04,03,2026 2 views
With a new pull-e-cable design research, igus has launched a particularly compact and cost-effective long-distance cable guidance solution that does not require the use of traditional drag chains. This system is highly suitable for application scenarios with limited installation space and tight budgets, such as camera technology, laboratories, mobile displays, or automation fields.
Igus has developed a pull-e-cable system specifically for safe cable guidance in distances ranging from 10 to 50 meters. This system is mainly aimed at application scenarios with extremely limited installation space and high cost pressure. We have been looking for an economical and efficient way to guide single or two cables, such as measurement system cables or bus cables. Depending on specific application requirements, traditional solutions require large drag chains with guide slots, which greatly increases the cost burden on customers. Therefore, our goal is to design a streamlined and cost-effective alternative solution that can also replace bus systems, "explained J ö rg Ottersbach, head of igus drag chain business department. The ultimate result is a pull-e-cable system, which can save up to 50% of installation space. The working principle is as follows: the system uses a compact guide groove with two turning rollers to replace the drag chain, which can safely and low friction guide up to two cables. In addition, the system can also be equipped with a driving device to achieve automation of linear motion.
Economically efficient, compact and lightweight
The adoption of a new system to replace traditional drag chains has multiple advantages: the system is particularly compact, lightweight, and cost-effective. The reduction in material usage has lowered the required driving power. The typical application areas of pull-e-cable include camera technology, which has strict requirements for compact design and precise motion sequences. In the field of mobile display screens and laboratory technology, pull-e-cable systems can also provide space saving and reliable solutions. In the field of automation technology, this system performs excellently in application scenarios that require simple linear motion with minimal investment. Igus provides a complete system solution that integrates its own Chainflex high flexibility cables, designed specifically for dynamic applications and comes with a four-year warranty.
For more information about this new design research, please visit:
https://www.igus.cn/zh-CN/info/pull-e-cable
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The pull-e-cable cable guidance system launched by igus is specially designed for installation space limited scenarios (such as in the field of camera technology), with the characteristics of compact structure and economic efficiency. (Source: igus SE&Co. KG)
