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Igus E-Chain System Safely Guides Control Devices: Quickly Assembled, Space-Saving

Guidefast control allows the reliable guidance of control cables for the manual control of indoor cranes

Posted: Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 12:36 PM CDT

Bangalore, Karnataka -- (SBWire) -- 04/19/2017 --More and more companies in crane technology rely on modern cable guidance with energy chains. With the new guidefast control e-chainsystem, the motion-plastics specialist igus has now developed an energy supply system that can also power a manual control on the indoor crane. Quick and easy to assemble, the guidefast control needs only a small installation space and can be adapted to the most varied conditions, thanks to the largest selection of cables for motion.

While e-chainsystems are increasingly becoming the standard for energy supply on port cranes, they are also being increasingly used in indoor cranes. The advantages compared to pure trailing cables are obvious: the e-chain protects the cables inside them; they are not compressed and are thus safely guided when in motion. This is also the case for the manual control of the indoor crane, where the new guidefast control energy chain system safely transmits signals via control cable. A trough reliably guides the energy chain and cables as well as the moving end arm, even with a short-term high tensile load. As with the guidefast guide trough for the cable guidance of the trolley (lifting gear), the guidefast control can also be installed quickly and easily: in the first step of the assembly, the guide trough is fastened to the side of the crane girder to save space. A welding of consoles is not necessary. It is then hooked and bolted into the support, which saves additional installation time. In operation, the moving end arm can be easily moved and positioned by the control device along the entire crane girder, regardless of the position of the lifting gear thanks to the lubrication-free and maintenance-free xiros polymer ball bearings.

The right cable for every movement

The complete igus guidefast control system is independent of the crane manufacturer and therefore can be used with any crane construction or operating device both indoors and outdoors When selecting the cables, the user can choose from 1,244 chainflex catalogue cables that have been specifically designed for movement in energy chains. Thanks to the new high-end cables with outer jackets made of halogen-free TPE, a reliable operation of the indoor cranes is also ensured under tough conditions, very long travels or extremely low temperatures down to -35°C, for example in deep-freeze storage, even with the smallest bend radii. igus guarantees a life of 36 months on all cables. This is only possible through continuous tests under real conditions in the igus test laboratory. The results make it possible to reliably predict the service life and the specific temperatures and bend radii in which the cable can be safely used.

For more information please visit: http://www.igus.in/wpck/13064/N15_01_09_guidefast_03_und_09?C=IN&L=en

About igus® India
igus® operations in India started in the year 1998 with head quarters in Bangalore. igus offers widest range of products that includes polymer bearings, igubal® Linear Motion Bearings , Plain Bearings and Bushing Accessories, Cable Harness etc. which enable them to serve the whole industrial establishments in India from a small work shop to huge industrial establishments.

Press Contact:
Harish Booshan
Product Manager
E-ChainSystems® & ReadyChains®
igus (India) Private Limited
36/1, Sy. No. 17/3 Euro School Road, Dodda Nekkundi Industrial Area - 2nd Stage Mahadevapura Post Bangalore - 560048
Phone : +91-80-49127809 (Direct)
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The complete igus guidefast control system is quickly installed and guides control devices safely on a wide variety of indoor cranes. (Source: igus GmbH)