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The fairytale of the very finely stranded wire

igu-blog-adm | 17. March 2020

What is a stranded wire? What are the different classes of conductors? What does this have to do with the very finely stranded wire? Answers to these questions can be found in the article!

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Energy chains or motorised cable drum?

Marco Thull | 17. March 2020

Energy chain or motorised cable drum: which energy supply system comes out ahead? Probably there is no blanket answer here because, in the industrial world, no two applications have exactly the same conditions. When do we consider a cable drum and when a motorised cable drum? Motor and spring cable drums have been developed for […]

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Components for work platforms

Marco Thull | 17. March 2020

Whether it’s a construction site, fire brigade equipment or a Hollywood movie set: lifting platforms with elevated axes and telescopic extension are used worldwide. Their designers need energy supply systems that are lightweight, robust, resistant and easy to maintain.

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The energy chain in the lane – Part 2

Christian Strauch | 17. March 2020

What makes the new autoglide 5 from igus so unique? It is first of all the price. For €49 per metre, the customer receives a product ready for installation. In other words, not just the bare chain, but a ready-made energy chain with 5 single cores of 6mm² each and a bus cable. In addition, […]

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The energy chain in the lane

Christian Strauch | 16. March 2020

There are so many reasons why an energy chain is rarely found in the aisles of high-bay warehouses. The main reason is probably the price. In contrast to the busbar system, which merely consists of a plastic profile and the copper or aluminium strands embedded in it, we speak of the energy chain as a […]

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