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Hybrid cables for energy chains
What are hybrid cables?
A hybrid cable is known as one-cable technology. Their use makes it possible to save both money and time. Up to now, the servo motor and the converter have always been connected to two cables: A servo cable was used for the power supply.
For the data re-transmission, an encoder cable is provided to inform the control system, for example, the speed and position of the motor. Energy supply and data transmission run on a single cable, a so-called hybrid cable. This eliminates the need for cabling with a separate encoder cable for the encoder.
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chainflex® hybrid cable options
Hybrid cables in woodworking
A major manufacturer of woodworking machines converted its drive technology to the new Beckhoff hybrid technology, capitalising on the advantages of the more compact design. The challenge was with the cables, which in their machines have to perform a great many movements with very tight radii. This is where igus entered the race with a challenging service life test. It was challenging because the requirement was to also measure the Hiperface DSL bus data transmission over its use. That is why we worked very closely with our customer to achieve reliable results for both of us. Feel free to send us a query when you need to test cable solution durability.
Differences between manufacturers
Hybrid technology is the biggest trend in the cable industry in recent years and is also known as One Cable Connection (Siemens) or One Cable Technology (Beckhoff). With this technology, four power cores (L1, L2, L3 & PE), a pair e.g. for temperature monitoring and cores for a bus system are usually combined in one cable. Each major drive manufacturer uses its own bus system; Beckhoff, for example, uses the Hiperface DSL bus system from SICK, while Siemens uses an Ethernet derivative. We at igus have followed this technological trend and optimised the mechanical cable design for the energy chain. Our hybrid cables CF220.UL.H and CF280.UL.H can be easily connected to the drive systems of the major OEMs.
For more information on the topic of drive cables and their manufacturer's read what we have to say in the below blog.
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