The preassembled energy supply systems distributed under the name readychain® are used. The problem specification was to procure everything from one source and thus drastically reduce the number of suppliers. The company igus® was in charge of developing the laser cutting machine. Due to the extremely high demands on the dynamics, the energy chain had to be stable, rugged and not too heavy. The chain experiences very high cross accelerations especially on the Y axis. All physical factors act upon the energy chain here, which means pure stress. The preassembled energy supply system is filled with a multitude of control and drive cables. The motor cable for the Y axis therefore assumes the most significance. It is the cable with the largest diameter. The international orientation of the laser cutting machine plays a major role in the filling.

In the supply with the preassembled readychain® systems, the so-called Kanban process is used in Bystronic. igus® is committed to keep ready a certain quantity of preassembled energy chain systems and to deliver them at the factory within a definite period of time. For this reason, igus® can fully flexibly respond to the requirements of Bystronic. The energy supply system is thus at the installation site right on time where it is mounted. Moreover igus® uses non-returnable packaging that can be simply disposed off without consequential costs. This system shortens the installation times at Bystronics; it doesn't have to store and the availability rises.