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E4 Light Cable Carrier Applications

Optimal price and performance ratio

System E4/light cable carriers have smaller side links and thinner crossbars. It's cost effective, lightweight, and still offers a large interior space for multiple cables and hoses. E4 Light cable carriers work especially well in unsupported, short-travel applications and vertical hanging or standing travels.

Typical applications:

  • Machine tools
  • Material processing
  • Stone-cutting equipment
  • Woodworking machinery
  • Vehicles
  • Construction equipment

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hanging cable carrier The E4/light cable carrier is suitable for hanging applications.
Reverse bend radius cable carrier Circular motion is possible with E4/light cable carrier. Pictured above is a the E4/light with a Reverse Bend Radius (RBR).
Vertical cable carrier application E4/light cable carrier in a vertical application on a machine tool.
E4 Light cable carrier Series 1640 can be filled with cables up to almost 4 inches in diameter.
Vertically installed cable carriers E4/light cable carriers can be installed vertically up to almost 20 feet.

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Cable carrier applications

Cable carrier applications by industry and cable carrier design.


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