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Automation solution with innovative energy chain arrangement for unmanned shifts in machining centres
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Preassembled energy supply system for the automationThere is a number of different reasons to opt for the preassembled energy supply systems in the automation of machines and plants. Manufacturing costs are reduced, and sources of defects are almost excluded. The project planning costs lesser, and reliability increases. Application potentials are available, among others, in installation engineering and handling technology, conveyance and storage techniques, or in mechanical engineering.
Fix and ready in the system
The customer hands over his entire procurement logistics, from the procurement of all necessary special parts, plates or machine parts up to the provision of ready-to-install systems on the fixed installation date. The comprehensive product range fulfills almost all customer requirements. In the meantime, over 40,000 individual components, over 600 chain-suitable cables as well as over 2,500 electric components are available from stock. The number of suppliers and orders is reduced for the customer by 75%. He can thus concentrate on his core business and leave the procuring of the numerous individual components to igus® as the system supplier. In this way, the customer requirements are quickly and flexibly met.
3D metal printing
The plant combines machining operations and additive manufacturing (3D metal printing) and allows the addition of various materials in complex profiles.
Robotic machining centres
Taiwanese machine tool manufacturer prefers complete solution from igus® for its energy supply
Robotic machining centres
Thanks to ready-to-install readychain® systems from igus®, process costs can be lowered and errors reduced
smart plastics in use
This is why an Austrian automotive supplier relys on smart plastics von igus® in order to avoid unforeseen failures and machine shutdowns.
Special-purpose vehicle
This special crane is used for the construction of buildings with facades that consist mainly of glass.
Crane technology
In a dumb deposit company in Belgium, the trailing cables have been replaced in two running cranes with e-chains® from igus®.
Automated medicine handling
Preassembled energy supply systems are used in the automated handling of medicines.
Pick-and-place machine
Cables for 400 million strokes in ultra-fast pick-and-place movements.
Lift platform in a meat processing plant
This meat processing plant uses lift platforms that enable employees to process meat vertically.
Automatic multi-storey car park
Automobiles are parked and subsequently retrieved without the driver's involvement.
Lock gates
Salt water resistance and compensation for sideways motions for lock-gate operations.
Handling roof tiles
No more cork screws and cable failures when transporting roof shingles.
Tunnel building crane
Tunnel construction is generally space constrained, thus requiring compact components.
Bulkhandling Cranes applications
igus® applications and references with bulkhandling cranes.
Low-floor tram
Operational safety in low-floor vehicles thanks to chainflex® control cable for extremely small bend radii.
Special machine construction
Energy supply systems demonstrate their reliability even in particularly aggressive environmental conditions in special-purpose machinery construction.
Roof structure
Thanks to the construction with e-chains® in the thermal spas in Bad Wörishofen, about 100 meters of cable could be saved and the weight of the roof was reduced.
Moving cleaner for textile machines
Preassembled energy supply system on moving cleaner for textile machines.
Wood industry
The igus® preassembled energy chains create a lasting, low-wear connection to the tools.
Machining center
Top condition even after 9 years - Preassembled energy supply systems for precision machines working under tough environmental conditions
Fairground rides
The demands on the facility are very high. All parts of the elevator are permanently exposed to wind and weather, and additional centrifugal forces act upon the parts by the 180° rotation.
High-speed sheet feeding
igus® E6 energy chains are used at Strohmann GmbH. High-speed sheet feeder makes high demands on energy supply.
Machining centers
By using the universal energy chain construction kit, significant savings can be achieved in modular CNC machining centers.
Goliath Cranes applications
igus® applications and references with Goliath Cranes.
Indoor and outdoor cranes
Outdoor cranes must withstand harsh weather conditions. Indoor cranes also work under alternating moisture influences with simultaneous extremely high temperatures.
Loading and unloading facility
Rigorous requirements imposed on the energy supply: Cycle times and narrow bend radii are a considerable strain on energy supply and lines.
Wood and sandwich processing
Here an energy supply system was developed from standard parts, whose piggyback system at last allocates a
defined place for the large volume suction hoses.
Reachstackers applications
igus® applications and references with reachstacker cranes.
