Igus for Long Travel Applications.

Contents :

1 .What is Long Travel Application?

2. What are the Mobile cable Routing systems available

for Long Travel application?

3. What is igus solution for long travel application?

4. What are the Benefits of igus E-Chain solution

with conventional cable routing solution?

5.What is Rol-E Chain and isense?

Mobile cable systems

Motor reel
Festoon

Bus Bar
system
Mobile cable systems

... into a modern turnkey E-ChainSystem®

E-ChainSystems®
completely delivered
with Chainflex® cables
(ReadyChain® System)
E-Chain benefits
®

for M/C builder and enduser

E-Chain Systems vs. Cable Reels
Maintenance:

A huge No. Mechanical parts

which needs a lot of attention
and Maintenance to work in a
save way:

• Slip rings,
• rolls and guiding elements,
• to additional clamped joints,
• switches,
E-ChainSystems vs. Cable Reels
Space requirements:

Space saving design with an

igus E-Chain.

6000mm and more

800mm
E-ChainSystems vs. Cable Reels
Drives:
No additional drives and control
unites with an E-Chain-System. The
E-Chain ist pushed and pulled by the
crane tow arm:

Cable reel drive

E-ChainSystems vs. Cable Reels
Mechanical strees for the cables:

Na additional mechanical stress because of

strain relief with approved igus CFX clamps
on both sides of the chain system

Always
tension
on the
cables
E-ChainSystems vs. Cable Reels
Mechanical strees for the cables:
Damaged customized reel
cable. Very difficult to
repair with long crane
down time!!!

Easy cable replacing or

adding. Cables are always in a
safe position without additional
mechanical stress
E-ChainSystems vs. Cable Reels
Mechanical strees for the cables:

With an E-Chain cables are

always well guided and in a save
position.
Reference
E-ChainSystems vs. Cable Reels
Medias:

Only Power and controll With E-Chain® all kinds of

with a customized cable!!! media can be guided at the
same time: electricity,
hydraulic, pneumatic, fluid,…
System comparison: E-chains Vs Festooning

Cable length:

For festooning:
approx 115 m cable
(115% of the travel)

For E-Chain®:
approx 52 m cable
(with center
fixation)!!!
 Systemcomparison
Space
requirement:

approx 3.000 mm
For Festooning:
approx 3.000 mm height
for the „cableloops“!!!

For E-Chain®:
approx 800 mm height!!!
E-Chain benefits for
®

M/C builder and enduser

► Space saving design
► No loop station and also no additional steel structure for loop station
► No additional drives necessary
► No control system necessary
► All kind of media (power, data, hydraulics, pneumatics, ...) can be
conveyed
E-Chain benefits®

► Low maintenance extravagance will reduce the crane downtimes

► Wind an weather resistant system
► Synchronous run of trolley and
E-ChainSystem®
► Quick an easy installation of additional
cables
E-chain Vs Festoon
E-ChainSystems vs. Bus-Bars

Maintenance:
7 years without maintenance!!!

Huge Maintenance effort with a

Bus-Bar-System:
• A lot of mechanical Parts
• Carbon conducters have to be
changed in contiuous intervals
E-ChainSystems vs. Bus-Bars
Additional cables and easy changing of damaged cables:

Easy to change
damaged cables or to
add additional
Cables.

Ready to add
or to change
cables

Huge effort to add conductor rails

and carbon conductors at the
accepter

Ready to
continue work
E-ChainSystems vs. Bus-Bars
Hazardous Areas:

With a proved ESD-E-Chain, applications in hazardous areas

are easy to solve.

Dust explosive Area

E-ChainSystems vs. Bus-Bars
Medias:

Only Power and controll with a Bus Bar System!

Hoses have to be guided by a separate System. With an E-Chain® all kinds of media can be guided
Same Situation for Bus-Systems!!! at the same time in one System: electricity, hydraulic,
pneumatic, fluids,…
E-ChainSystems vs. Bus-Bars
Further differences and summary:

• E-Chains are running nearly maintenance free!

• Easy to add cables (if space is considered)!
• Easy to change damaged cables!
• Can be used in hazardous areas (ESD)!
• All kinds of Media in one System!
• All Bus-Systems!
• Fibre Optics can be used without any restriction!
• Realizing of certain degrees of protection (for example
IP56 (protection against powerful jet of water and
floading))!
• Microflizz can be a competitive System!
reference
igus® components
and services
igus® project engineering
Detailed project drawings
and documentation
igus E-Chain references
® ®

Reclaimer (slew movement)

India

Slew movement realized on a reclaimer

igus Rol-E chain

Igus GmbH Spicher Straße 1a

51147 Köln
igus isense

Igus GmbH Spicher Straße 1a

51147 Köln
Any Questions /Comments

Igus GmbH Spicher Straße 1a

51147 Köln
 Thank You
Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best Regards,

Prince Richfield
Project Manager - South
E-ChainSystems®
Ph:+91 78993 37123
Email:prichfield@igus.de

igus® (India) Private Limited

Igus GmbH Spicher Straße 1a

51147 Köln
E-Chains on Trippers
GA of E-chains on Trippers
igus E-Chain references
® ®

Tripper Car
India

E-ChainSystem®
Paddle feeder/ Plaugh feeder-Track Hopper
Paddle feeder /Track hopper
Tata steel-Noamundi Mines
Coal mines(NCL,MCL,SCCL)
Plough Feeder
igus E-Chain references
® ®

Reclaimer for Alumina

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