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Green, fast, saves.
Energy efficient polymer energy chains and cables reduce consumption by up to 57%

Energy chain systems not only transport energy, data and media to machinery and equipment. They also have an influence on their energy costs. How much pull and thrust force, in other words drive power, is required at a given speed, to move an energy chain? How light but at the same time sturdy must energy chains be designed so that as little energy as possible is consumed and motors as small as possible including drive control, frequency converter and mechanics are adequate? Modern polymer energy chains and chainflex® cables help in this case to equip and operate machinery in an energy and cost-efficient way.

Benefits:

Saving energy - kind on the wallet and the environment

Smaller motor with less power sufficient

Smaller, cheaper motor control modules sufficient

Possible to make machinery and equipment smaller

Green, fast, saves.
Energy-efficient e-chain system® P4

(Comparisons with same power and load data, for details see calculations)

Green automation

Green automation

57% less drive power at 3 m/s and faster.

Breakthrough in "green" automation

-57%

-57%:

Small, sturdy
e-chain®, rolling application, optimized cable quality.

Rol E-chain

- 37%:

Rolling motion instead of sliding.

E4.1

- 17%:

Smaller e-chain®, better/more stable design.

long travels

100%:

Sliding application, standard cables.

Gliding - long travels

Examples and test results in detail

How much pull and thrust force, in other words drive power, is required to move an energy chain?
With the right materials and clever design, the energy consumption for moving the energy chain can be drastically reduced, as now proven by current tests and sample calculations in the energy chain and cable laboratory at igus®. igus® e-chains® and chainflex® cables reduce the required drive power by up to 57% and extend the application's service life.

Smaller sized energy chains

Up to 17% saving in the drive power - Smaller dimensions, more powerful and lighter.

Smaller sized energy chains

Smaller energy chain, better cables, rolling motion

Up to 57% saving on drive power - Smaller chain (more sturdy), rolling application, better cables.

Smaller energy chain, better cables, rolling motion

More information

Production automation: 57 percent less drive power at 3 m/s and faster (press release as PDF)

Energy efficiency - sixty percent less consumption (press release as PDF)

Eco-benefit of polymer plain bearings (press release as PDF)

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