Machine tool manufacture
From special design to standard model - Preassembled energy supply systems reduce the costs in machine tool making in the long term.
Machining center
The ready-to-install assembled energy supply system is perfectly aligned to the high demands of the machine tool industry.
CNC automatic lathes
Pre-assembled e-chain systems® increase machine availability in CNC automatic lathes.
Crane system
Cranes on the chain - Energy supply system in heavy duty use since 12 years.
Wood-sawing machines
Unlike in former times, the Homag-Sawtech AG has virtually no more complaints.
Crane system
In the crane system, the requirements on the operating safety are especially high due to the long travels. Expensive shut downs and downtimes must be avoided in any case.
Special machine construction
For this milling machine only energy chains were considered that could satisfy the complex requirements occasioned by the high feed rates and the bend radii.
Measuring system for extruder
Instrumentation and control system in blown film extrusion.
Laser cutting machines
Because of the high demands on dynamics, the energy chain had to be stable, strong and not too heavy. The chain experiences very high lateral acceleration particularly on the Y-axis.
Crane system
In crane construction, energy supply systems frequently prove their technical and economic strengths. Flexibility, variability and a space-saving installation are only some of the most important criteria.
Special machine construction
Preassembled energy supply systems come into operation here. They provide the edge to cut down the cost of the process.
Lighting crossbeams
Stroke movements of 36m height of a lighting crossbeam at the Royal Opera, London.
Wood processing
machine
There is little space available and the cables are strongly stressed due to the complex movements.
Shipyard crane
Energy supply systems for shipyard cranes successfully in operation since six years.
Glass processing machine
Delivered complete with guide plate ready to install in a glass processing machine.
Ship loader
Since the ship loader started operations in 2000, no troubles, either mechanical or in the cables, have occurred in the energy chain area.
Handling system
Robotic handling system for circuit boards. Flexible energy supply system in use in clean room technology.
Measuring system for extruder
Measuring and regulating system in the area of blown film extrusion
Wood processing
machine
These applications are dependent on a compact energy supply system, for which the accumulating wood chips do not matter.
Mobile welding carrier
The destination point for the energy and control is variable and can lie at a height of ten meters.
Workpiece storage location
This workpiece storage location is designedfor automated shift operation. At the same time, the energy supply mustbe provided in all four axes of motion(three linear axes and one rotational axis).
Labeler for forwarding labels
This device prints forwarding labels and sticks them onto packed pallets.
Filling and closing machines for tubular bags
igus® products in tubular bag packing machines
Reachstackers applications
igus® applications and references with reachstacker cranes.
Goliath Cranes applications
igus® applications and references with Goliath Cranes.
Bulkhandling Cranes applications
igus® applications and references with bulkhandling cranes.
Wood industry
The igus® preassembled energy chains create a lasting, low-wear connection to the tools.
Machining center
Top condition even after 9 years - Preassembled energy supply systems for precision machines working under tough environmental conditions
Machine tool manufacture
From special design to standard model - Preassembled energy supply systems reduce the costs in machine tool making in the long term.
Wood-sawing machines
Unlike in former times, the Homag-Sawtech AG has virtually no more complaints.
Lighting crossbeams
Stroke movements of 36m height of a lighting crossbeam at the Royal Opera, London.
Glass processing machine
Delivered complete with guide plate ready to install in a glass processing machine.
Roof structure
Thanks to the construction with e-chains® in the thermal spas in Bad Wörishofen, about 100 meters of cable could be saved and the weight of the roof was reduced.
Ship loader
Since the ship loader started operations in 2000, no troubles, either mechanical or in the cables, have occurred in the energy chain area.
Crane system
Cranes on the chain - Energy supply system in heavy duty use since 12 years.
Machining center
The ready-to-install assembled energy supply system is perfectly aligned to the high demands of the machine tool industry.
Workpiece storage location
This workpiece storage location is designedfor automated shift operation. At the same time, the energy supply mustbe provided in all four axes of motion(three linear axes and one rotational axis).
Mobile welding carrier
The destination point for the energy and control is variable and can lie at a height of ten meters.
Crane system
In crane construction, energy supply systems frequently prove their technical and economic strengths. Flexibility, variability and a space-saving installation are only some of the most important criteria.
