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Guide troughs | Long travels | Introduction

igus guide troughs
®
Guide trough is used in long travels where the e-chain ® glides
(according to chain type from 5m-12m). They support the
smooth low friction operation of the igus ® energy chains
and energy tubes. If the fixed end is installed at the centre
of the travel ("centre-fixed"), the energy chains glide on
themselves for half the travel. For the other half, we recommend
glide bars installed in the trough, on which the energy chains glide.
Guide troughs have glide bars made of highly abrasion-resistant
plastic igulen.
Trough type
igus ® off ers guide troughs made of corrosion-resistant aluminium,
steel or stainless steel. The trough type to be used depends on the
application conditions and the requirements of the customer. We
Various igus ® guide trough systems are available recommend the igus ® standard aluminium SuperTrough.
Glide bars
Glide bars made from igulen are optimised for use with the e-chain ®
material and off er the lowest gliding friction, noise and wear. With
the new high-speed glide bars for the aluminium SuperTrough series
973/974/975, we can achieve a 5x higher abrasion resistance thanks
to tribologically optimised material. Developed for particularly fast,
gliding applications. Glide bars must be used, if the fi xed end is in
the centre of the travel. - It means: half of the guide trough has glide
bars and the other half is without.

Delivery details
The troughs are delivered in 2m sections. Special lengths up to 6m
are possible. The left and right side parts are then installed on site
with the appropriate separation distance - depending on the width of
the igus ® e-chain ® . The necessary width is shown by the dimension
Hundreds of igus ® guide troughs available from stock B Ri on the guide trough pages. The trough side parts can be linked
with the base by screwing, welding or a special igus ® installation
set. The fi xed end module for the igus ® aluminium SuperTrough is a
quick fi x for mounting the stationary end of an e-chain ® with a KMA-
mounting bracket. With this module, easy attachment of the e-chain ®
with plastic-metal mounting bracket (KMA) to the super aluminium
trough is possible, without drilling.

Trough without glide bars -e-chain ® Trough with glide bars - e-chain ® glides Fixed end centred = 1/2 travel with
glides on e-chain ® on glide bars glide bars - 1/2 travel without glide bars
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