Reduce assembly time by up to 88 %. It's our job.

Determine your individual savings potential and the optimum solution when it comes to assembly time.

Reduce assembly time with energy chain systems

Machines must function safely and without malfunctions. However, if unplanned downtimes do occur, it is important to
be able to react quickly when servicing is required. These solutions make assembly easier for you and save up to 88 % assembly time.

"What should I consider with respect to maintenance when selecting e-chains®?"

10 tips for a "maintenance-friendly" energy chain

What this means in concrete terms and what designers should bear in mind - this small guidebook will provide you with numerous practical tips and tricks.

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Quick-opening energy chain:

E4Q saves 40 % assembly time

The crossbar or lid of the E4Q/R4Q allows the e-chain® and the e-tube to be opened and closed completely without tools. Filling can be completed in significantly less time. 40 % less assembly time compared to system E4.1.

Go to series E4Q

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Instead of busbar system

autoglide 5 reduces installation time by 88 %

The new energy supply autoglide 5 is guided by a cable. The metal cable supplied - or alternatively a plastic cable - is tensioned to the floor of the alley. The installation time is up to 88 % shorter compared to a conventional channel solution - in other words: 80 metres of travel installed in one hour.

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Assembly tools for even more time savings

We offer various tools for easy opening and closing of our e-chain®. With our chain openers for the E2/000 series , you can open 1 metre of e-chain® in 2 seconds instead of the previous 33 seconds.

Save even more assembly time - with pre-assembled systems

No company really needs to spend any more time assembling energy chains and cables for machines. Our pre-assembled
cable and pre-assembled cable carrier systems can be installed quickly and easily on site in a final step.

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readycable® optimise the procurement process and reduce assembly times

The ready-to-connect readycable® cables from igus® optimise the procurement process, streamline internal logistics and reduce assembly times. All readycable® cables are 100% customised to the individual specifications of the corresponding application. By specifying the required length, the cables are adapted to the exact centimetre and speed up the connection to the machine on site.

readycable harnessed cables

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Save 80 % assembly time with pluggable e-chain®

The modular interface concept Module Connect enables a large number of cables to be connected to the machine with just one disconnection/connection point and can be adapted to the geometry and filling of the e-chain®.
The adapter also turns the energy supply and the Module Connect into a coherent system. This makes it even easier and quicker to connect the energy supply to the application.

Module Connect adapter

Ready-to-install readychain energy supply systems

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Assembled energy supply: readychain®

Ready-to-connect readychain® modules reduce installation work to a minimum.
readychain® systems are available in four different versions. From the Basic, Standard or Standard Plus version to the Premium version including transport and mounting frame, installation times can be saved and machine downtimes reduced.

readychain harnessed energy chains

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Assembly transport rack: readychain® rack

The assembly transport rack facilitates the assembly and transport of preassembled energy supplies. The telescopic rack in modular design can be adapted to the machine interface with millimetre precision within one working day.
In mechanical and plant engineering, process costs in the prototype phase are reduced by up to 80 %.

readychain rack - assembly transport rack

Turnkey cable carrier systems

We also install your energy chain system on site at your plant. And regardless of whether you only need
assembly instructions, support, an igus® supervisor or an entire assembly team, we have your solution ready.

Work steps cut out for significantly greater productivity

Normally, machine tool manufacturers try to avoid carrying out too much assembly work on a system at the same time. A lot of manual labour by different employees does not automatically increase efficiency and also increases the susceptibility to errors.

By using igus® readychains, all four e-chain® from igus® can be completely installed in half a day. In the past, two employees needed one and a half weeks to work on the X-axis and a further week for the energy supply of the Y- and Z-axis in an AERO system. This enables Hartford to save work steps and process costs while significantly increasing productivity.

What our customers say:

"The biggest - but not the only - advantage of the readychains for us is the time saved during assembly. This shortens throughput times in production."

Friedrich Vollmer Feinmessgerätebau GmbH

"Since 2012, for economic reasons, only pre-assembled systems have been used, which only need to be installed at the respective construction site."

SSI SCHAEFER

"The huge advantage for us was that when the igus® readychain® arrived and was installed, the issue was over for us. Otherwise we would certainly have had another day or two of cabling work."

SEMA Maschinenbau GmbH