Igus Introduces Draw E-Chain for Drawers
Igus has introduced the draw-e-chain. Thanks to the minimalist design, the price of the compact energy chain cable carrier is 30 percent lower than the most cost-effective standard e-chains. This protects against expensive oversizing, especially if the application is only moved a little.
From drawers in camper vans to pull-outs in server racks in data centers, industrial cable carriers for hundreds of thousands of cycles are oversized for guiding cables in applications where movement only occurs occasionally. Users would pay for features that they do not need.
“We have therefore developed the draw-e-chain, a new compact low-cost energy chain for cable guidance in drawers and pull-outs of all kinds,” explains Jörg Ottersbach, head of the e-chain business unit at igus. “The new energy chain has a bend radius of 45 mm, an external width of 45 mm, and an external height of just 22 mm. This makes it 13 percent flatter than our flattest standard e-chain B17.1.048.0 to date.”
Minimalist design makes draw e-chain particularly cost-effective
The draw-e-chain is not only more compact than standard models, but it also costs less. The reason: there are no mechanically complex components. The injection-molded e-chain does not need any chain links to fold. Instead, the segments are flexible enough to allow the required bending. Thanks to this absence of chain links, the draw-e-chain consists of just six segments per meter, which can be connected via a simple connector system, which reduces effort and costs.
“Due to this minimalist design, the draw e-chain costs 30 percent less than our most cost-effective standard e-chain,” says Ottersbach.
