Energy chains for special environments

igus energy chains score highly even when used under the most demanding environmental conditions - whether cleanroom, very high dust exposure, hot swarf or aggressive chemicals - there is a solution for every challenge in the e-chains range. Together with customers, products and plastics have been developed, tested and successfully utilised for innovative applications. From completely sealed RX tubes, small-scale low-noise and low-vibration energy supply systems to elastic e-skins for cleanrooms or energy supply systems made of highly developed materials for different flammability classes - here you will find detailed information on solutions for special requirements.

Clean Room energy chain with a masked person in the background.

Cleanroom solutions

Energy chains with ISO Class 1 to 5 certification for cleanroom applications

Energy chains for cleanrooms

ESD cable carrier on a machine frame with cables and conduits.

Conductive ESD solutions

Made of special conductive material to prevent static charges

ESD energy chains

A dirty energy chain system with an orange igus icon in the image.

Protection against dirt and swarf

Energy chains for dirt and chip protection, also against hot swarf up to 850°C

Swarf-resistant energy chains

Quiet energy chain in an industrial system with technical components.

Noise-optimised energy supply solutions

Smooth-running energy chains enable a quiet and trouble-free production process

Noise-optimised energy chains

Chemical-resistant energy chain test on a Krane Meissner system.

Solutions for use in chemicals

Tested for resistance to numerous chemicals.

Chemically-resistant energy chains

Cable chain under heat with a temperature symbol.

Solutions against hot chips and heat

Energy chains for extreme temperatures: up to 850°C possible with HT energy chains

Heat-resistant energy chains

Flame-retardant igus energy chain with Chainflex cables in a technical application.

Flammability classes of energy chains

Tested and certified flammability classes: Flammability / UL 94 HB / UL 94 V-2 / UL 94 V-0

Flammability of energy chains

FDA-compliant e-chain cable management on a machine.

Energy chain for the food industry

The FDA-compliant energy chain is easy to clean. Red Dot Award Winner 2017

FDA-compliant energy chain

Robot production line with several industrial robots and energy chains guiding cables and hoses.

Energy chains for robots and movement along all axes

Energy chains for axis 1-7, especially for demanding multi-axis robots

Energy chains for robots

Sector-specific energy chain

e-spool cable reel with guiding system for power supply in moving applications.

Theatre and stage technology

Spring-loaded cable drum e-spool without slip ring for telescopic applications, platforms and cranes

Spring cable drum e-spool

ECS Service-Loop with protective conduit and cables.

Oil and gas

Reliable cable guidance for top drives. Weather resistance, easy maintenance

Cable routing e-loop

Construction machinery and access platforms

of lightweight plastic and strong steel

Hybrid energy chain YE

guidelok swing GLO.S with adhesive layer mounted on a yellow steel beam.

Indoor cranes/Jib cranes

Compact solution for cable guidance on indoor cranes/jib cranes

guidelok swing GLO.S

Energy supply types

igus Guidelok guide for energy chain with cables on a vertical axis system.

Vertical energy supply systems

Vertically hanging and space-saving energy chains, modular and quiet

Vertical energy supply systems

Horizontal guide channel for an energy chain system.

Horizontal energy supply systems

Guide cables safely horizontally, protection against weather and dirt

Horizontal energy supply systems

Round igus cable guide ring for circular movements with cables inside.

Circular and spiral movements

Modularity, versatility, stability and

Circular and spiral movements

Service life monitoring for all e-chains

New sensor technology enables measurement of percentage wear levels of the pin/bore connection
Cost reduction through clear measurement of product service life - Avoidance of premature replacement of the e-chain system®
Output of service life information and warning messages via HMI or local network systems
Transmission of sensor and dynamic data via newly developed LoRa module

Integrated service life monitoring with smart plastics

igus cable carrier with cables, sensor and radio symbols for motion monitoring.

Integrated service life monitoring with smart plastics

Easy to find, configure, calculate service life and order

Cable chain with cables and connectors for industrial guiding.

Configurator: configure energy chain with filling

You configure an energy chain based on the cables you want to use. The result is a complete energy supply with cables, interior separation, mounting brackets and more.

Further information To the energy chain configurator

Warranty for e-chains up to 4 years for an igus e-chain.

Calculate guaranteed energy chain service life

Calculate the expected service life in double strokes and kilometres. The service life is used to generate a customised guarantee certificate for your selected energy chain.

Further information Go to service life calculator

Energy chains in use in special environments

Whether dirt, swarf, ESD, cleanroom, chemicals or extreme temperatures: igus offers a wide variety of solutions for special applications under special conditions.

Reliable cable guidance despite 850°C hot swarfs

Extreme conditions inside a CNC machining centre
Niles-Simmons Industrieanlagen GmbH from Chemnitz uses the closed plastic energy tubes made of the material igumid HT for the construction of its "N 30 MC" CNC machining centres. The temperature-resistant energy chains defy the omnipresent flying swarfs and help to avoid machine downtimes. The CNC machining centre is used for turning, milling and drilling lorry/large crankshafts, among other things, whereby the energy chain has to withstand high temperatures, glowing hot chips and cooling lubricant vapours in the work area. Thanks to the lightweight and flexible plastic construction of the energy chain from igus, space and weight can be saved compared to metal energy chains.

Chip-resistant and temperature-resistant energy chains in the CNC machining centre

Extremely quiet and vibration-free energy supply for camera robots

Absolute silence thanks to noise-optimised energy chains
The operation of camera robots in the ARD Tagesschau studio requires an absolutely quiet and vibration-free energy supply. Thanks to the special design of the chain links, the energy chains from the E6 system are ideal for this purpose. Their chain links are connected by abrasion-resistant elements and are also particularly small in size, which enables extremely quiet and low vibration operation. Thanks to this specification, the dreaded polygon effect does not occur when unrolling. In addition, there is the lightweight energy supply system hanging at a height of seven metres, which is part of the overall structure weighing up to 500 kilograms.

More about igus energy chains in the ARD camera robot

Camera robot above a studio set with multiple cameras and technical modules.

Abrasion-resistant energy chain for use in the cleanroom

Tested and proven suitability for the cleanroom
The Brooks company subjected the igus energy chain to an independent test, as its applications require exceptionally clean air during production. Even in continuous use at 50 - 60 cycles per hour in three-shift operation, no wear was detected. Tests carried out by the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation also show the special suitability of igus energy chains for applications in cleanrooms.

Fully harnessed energy chain at -40°C

Fast and quiet in the high-speed door of a cold chamber
The Coolit Isoliersysteme GmbH decided on using the micro flizz energy chain developed by igus in the construction of high-speed doors in the cold chamber. The compact energy supply system enables the safe guidance of energy, data and compressed air even at extreme temperatures down to -40°C. In addition to the appropriate energy supply, igus also supplied the fully harnessed energy and control cables including connectors.

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