LAPP cable chain cables are power and control cables for use in (highly) dynamic cable chains Their properties have been optimally adapted for permanent flexing. The cables are available in different screened or unscreened variants and are divided into 3 application-oriented performance classes ("Basic Line", "Core Line" and "Extended Line"). This allows you to find your product very quickly! Additional properties such as high resistance to oil, abrasion and weather conditions as well as UL/CSA certifications make many of them true multi-talents.
- Power and control cable
- Single core cable
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- Chemical resistant
- Flame-retardant
- Halogenfree
- Oil-resistant
- Ozone resistant
- PWIS-free
- UV-resistant
- weather resistant
- CE marked
- CSA certified
- DNV-certified
- Ecolab certified
- Flame retardance tested according to UN/ECE-R118
- UL listed
- UL recognized
- VDE certified
- cUL listed
- cUR recognized
What are drag cable chains?
All products that you find in the product group “cable chain cables” are power and control cables for power supply or signal transmission that, due to their highly flexible properties, can be used in a cable chain. They are ideally suited for all moving applications in which cables are flexed very frequently in one or more places.
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I only need cable chain cables, but I would like to read the advisor.
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I am familiar with such work and would like to configure my cable chain myself.
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I prefer a cable chain that is already assembled, with everything that comes with it!
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What is a cable chain?
A cable chain is a mechanical system that protects, supports and guides cables and media hoses. This is always where dynamic movements occur continuously. These can run horizontally or vertically, but can also be circular and spiral shaped. The cables inside the cable chain transmit energy, signals or data between two points in relative movement to each other. As a result, the cables need to move, rotate or combine movements.
Cable chains are often also called power chains, power guide chains, cable drag chains or cable carriers.
Our cable chain cables are guided and protected from the cable chain for several million bending cycles in moving machine applications. Without these cable chains, the cables would quickly be damaged and fail due to the permanently acting forces during operation.
Which properties are crucial for drag chain cables?
Cables must meet a number of requirements to be considered suitable for cable chains:
- Cable chain cables mainly have extra-fine wire conductors, and, less often, fine-wire conductors for maximum movement flexibility.
- Cable chain cables have high flexibility and a small bending radius. Depending on the type, these products can be flexed continuously to the smallest permissible bending radius without impairing their functionality. The bending radius is defined as a multiple of the cable diameter (e.g. 10 x outer diameter).
- Note: The minimum bending radius of the cables must correspond to the bending radius used for the cable chain system!
- Cable chain cables are characterised by being the smallest possible outer diameter. The multi-core variants usually contain no more than 25 cores to be stranded. We also recommend dividing the required number of cores between several cables. Wherever particular space savings or very large conductor cross-sections are required, single-core cables usually have a clear advantage (single-core cables, identifiable by SC in the product name).
- Cable chain cables are stranded with different lay lengths, depending on the flexibility to be achieved. The principle applies: the shorter the lay length, i.e. the core stranding, the more flexible the cable is.
- Cable chain cables are characterised by their low weight. Ultimately, the cable chain must not only support its own weight, but also that of the cables placed in it over a length of m, accelerate and finally brake.
- Drag chain cables are made from sheath and insulation materials that meet drag chain requirements and the prevailing ambient conditions. The application often determines the material in this way!
What effects do these properties have on the application possibilities?
First clarify the specifications of all cable types before determining the cable chain version.
The aforementioned properties have a major impact on the following application parameters and need to be considered when selecting a cable.
Excessive wear and a long service life can only be avoided if the cable chain cable is optimally aligned with the prevailing conditions.
- What temperatures prevail in the application?
- What moisture is the cable exposed to?
- Will the cable be used indoors or outdoors?
- Are oils or chemical substances present?
- What is the prevailing degree of pollution?
What are the differences between cable chain cables from LAPP?
In this product segment, you will find cables from the ÖLFLEX® CHAIN and ÖLFLEX® FD product families, which are designed for voltage classes 300/500 V, 450/750 or 0.6/1 KV. In both families, you will find unscreened and screened cable variants (the latter can be identified by C in the product name).
Almost all (with a few exceptions) of our ÖLFLEX® CHAIN cables can demonstrate UL product certification for use in North America. They have either an AWM UL Recognition Mark or a UL Listing Mark such as TC-ER or MTW.
Our ÖLFLEX® PETRO FD 865 CP has been DNV-GL certified for maritime applications.
In addition, many of our items are fire protection classified according to EU Directive 305/2011 (BauPVO/CPR).
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- How does a cable chain work and where is it used?
- What types of cable chain systems are there?
- How are cables installed in the cable chain?
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What are the performance classes used for LAPP cable chain cables?
To make it easier for you to choose cable chain cables, we have categorised our cables according to similar performance qualities. At Lapp, we differentiate between three performance classes:
Basic Line
- Cost-effective and sufficient for many applications.
- Use for moderate travel distances or accelerations.
Core Line
- In the mid-price segment.
- For continuous flexing use with moderate travel distances or high acceleration.
Extended Line
- In the higher price segment.
- For highly flexible, constantly flexing use with long travel distances or high accelerations.
- Always includes halogen-free cables that withstand a wider temperature range than Basic and Core cables.