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Test 4904: Test 3486:

Motor cable Robot bus

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Motor cables are very common in drive technology Cables for torsion are subjected to very specific stresses.
for automation as well as in plant and machine In the case of shielded bus cables a high mechanical
construction. load is exerted by the bending and torsion on the
Because of today's high dynamics, the design features insulation materials and especially on the shield.
of conductors, insulation and in particular the core This requires completely different structural concepts
winding must be chosen in such a way that the cables when compared to cables for linear e-chains
can safely withstand millions of strokes. application.
Due to the ever increasing speed of today's IGBT
frequency converters, very low-capacitance insulating The special properties of the chainflex bus robot
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materials are usually needed. cables are:

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The special properties of the chainflex motor cables Low-capacitance insulating materials
are: Optimised pitch lengths, in combination with force-
absorbing filler elements
Low-capacitance insulating materials Special sliding films between the shielded elements
Short optimised pitch lengths, in combination with Pressure extruded outer jacket
good sliding materials
In shielded motor cables, the gusset-filled extruded Every design, no matter how well thought out, should
inner jacket with optimised shielding for maximum be tested again and again under real conditions so that
EMC protection a binding guarantee or the service life can be calculated
Gusset-filling extruded outer jackets for unshielded online.
types Therefore, test standards are also necessary for robotic
A test result from the igus database A test result from the igus database cables, which test these constructions time and again.
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Every design has to be tested time and again under
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real-world conditions, in order to be able to calculate a Example for long-term test 3486 of an Ethernet robot
Cable type CF38 binding guarantee, or show the service life online. Cable type CFROBOT8 cable with 4 shielded Ethernet pairs of the series
CFROBOT8, with a test torsion angle of ±180° on one
Bend radius factor in e-chain ® 6.5 x d Torsion angle in e-chain ® ±180°/m
Example of long-term test 4904 of a CF38 series motor metre.
Number of bending 43 million cable, with a test bend factor of only 6.5 x d. Cycle frequency 22 million
strokes without damage without damage
This is just one example of the numerous cable tests
This is just one example of the numerous cable tests from the chainflex laboratory. All current tests can be
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from the chainflex laboratory. All current tests can be found online at www.igus-asean.com/tests
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found online at www.igus-asean.com/tests
Details of the test online: Details of the test online:
www.igus-asean.com/test4904 www.igus-asean.com/test3486

Calculate service life online: Calculate service life online:
www.igus-asean.com/chainflexlife www.igus-asean.com/chainflexlife

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