Test setup: CFROBOT5 fibre optic cable

This test assessed the life expectancy of the CFROBOT5.501 in a torsion application in the triflex R at a rotation angle of +/- 180°/m.

The CFROBOT5 robot cable family's fibre optic cable is always immediately associated with a six-axis articulated arm robot because torsion is so important in that application. But the cable has other uses as well – customers very often have to transmit sensitive signals. Such signals come from actuators that are guided in free, unspecified movements, and torsion also plays a role there. Extremely precise measurements produce an incredible amount of data, which can be transported most reliably (and interference-free) with a FOC. The challenge is to guide the sensitive fibreglass element in the cable so that it is continuously padded and cannot be damaged. 

A test result of over 27 million strokes confirmed that the cable meets the high demands of measuring applications.