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Persistence pays off
for both parties

Nils Jäger | 14. October 2020

Winning a customer is rarely an easy way. And this often requires a certain tenacity. Sometimes it takes what feels like an eternity to find the right contact person in a company. But sometimes this persistence pays off. Obstacles always cross your way Sales activities can certainly be looked at from several points of view. […]

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How do I unreel cables correctly from the cable reel?

Nils Jäger | 2. September 2020

At customers’ premises, I often observe how the electricians unwind cables from the cable reels or remove them from the cable ring in various ways during installation. You can go wrong here. Especially when the cable concerned is used for dynamic applications in energy chains, incorrect unreeling can have fatal consequences. To be honest, when […]

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What we call “cable” is not always deemed a “cable”. Then, what is the difference?

Nils Jäger | 28. August 2020

Charging cable, USB cable, power cable and cable reel. We have heard all these words before and we use them in everyday life from time to time. In fact these designations are wrong from a technical point of view. Strictly speaking, these are not what is meant by cables.Then what exactly is the difference between these […]

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Can control cables also be used as ASi bus cables?

Nils Jäger | 2. July 2020

I am often asked why ASi bus cables are specially shaped and if it is possible to use a round 2×1.5mm² control cable . Therefore it is worthwhile to take a closer look at the topic AS-i bus. Where is the ASi bus cable used? It is important to know where this bus system is […]

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Why does igus offer so many different cable types of the same kind?

Nils Jäger | 4. May 2020

If one takes a look at the chainflex catalogue, one quickly realises that igus has many different cable types of the same kind in its range. In the section on control cables alone there are 19 different cable ranges. Why is that? The range of control cables includes cables with overall shield as well as […]

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