Page 39 - ASEAN Chainflex Catalogue 2023

chainflex in the laboratory –
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the largest test lab for

moving cables in the world ... UL verified ...

... 3,800m test laboratory with over 65 test stations, two climatic ... qualified monitoring of laboratory & manufacturing with UL ...
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containers (40 feet each), and 200m of outdoor testing facilities ... certified chainflex guarantee promise ...
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2 billion test strokes 250 million cycles in 36-month

every year batch testing per year guarantee

Anyone who wants to carry out systematic, comparative Special test equipment for special applications Consistent monitoring and accurate test
and reproducible tests for more than 2 billion double In addition to the normal service life and quality tests, documentation Facts and figures
strokes and 1.4 million electrical measurements must special test rigs are also available for custom tests. A necessary condition for successful and meaningful
invest in the necessary space and resources. On a total For example, abrasion and media tests for materials testing is the systematic monitoring and documentation
of 65 test stations, various test series are carried out are carried out under more demanding experimental of the results. Here, monitoring systems developed by • The industry‘s largest test lab
according to the igus test standards. The laboratory conditions than carried out according to UL or VDE igus are used which, in addition to offering constant for moving cables
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team is made up of technically qualified employees standards for storage and aging. The optimum online monitoring, ensure documentation with a • 25 years of experience
who test and monitor thousands of measuring points matching of igus cable outer jacket materials to the very high accuracy. In this way wear can also be • 3,800m² test area
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in e-chains and cables over a wide range of travel energy supply system materials is vital. The influence detected before failure. This early detection - without
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lengths, in horizontal or vertical applications and of thermal factors on moving cables can be analysed a destructive test - allows design modifications to be • 65 test stations
always under the most real-life conditions possible. in two special 40 foot climatic containers covering made. After each test, all the cables are dissected into • 800 tests conducted in
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Multi-axis e-chains such as the triflex series from a temperature range of -40°C to +60°C. Both are their elements, examined in detail and their properties parallel
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the robot range are also tested for torsional strength equipped with a 6m long travel, which can be documented.
on special test rigs. operated with different radii and e-chains . In contrast • 2 billion double strokes a year
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to the standard VDE winding mandrel test (for details Because of these test programs, good quality data • 1.4 million electric
see page 34), one can test the aging in very different on all chainflex cables are available and offer the measurements per year
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temperature profiles during continuous motion in user planning reliability for their cable selection. • Audited and certified by
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e-chains .
Underwriter Laboratories (UL)

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