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Fourth vector award
... for inspiring energy supply solutions
...e-chain systems® with cables

2014 Winner's

Gold vector 2014:
Cable robot

Cable Robot This cable robot is used in automated high-bay shelving systems. To prevent cables becoming tangled during the fast horizontal, vertical and diagonal movements, the data and supply lines are routed in an igus® e-chain®.

Silver vector 2014:
High-speed camera

High-speed camera This high-speed camera can move at up to 23 meters per second and is accelerated at up to 750 m/s2. It is mainly used for crash tests carried out using vehicles or vehicle parts.

Bronze vector 2014:
Punching & bending machine

Punching & bending machine igus® e-chains® are installed in this servo-controlled punching and bending machine RM-NC with innovative slide positioning unit. The chains protect the supply lines to the individual units.

Special jury mentioning

Applications of contestants vector award 2014 (PDF)
vector_2014.pdf

Lucky winners of the 2014 vector contest

The winners of the fourth vector award (from left): Harald Nehring, igus® GmbH, Dieter Bencer, igus® Austria (representing the company FronTone GmbH, Silver vector), Dr. Tobias Bruckmann, University of Duisburg-Essen (Gold vector), Norbert Muche, Otto Bihler Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG (Bronze vector)
winners

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