Tagged: flexible cables
Articulated bus and streetcar joints: Where motion, wear, and noise collide
Thorsten Mersch (Edited by Shizu Yamaguchi) Anyone who has traveled on an older articulated bus or articulated streetcar has experienced the mechanical movements and loads concentrated at the transition area. Squeaking and creaking are...
How to Specify Continuous-Flex Cables for Long-Travel Energy Chain Applications
By Shizu Yamaguchi In the demanding world of industrial automation, the silent workhorse – the cable – is often overlooked until it fails. For applications involving long travel energy chains and continuous motion, cable...
The Simple Cable Management Choice That Helps Avoid $70,000‑Per‑Minute Downtime
Downtime is a problem in most industries, but it hits the automotive sector particularly hard. With costs ranging from $5,000 a minute to more than $70,000 a minute, even minor disruptions can become expensive...
Solving High-Torsion Cable Challenges in 6-Axis Robotics
Design engineers specifying cables for 6-axis articulated robots must account for one of the most mechanically aggressive motion profiles in industrial automation: continuous torsion combined with multi-plane bending. Unlike linear energy chain applications, robot...
Find the right harnessed cable online – with guaranteed service life
Beke Nieszytka | 3 December 2019 (edited by Shizu Yamaguchi) When designing a new machine, selecting the right harnessed cable can be a critical step—especially if the application involves continuous motion. Whether you’re working...
Rethinking wire breakage safety: Identify cable problems early and prevent wire breakage with i.Sense CF.D
By Richard Habering (Edited by Shizu Yamaguchi, with assistance from Copilot) Monday morning in an automotive plant: a robot is welding body components together. Its expanded seven‑axis range demands robust, reliable data delivery, supplied...
Motor Cables Built to Last
When it comes to industrial automation, reliability isn’t optional. It’s essential. Motor cables are the lifeline of your machines, delivering power where it’s needed most. At igus, we design motor cables that thrive under...