Energy Chain® Cable Carriers

Guide and protect moving cables and hoses on automated machinery


Energy Chain® cable carriers (also known as cable track) are the umbilical cord of modern machines. They minimize downtime, protect, support and extend the service life of cables and hoses.

From the smallest ‘micro’ Energy Chain® to the world's largest polymer Energy Chain®, igus® cable carriers are capable of long and short travel distances at high speeds in all axes.

Product Selector

Quick search Enter your application parameters to find out which cable carriers will work in your application.

Energy Chain® Cable Carrier Product Selector

Local support

Sales engineer visits Request a free, no-obligation consultation with your local igus® sales engineer.

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Application examples

Numerous industries Browse cable carrier applications from all over the world.

Cable carrier application examples

E-Z Chain®

Quick fill cable carrier Access cables quickly without opening and closing lids. Push in and pull out cables and hoses through a flexible opening along the length of the cable carrier.

Quick fill cable carriers

Zipper Chain

Quick fill cable carrier Lids can be quickly unzipped like a zipper. The cable carrier lids can be separated at each cable carrier link.

Zipper Energy Chain® cable carriers

E2 micro & E2 mini

Small & medium size cable carriers 2 parts per link maximum. Easy installation. Many connection options. Long service life. High stability.

Small and medium cable carriers

E2 medium, E2/000

Quick open cable carriers Snap-open mechanism. Cable carriers opens to the left or the right. Half-enclosed tube option available.

Quick open cable carriers

E2 tubes

Dirt-proof cable carriers These fully enclosed cable carriers protect cables and hoses from chips and flying debris.

E2 fully-enclosed energy tubes

System E4

Robust cable carriers Wide number of modular options. Opens on both sides. Can run side-mounted over travels 650 ft and more.

System E4 cable carriers

Systems E6

Quiet cable carrier These low-vibration cable carriers operate extremely quietly: up to 38 dB(A). High speeds and accelerations possible.

System E6 cable carrier

Triflex® R, Triflex®, E-Z Triflex®, TwisterChain®

Multi-axis cable carriers Multi-axis cable carriers for circular 3D movements in robotic applications and beyond.

Multi-axis cable carriers

Guide troughs & strain-reliefs

Guide troughs to guide Energy Chain® cable carriers over long travels and strain-relief options.

Cable carrier guide troughs & strain-reliefs

PMA corrugated tubing

Protective hoses for continuous-flex cables.

PMA protective hoses

Rol E-Chain®

Rolls instead of glides Long travels and high speeds with loads up to 33.6 lbs/ft are possible with Rol E-Chain®.

Rol E-Chain® overview

Interior separator configurator

Drag and drop separators and cables into place to quickly configure your cable carrier.

Cable carrier configurator program

TechTalk

Design advice series Technical articles answering your most pressing inquiries in-depth.

TechTalk

3D-CAD

Downloadable Files Easy-to-use CAD files available in formats for various systems.

3D-CAD files

Energy efficient

Reduce energy costs Cable carrier systems not only transport energy, data and media to various types of machines, but also influence energy costs.

Cable carriers for cranes

igus® Energy Chain® cable carriers are often used on cranes.

Cable carriers for cranes

Cable carriers for machine tools

The latest industry-relevant products and applications for the machine tool industry.

Cable carriers for machine tools

Cable carriers for cleanrooms

Cleanroom applications using igus® Energy Chain® cable carriers.

Cable carriers for cleanrooms

Cable carriers for the offshore industry

Whether your application involves heat, cold, corrosion, moisture, dirt - we have a cable carrier solution for you.

offshore industry
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