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igus® e-chains® are already in use today in tens of thousands of applications – They guide and protect cables and hoses on oil platforms, in steelworks and in other heavy machinery. They have a modular design and are therefore easy to install. They are media-friendly and suitable for large, heavy and stiff cables and hoses. Our e-chains® withstand hot chips with temperatures up to +850° C .
Many arguments speak for the use of energy chains of high-performance plastics for moving applications, particularly in the heavy-duty area.
Strong and flexible
Hot chips up to 850 °C
Fill weights up to 600 kg/m
90.000 types from stock
100% corrosion-free
Quick assembly
Easy filling
Low weight
Quiet operation
Low vibration
Maintenance-free
100% lubrication free
Circular movements possible
Cable drum without slip ring
80% reduction of process costs
Cables with 36 months guarantee
75% decrease in drive energy
Online calculation available
CAD download possible
Cost-effective
Assembled on request
Worldwide service
Delivery service from 24h
Energy chain system e-loop is used in the bucket wheel excavator of Holcim for cement production.
Design and installation of a roller energy chain for outdoor use on a bauxite stockpile - an environment with extremely harsh ambient conditions.
The conveyor belt conveys highly flammable sulphur and transports it to its destination in the harbour area.
This robot lifts heavy work pieces weighing up to 1.7 tons.
Tunnel construction is generally space constrained, thus requiring compact components.
The motors in this system need a large number of cables.
This new design permits a variety of multiple tunnel construction processing steps to be performed by one machine.
Automotive wheels are manufactured here using the gravity die casting process.
The sulfur fumes generated by the electrolysis are highly corrosive and corrode the customer's system. igus® products withstand these extreme conditions.
The igus® products used are designed for mobile applications in such a way that it features a long life and functions absolutely reliably.
Rugged energy chains are technically and economically the first choice in the construction of an extendable heavy load transporter.
A plastic energy chain travels 615m in length in the Czech lignite-fired power plant in Tušimice. It has been in operation for 10 years without any downtime.
Under extreme conditions such as heavy dust and dirt, this low-maintenance plastic energy chain ensures safe operation.
Extreme stressing from tile dus in the building material industry.
An asphalt finisher applies hot and cold bitumen mixtures. The e-chain® supplies the front area of the vehicle and is exposed to extreme dirt.
e-chains® for heavy-duty uses: Guiding of the supply cables of a quenching chamber, which moves toward the linked vacuum ovens.
Safe function despite extreme dirt accumulation: Parallel facility in the waste-to-energy plant
Safe application of e-chains® in waste incineration plant
Tunnel boring in defined sections with the assistance of an igus® e-chain system®, which guides the essential hose cables section by section.
Temperatures up to 1200°C or lashing blaze from the oven pose high demands on the plant.
Application of e-chains® in waste incineration plants: Strong dirt with high metal content and 300,000 t waste every year.
igus® roller chain in power plant application: Strong dust, application of the chains in trolley and crane, the crane drive arranged in the opposite direction.
Operation in severe dust. The energy chains are employed in trolley and crane, the crane drive arranged in the opposite direction.
High pressure hydraulic hoses + power cables. Extreme weather environment but this chain delivers and delivers.
e-chain system® for a coal unloader. Operating since three years without any problem.
Application of e-chain® systems in ship unloader
Tube handling plant provides an igus® plastic e-chain®. e-chain® ensures high stability and reliability in pipehandling.
Extremely difficult conditions: Dirt and dust, heavy filling, long travel and high temperatures. The system functions since 2003.
The e-chain® is located in the area of the rotating assembly in a bucket-wheel excavator.
The wagon makes a 180° turn and empties into the coal bunker. The energy chain secures the energy supply of the rotating device.
Heat, abrasive dirt, high atmospheric moisture: These are only some of the ambient conditions in a composting plant.
Energy chain system instead of cable drum - Smooth operation at the sewage treatment plant since 2000
Desde el 2001, los Cojinetes iglidur® G funcionan sin lubricante y sin señales de desgate notables en las condicionas extremas de empleo de las máquinas de construcción.
La fresadora de hormigón funciona desde hace tres años sin mantenimiento en las condiciones más rudas.
On a 441.3 m travel, a roller energy chain reduces the drive power by 75%
The used igus® products prove themselves till today and drastically reduce the maintenance input.
The existing system with a motor cable drum proved to be not resistant enough in the difficult outdoor environmental conditions, and was replaced by a flizz® system.
The driven boring machine produces extremevibrations and heavy soiling duringthe work process.
Flexible chainflex® CF9 control cables and various hoses in zig-zag application.
The energy chain employed in 2000 runs smoothly.
Outdoor cranes must withstand harsh weather conditions. Indoor cranes also work under alternating moisture influences with simultaneous extremely high temperatures.
Energy chains in automated deep drilling rig.
Norway. Standing application
for Aker Kværner Maritime
Hydraulics AS.
Assembled for the
half-immersible platform West
Edrill.
Germany. Dismantling of research reactor Karlsruhe. The dismantling of a nuclear power plant with a zigzag chain.
Czech Republic. Lhoist a.s. Modular steel design in lime works.
Czech Republic. Fully enclosed E-Chain System® right on the coal conveyor.
Czech Republic. Porici company CEZ a.s. Energy supply for coal carriage.
Czech Republic. Ventilating machine in the Bunker of a power plant.
Midland Bricks in Australia is the largest brick manufacturer worldwide! Three energy chains have been in operation round the clock since three years and still looks the same as it was on the first day.
Maanshan steel- and ironworks: High temperatures, large loads, heavy dust and high tempo.
voestalpine Stahl Donawitz: High dirt accumulation during scaling of the rails to be milled.
Slovakia, aluminum factory. Error-free operation since 9 years. Travel 62 m, Speed 0.3 m/s.
Czech Republic. Ventilating machine in lime works.
Germany. BASF in Ludwigshafen, premises for fertilizer, since 1998, e-chain®: 4040.32.250.0
Austria, Niklasdorf, ABV, district heating plant
RTG in India, travel: 22 m, e-chain®: 5050.30.550.0, customer: Kalmar, for ATM
Plaster dust
Quayside crane with igus® e-chain system®. Long travels up to 800 m are possible.
Norway: e-chain® with chainflex® in a truck wash. In contact daily with street dust and mud. chainflex® cables perform exceedingly well.
Shagang, steel- and ironworks in China. High temperatures, high speeds, heavy dust.
Czech Republic. CEZ a.s. Modular design for the energy supply of a coal excavator.
Long travel in a bulk goods storage
Crane builder Noell in Panama. Application: RTG; Travel: 19.5 m; up to 60 m/min.
Czech Republic. Shipyard Kresice-Loubi; Refueling point for cargo ships.
Compost mud
Meishan steel and ironworks, Nanjing in China. Crane, heavy dust, high speed.
igus® operates the largest test laboratory in its industry, with test setups for energy chains, highly flexible cables, plastic bearings as well as plain bearings, ball bearings and linear bearings, lead screw drives, bar stock, etc.
Reduce your costs for the realization of energy supply systems. We offer tailored solutions for challenging applications worldwide.
Use one of our many online tools to configure your product as you need it. Reduce your process costs with online tools and many other useful online services.
