Chainflex cables

In the industrial environment, it is not only the electrical andmechanical features that play a role, but also the resistanceto a great variety of media such as oils, coolants or the like.The seasoned outer jacket material TPE has already provedits durability in many thousands of applications in other igus ®cables.All cables are subject to ample tests in the igus ® laboratory;as there is no existing conclusive test procedure, the igus ®engineers chose a very pragmatic method.Stranded strain reliefelementsGel-filled,armoredfiber sheathGusset-filledextrudedPUR jacketCross section "Chainflex ® " fiber optic cable from igus ® .Several industrial cameras traversed on a fast linear motor ata speed of 2 m/s, an acceleration of 5 m/s and a travel of600 mm, while the bus cables moved continuously in theused E-Chain ® systems.Test rig:10 m CFBUS.055 FireWire (1394a) tested in an E-Chain ® ofthe B10.015.125 series with over 6 million movements witha FireWire 1394a camera.10 m CFBUS.066 (USB 2.0) tested in an E-Chain ® of theB10.015.100 series with over 3,5 million movements with aUSB 2.0 camera.10 m CFLG.2HG.MF.50/125 tested in an E-Chain ® of theB10.015.075 series with over 3 million movements with aFire-Wire 1394b camera with optical output.Despite the long cable lengths, particularly in USB and Fire -Wire, no adverse effects on the picture quality could be determinedeven according to this stroke rate.This non-scientific, but practice-oriented test distinctly provesthe industrial capability of these high-speed bus cables.This test is not complete and is continuing.39