Reliable cable routing for mobile hall at rocket launch site

• What was needed: E4/4 series energy chain
• Requirements: safe and reliable cable routing on long journeys
• Industry: Aerospace, space travel
• Success for the customer: Special roller chain links make the E4/4 a true specialist for long travel distances. This specification is rounded off by its high service life and ease of maintenance.

To ensure that rockets can be assembled protected from external influences, large assembly halls are used that are located with the rocket directly on the rocket launch site. This means that the assembled rocket no longer needs to be transported afterwards. To release the rocket launch, these huge halls can be moved away from the launch pad in a linear fashion. The problem: all kinds of cables for the entire power supply of the peripheral devices (electrical, pneumatic and instrumental) lead into the hall from the launch tower. These have to be moved safely along a long route when the hall moves. The plant manufacturer Jaraguá Equipamentos was therefore looking for a cable routing system that would guide all the cables safely and reliably on the long journey.

The operators finally found what they were looking for in one of our plastic energy chains, specifically from the E4/4 series in a heavy-duty design. It is also designed as an energy tube, which means that it is completely enclosed and therefore provides the greatest possible protection for the internal cables. This is because the launch of the rocket generates a high volume of dust, which should not get into the interior of the chain. The E4/4 was chosen here because its special roller chain links make it a true specialist for long travel distances. In addition, its advantages lie in its long service life and ease of maintenance.