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The Spanish machine manufacturer Tornos Gurutzpe S.A., based in Guipúzcoa, has delivered well over 5,000 machines in half a century. Its latest horizontal turning machine, the "A-2000 4G CNC", is equipped with an innovative energy chain solution for long, unsupported travel distances in the chip area.
"The energy chain is robust, torsion-resistant and runs reliably."
Joaquín Orbegozo, Electrical Engineering Manager at Gurutzpe
Joaquín Orbegozo, Electrical Engineering Manager at Gurutzpe, is convinced of the advantages of horizontal "guidelok" guidance. "The energy chain is robust, torsion-resistant and runs reliably." The machine manufacturer also makes this clear to his customers. "Sometimes someone says, I'd like this or that machine - but with a metal energy chain, please." Joaquín Orbegozo then stands on the lighter but highly stable plastic energy chain, jumps up and down and demonstrates that it can easily support the weight of a full-grown man. If another customer is worried that the hot chips produced during metalworking could eat through the plastic, he simply grabs a soldering iron and attaches it to the energy chain. "Customers are convinced at the latest when they see that even this can't harm the energy chain," reports the electrical engineer.
"Plastic energy chains have many advantages over metal versions," explains Matthias Meier, CEO of igus® S.L. "Steel is expensive, much too heavy and also starts to rust at some point. " Plastic energy chains are also quicker and easier to install, says Meier, which saves the customer time and money.
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