, bottom or front; shown with integrated igus CFX style strain reliefs. igus-developed Chainflex cables for extra long life in cable carriers. With or without shield, twister pair, bus, power, signal, in various jacket materials.
Integrated tie-wrap plates form convenient and inexpensive strain relief for small igus Energy Chain® cable carriers. A full complement of accessory parts ands services is available: Horizontal and vertical separators to better guide cables and hoses within the cable carrier, various strain relief designs, guide troughs for long travels, harnessing services for completely pre-fabricated subassemblies, installation support, CAD files (on this web site) and more.