Long service life of 10 years and more. It's our job.

Calculate the service life of your energy supply system online or ask us to do it for you and receive a 36-month guarantee. Test and submit an enquiry here.

Tested in the industry's largest laboratory and proven in practice since 1971

Every year, our energy chain systems are tested over approximately 10 billion cycles in our own test laboratory under real conditions.
Moreover, the long service life of our energy chains has already been proven in diverse applications and industries.

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With just a few clicks of the mouse, you can obtain information on the foreseeable service life and acquire a guarantee certificate for 36 months for your chosen energy chain.

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10% greater structural stability with E2.1 series

The new generation has not only been improved in respect of ease of installation and quiet operation; structural stability has also been increased by 10% compared to the proven preceding series.

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20% greater structural stability with the top-of-the-class E4Q

2 vertically and 2 horizontally arranged stop-dogs per chain link ensure greater rigidity for the E4Q, as a result of which longer unsupported lengths or heavier fill weights are possible. 20% stronger compared to the E4.1.

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88% stronger for longer unsupported lengths and compact dimensions

The YE hybrid energy chain is the best combination of lightweight plastic and structurally stable steel that can easily handle long unsupported travels. The chain is strong and vibration-proof. Compared to the E4.42, the YE.42 can travel up to 5.25m unsupported, which corresponds to an approximately 88% longer unsupported length with a fill weight of 2kg/m.

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4x more radial stability with the TRE.B version

Small modification with great effect. The modification of the spherical head in the chain link made it possible to increase the radial structural stability of the B version by a factor of 4 compared to the TRE version. This naturally had a positive effect on the service life of the chain. All of this without any price change.

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139 million strokes with CF98 high-end TPE cable

In the industry's largest test laboratory with a testing area of 3.800m² and more than 800 simultaneously performed tests on 64 test rigs, we carry out more than 2 billion double strokes per year in order to ensure you have the very best technology. The 139 million double strokes that the CF98.05.04 control cable survives in the service life test are a highlight.

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Test laboratory for energy chain systems

Energy chains are thoroughly tested. In linear movements of different lengths with travels up to 240m as well as
in vertical, circular or torsional movements. 53 test rigs on which 295 tests are simultaneously carried out are used
to test e-chains for their stress resistance. Altogether, 4,100 tests with 10 billion cycles are performed every year.

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What our customers say:

"So far, ROBOWORKER has only had positive experiences when using energy chains from the motion plastics specialist igus. In general, cable or energy chain failure is very rare", says Sautter praising the long service life of igus® components.

ROBOWORKER

"In the rough environment inside a company that works with concrete, igus energy supply chains have been making a decisive contribution towards the stability and functional reliability of the indoor cranes and linear robots for 12 years.

Beton Kemmler GmbH & Co KG

"Ever since the igus plastic energy chain has been in use, the equipment operates without any problems. There are no downtimes due to the chain, and my cost centre is significantly less burdened. "

Johannes Harbord | Mannesmann Röhrenwerke GmbH

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