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Second vector award
...for inspiring energy supply solutions
...e-chain systems® with cables
...induction and wireless…

Winners 2010

Gold vector 2010:
World's longest travel

World's longest travel

Conveyor unit of coal excavator

The winner of this year’s golden vector is also the longest travel ever to be realised with plastic energy chains in the world. The travel is 615 metres, and was designed in a power station belonging to the utility company CEZ Group in the Czech Republic.
Video of the award ceremony

Silver vector 2010:
No more downtimes

Bucket wheel reclaimer

With this bucket wheel reclaimer, the setup can be moved in a circular movement by +/- 180°. This movement must also be able to be carried out by the energy chain. The use of plastic energy chains has resulted in a significant improvement in service life and fail-safeness.
Video of the award ceremony

Bronze vector 2010:
More precise and flexible

Travelling column milling machine

In order to reduce the design space required and keep energy supply costs as low as possible, the Y- and Z-axes of this travelling column machine were to be realized using an energy chain. The travel is 0.7 metres on each axis, maximum travel speed 1.3 metres per second.
Video of the award ceremony

The happy winners of the vector award 2010

(from left to right): Harald Nehring (igus®) on behalf of the silver award winner NMDC (India), gold award winner Jiri Hampl of CEZ Group (Czech Republic), bronze award winner Rene Petsch of Deckel Maho Seebach GmbH (Germany).
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The terms "igus", "Apiro", "chainflex", "CFRIP", "conprotect", "CTD", "drylin", "dry-tech", "dryspin", "easy chain", "e-chain", "e-chain systems", "e-ketten", "e-kettensysteme", "e-skin", "e-spool", "flizz", "ibow", "igear", "iglidur", "igubal", "kineKIT", "manus", "motion plastics", "pikchain", "plastics for longer life", "readychain", "readycable", "ReBeL", "speedigus", "triflex", "robolink", "xirodur", and "xiros" are legally protected trademarks of the igus® GmbH/ Cologne in the Federal Republic of Germany and where applicable in some foreign countries.

igus® GmbH points out that it does not sell any products of the companies Allen Bradley, B&R, Baumüller, Beckhoff, Lahr, Control Techniques, Danaher Motion, ELAU, FAGOR, FANUC, Festo, Heidenhain, Jetter, Lenze, LinMot, LTi DRiVES, Mitsibushi, NUM,Parker, Bosch Rexroth, SEW, Siemens, Stöber and all other drive manufacturers mention in this website. The products offered by igus® are those of igus® GmbH

igus inc headquarters is located at 257 Ferris Ave, Rumford, RI 02916. igus enjoyneering center is located at 2055 Franklin Rd, Bloomfield Twp, MI 48302