Special machine construction
Preassembled energy supply systems come into operation here. They provide the edge to cut down the cost of the process.
Wood processing
machine
There is little space available and the cables are strongly stressed due to the complex movements.
Handling system
Robotic handling system for circuit boards. Flexible energy supply system in use in clean room technology.
Wood processing
machine
These applications are dependent on a compact energy supply system, for which the accumulating wood chips do not matter.
Fairground rides
The demands on the facility are very high. All parts of the elevator are permanently exposed to wind and weather, and additional centrifugal forces act upon the parts by the 180° rotation.
High-speed sheet feeding
igus® E6 energy chains are used at Strohmann GmbH. High-speed sheet feeder makes high demands on energy supply.
Measuring system for extruder
Measuring and regulating system in the area of blown film extrusion
Shipyard crane
Energy supply systems for shipyard cranes successfully in operation since six years.
Special machine construction
For this milling machine only energy chains were considered that could satisfy the complex requirements occasioned by the high feed rates and the bend radii.
Crane system
In the crane system, the requirements on the operating safety are especially high due to the long travels. Expensive shut downs and downtimes must be avoided in any case.
Laser cutting machines
Because of the high demands on dynamics, the energy chain had to be stable, strong and not too heavy. The chain experiences very high lateral acceleration particularly on the Y-axis.
Moving cleaner for textile machines
Preassembled energy supply system on moving cleaner for textile machines.
Wood and sandwich processing
Here an energy supply system was developed from standard parts, whose piggyback system at last allocates a
defined place for the large volume suction hoses.
Labeler for forwarding labels
This device prints forwarding labels and sticks them onto packed pallets.
Machining centers
By using the universal energy chain construction kit, significant savings can be achieved in modular CNC machining centers.
Automatic multi-storey car park
Automobiles are parked and subsequently retrieved without the driver's involvement.
Handling roof tiles
No more cork screws and cable failures when transporting roof shingles.
Linear gantry
Roller energy chains for a highly dynamic and quiet linear gantry in the automobile industry
CNC Machining Center
This CNC machining center uses e-chains® in various installation types.
Lift platform in a meat processing plant
This meat processing plant uses lift platforms that enable employees to process meat vertically.
CNC automatic lathes
Pre-assembled e-chain systems® increase machine availability in CNC automatic lathes.
Measuring system for extruder
Instrumentation and control system in blown film extrusion.
Process crane
In this process crane there was a number of required cables and less space available.
"Fast" energy supply system for high-performance SRM
Storage and retrieval systems with innovative drive concept that supports previously unattained dynamics and offers many other benefits.
Block and bar saw
Block and bar saws from Kirschner Maschinen- und Metallbau are used for automatic splitting of clearance cairns.
Circular connector
Preassembled energy supply systems pay off already from quantity 1. The customer is always on the safe side.
Energy chain in open-air storage facility for alumina production
Design and installation of a roller energy chain for outdoor use on a bauxite stockpile - an environment with extremely harsh ambient conditions.
Automated medicine handling
Preassembled energy supply systems are used in the automated handling of medicines.
Lock gates
Salt water resistance and compensation for sideways motions for lock-gate operations.
Indoor and outdoor cranes
Outdoor cranes must withstand harsh weather conditions. Indoor cranes also work under alternating moisture influences with simultaneous extremely high temperatures.
Pick-and-place machine
Cables for 400 million strokes in ultra-fast pick-and-place movements.
Special machine construction
Energy supply systems demonstrate their reliability even in particularly aggressive environmental conditions in special-purpose machinery construction.
Loading and unloading facility
Rigorous requirements imposed on the energy supply: Cycle times and narrow bend radii are a considerable strain on energy supply and lines.
Low-floor tram
Operational safety in low-floor vehicles thanks to chainflex® control cable for extremely small bend radii.
smart plastics in use
This is why an Austrian automotive supplier relys on smart plastics von igus® in order to avoid unforeseen failures and machine shutdowns.
IMAGIC flex drilling systems
The hybrid cables of the chainflex® product range are tried and tested and used in the new flexible IMAGIC flex drilling systems.
Further interesting applications from extremely diverse areas can be found here.
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