readychain® & readycable® new products

+17 new ready-to-connect cables
For the Autumn 2024 news, we are adding two manufacturers to our selection of harnessed drive cables and now offer suitable products for 40 drive manufacturers.
The new cables are compatible with Baumer and Sigmatek. They are manufactured within five working days from the highly flexible chainflex® cable sold by the metre and connectors from well-known manufacturers.

► Baumer to the shop
► Sigmatek to the shop

Berger Lahr and Siemens
Even more choice from a single source. By continuously expanding our portfolio of ready-to-connect and tested cables for drive technology, our product range now includes over 6,000 readycable® products.

► Berger Lahr to the shop
► Siemens to the shop

Ready-to-connect SPE cables
Our new products in autumn expand our single-pair Ethernet (SPE) range to include a further version with connectors from HARTING.

+27 new ready-to-connect cables
For Hannover Messe 2024, we are adding four manufacturers to our selection of harnessed drive cables and now offer products suitable for 38 drive manufacturers.
The new cables are compatible with Koco Motion, Schunk, Heidrive and 
Motor Power Company. They are manufactured within five working days from the highly flexible chainflex® cable sold by the metre and connectors from well-known manufacturers.

► Koco Motion to the shop
► Schunk to the shop
► Heidrive to the shop
► Motor Power Company to the shop

Beckhoff, Festo and Heidenhain
Even more choice from a single source. By continuously expanding our portfolio of ready-to-connect and tested cables for drive technology, our product range now includes over 6,000 readycable® products.

► Beckhoff to the shop
► Festo to the shop
► Heidenhain to the shop

Ready-to-connect CAT7 cables with CAT8 connectors for network technology
Available as linking cable (pin/pin) or as an extension cable (pin/socket) in your desired length.

►CAT8  to the shop

Update to the EDS24 standard
For many years, macros have allowed for the direct import of readycable® product data into EPLAN and thus for up to 50% faster designing. We have now adapted 1,500 EPLAN macros to the new EPLAN Data Standard 24 (EDS24).

Add-on housing for Module Connect
One plug-in module instead of many individual connectors - that's Module Connect. The new add-on housing now also makes it possible to use the benefits directly on the switch cabinet or terminal box.

+27 new ready-to-connect cables
For SPS 2023, we are adding four manufacturers to our selection of harnessed drive cables and thus offer products suitable for 34 drive manufacturers.
The new cables are compatible with Bonfiglioli, Danfoss, KEBA and Moog and are manufactured within five working days from the highly flexible chainflex® cable sold by the metre and connectors from well-known manufacturers.

► Bonfiglioli to the shop
► Danfoss to the shop
► KEBA to the shop
► Moog to the shop

Over 85 new harnessed cables
In the field of drive cables, we are adding six drive manufacturers to the product portfolio and now offer ready-to-connect cables suitable for a total of 30 drive manufacturers.
The new additions are: 
► Delta to the shop
► Harmonic Drive to the shop
► Hengstler to the shop
► KEB to the shop
► Panasonic to the shop
► Wittenstein to the shop

B&R, Bosch Rexroth, SEW and Siemens
Even more choice from a single source.
By continuously expanding our portfolio of ready-to-connect and tested cables for drive technology, our product range now includes over 6,000 readycable® products.

► Siemens to the shop
► Bosch Rexroth to the shop
► SEW to the shop
► B&R to the shop

Expansion of the connector range
"DIY enthusiasts" and warehouse staff will be delighted with this news as we are also expanding the portfolio of components in the connector area. 
We now offer various RJ45 and mini I/O connectors from our long-standing preferred supplier TE Connectivity, with which you can realise your data communication from CAT5e to CAT6A to PROFINET.

• For the highest industrial requirements
• Available from stock within 24 hours for just-in-time delivery
• Durable materials for sustainable use

Harnessed single-pair Ethernet (SPE)
Two new ready-to-connect harnessed SPE cables with connectors from Weidmüller and Yamaichi. For continuous industrial Ethernet communication in machines and systems with just one pair of cores for data transmission.

• Ethernet communication that is compatible with energy chains for the entire system
• Ideal solution for small installation spaces​
• Every delivery 100% tested (seal of approval and test report)
• Future-proof data communication
• Precise online calculation of the cable's guaranteed service life (click here for the tool)

Addition of connection cable for Kuka

With this expansion in the field of harnessed robot cables, you can connect the Kuka Quantec 2 directly to the Quantec2 X30/X30.1 motor cable.

• Harnessed ready for connection and immediate use
• Manufactured to the required length to the centimetre, therefore no oversizing
• 100% tested (seal of approval and test report)
• Durable cable materials + high-quality plug-in connectors + machining = guaranteed safety and value retention of the components

Easy printing instead of cumbersome welding
Lightweight, easy to handle and smooth-running, yet highly resilient and with endless possibilities in terms of geometry. The new readychain® p-rack becomes a 100% customised interface solution with elements manufactured precisely using 3D printing. From batch size 1.

• Ergonomic and precisely tailored to customer requirements, tool-free installation/dismantling
• Reduced weight for more cost-effective shipping, additional space-saving return transport​
• Installation time reduced by 66% ​
• Can also be printed and regranulated from corn starch
• Available with GPS tracking as an option

Dimensions [in mm], exemplary:
Height: 1,500
Width: 710
Depth: 560

Simple, safe and fast positioning
The readychain® fast positioner easily brings small and medium-sized readychain® systems into the desired installation position. The parts are printed in 3D and customised to meet the exact requirements.

• Easy and safe installation of harnessed readychain® systems
• No additional tools required
• Installation time reduced by 30% thanks to delivery in the optimum installation position
• Printed from sustainable materials that can be regranulated

Tech up:

• Simple fastening in your application
• Integrated strain relief and seal

Cost down:

• Save 80% installation time
• Optimised ready-to-install assemblies
• Service case: simply unplug, plug in again, done

Tech up:

• 50% less assembly work thanks to push-pull technology
• Flexibly expand existing robot systems and interfaces with end-tested extensions

Cost down:

• Different cable qualities and price classes: use the cable with the best price-performance ratio in your robot application