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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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Long travel – how do I find the right cable?

igu-blog-adm | 6. October 2019

The secret, invisible to the user, lies within a good cable. It works safely and reliably over millions of movements and is hated by every electrician. We’re talking about the inner jacket.

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Bus failure due to cable break paralyses own production

igu-blog-adm | 9. July 2019

It is as clear as daylight that the energy chain is the umbilical cord of the machine and that the cables in it are to be regarded as neural pathways. For this reason, it is very important to choose a cable quality that will permanently meet the requirements of motion. We have preached this for […]

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Servo cable for motors in high frequency control

igu-blog-adm | 2. July 2019

Today’s high-frequency-controlled drives and motors, so-called Variable Frequency Drives (VFD), are demanding and technically sensitive. The servo cables used for this purpose are therefore not only means to an end, but ultimately even tip the scale. Why? Because even the nature of the materials used, in this case, the insulation material, can have a huge […]

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Single core instead of multi-core motor cable for high-performance lead screws

igu-blog-adm | 28. June 2019

Cost-effective and flexible are the buzz words experts listen to for machine tools. You too? Then you should definitely get acquainted with the chainflex® cable CF310.UL. The flexible conductor cable with fine stranded wire was developed by igus® for the use of energy chains in machine tools. Why? Because it is a space-saving alternative to […]

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