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Trailing chain cable/cable

Always in motion!

LAPP cable chain cables are power and control cables for use in (highly) dynamic cable chains. Their properties have been optimally adapted for continuous flexing. The cables are available in different shielded or unshielded 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 versatile components.

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Cable chains
  • Power and control cable
  • Single conductor cable
  • Machine Tools
  • Process Industry
  • Intralogistics & Material handling
  • Packaging
  • Construction Machinery
  • Automotive
  • Robotics
  • Food & Beverage
  • Assembly Machines
  • Agricultural & Farm Machinery
  • Energy
  • Healthcare & Pharma
  • Rolling Stock
  • Ships & boats
  • Lifts & Elevators
  • Solar
  • Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration
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  • 7
  • 3
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  • 25
  • 2
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  • 36
  • 30
  • 50
  • 16
  • 20
  • 41
  • 14
  • 26
  • 6
  • 42
  • 65
  • 15
  • 17
  • 1.5 mm²
  • 0.75 mm²
  • 1.0 mm²
  • 0.5 mm²
  • 2.5 mm²
  • 4.0 mm²
  • 10.0 mm²
  • 16.0 mm²
  • 6.0 mm²
  • 25.0 mm²
  • 35.0 mm²
  • 50.0 mm²
  • 70.0 mm²
  • 95.0 mm²
  • 120.0 mm²
  • 150.0 mm²
  • 185.0 mm²
  • 240.0 mm²
  • 300.0 mm²
  • For permanent bending
  • Flame-retardant
  • Oil resistant
  • Low-adhesive jacket surface
  • PWIS-free
  • UV-resistant
  • Chemical resistant
  • weather resistant
  • Hydrolysis-resistant
  • Ozone-resistant
  • For torsional load
  • Halogenfree
  • Low capacitance
  • salt water resistant
  • CE marking
  • UL recognized
  • cUR recognized
  • DNV-certified
  • CSA certified
  • Ecolab certified
  • UL listed
  • cUL listed
  • VDE certified
  • Resistance to flame propagation tested according to UN/ECE-R118
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    • Product type
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    • Industry segment
      • Machine Tools
      • Process Industry
      • Intralogistics & Material handling
      • Packaging
      • Construction Machinery
      • Automotive
      • Robotics
      • Food & Beverage
      • Assembly Machines
      • Agricultural & Farm Machinery
      • Energy
      • Healthcare & Pharma
      • Rolling Stock
      • Ships & boats
      • Lifts & Elevators
      • Solar
      • Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration
  • Electrical parameters
    • Nominal voltage
      • U0/U: 300/500 V AC rms according to IEC
      • U0/U: 0,6/1 kV AC rms according to IEC
      • U0: 250 V AC rms according to DNV
      • 600 V AC rms according to (manufacturer specifications)
      • U0/U: 300/300 V AC rms according to IEC
    • Rated voltage
      • 600 V AC rms according to CSA AWM
      • 600 V AC rms according to UL AWM
      • 600 V AC rms according to UL CIC
      • 600 V AC rms according to UL MTW
      • 600 V AC rms according to UL TC
      • 600 V AC rms according to cRU AWM
      • 1000 V AC rms according to CSA AWM
      • 1000 V AC rms according to CSA
      • 1000 V AC rms according to UL AWM
      • 1000 V AC rms according to UL WTTC
      • 1000 V AC rms according to cRU AWM
    • test voltage
      • 4 kV
      • 2 kV
      • 3 kV
      • 2.5 kV
      • 1.5 kV
    • Test voltage conductor/conductor
      • 4 kV
      • 3 kV
    • Test voltage conductor/shielding
      • 3 kV
      • 4 kV
  • Product design
    • Nominal cross section conductor (AWG)
      • 1 AWG
      • 2 AWG
      • 4 AWG
      • 6 AWG
      • 8 AWG
      • 10 AWG
      • 12 AWG
      • 14 AWG
      • 16 AWG
      • 18 AWG
      • 19 AWG
      • 2/0 AWG
      • 20 AWG
      • 21 AWG
      • 250 kcmil
      • 3/0 AWG
      • 350 kcmil
      • 4/0 AWG
      • 450 kcmil
      • 500 kcmil
    • Including protective ground
      • Yes
      • No
    • Shielded
      • No
      • Yes
    • Nominal outer diameter
      • 0.354 in
      • 0.429 in
      • 0.28 in
      • 0.331 in
      • 0.417 in
      • 0.303 in
      • 0.386 in
      • 0.256 in
      • 0.272 in
      • 0.287 in
      • 0.35 in
      • 0.547 in
      • 0.358 in
      • 0.449 in
      • 0.634 in
      • 0.26 in
      • 0.315 in
      • 0.378 in
      • 0.465 in
      • 0.528 in
      • 0.614 in
      • 0.622 in
      • 0.299 in
      • 0.335 in
      • 0.445 in
      • 0.5 in
      • 0.524 in
      • 0.539 in
      • 0.626 in
      • 0.268 in
      • 0.291 in
      • 0.323 in
      • 0.327 in
      • 0.346 in
      • 0.374 in
      • 0.394 in
      • 0.406 in
      • 0.433 in
      • 0.461 in
      • 0.484 in
      • 0.52 in
      • 0.587 in
      • 0.236 in
      • 0.248 in
      • 0.295 in
      • 0.362 in
      • 0.421 in
      • 0.425 in
      • 0.598 in
      • 0.618 in
      • 0.74 in
      • 0.744 in
      • 0.906 in
      • 0.24 in
      • 0.264 in
      • 0.283 in
      • 0.307 in
      • 0.319 in
      • 0.339 in
      • 0.366 in
      • 0.39 in
      • 0.398 in
      • 0.441 in
      • 0.457 in
      • 0.476 in
      • 0.488 in
      • 0.492 in
      • 0.512 in
      • 0.516 in
      • 0.559 in
      • 0.665 in
      • 0.677 in
      • 0.685 in
      • 0.705 in
      • 0.709 in
      • 0.72 in
      • 0.732 in
      • 0.78 in
      • 0.921 in
      • 0.224 in
      • 0.244 in
      • 0.311 in
      • 0.382 in
      • 0.409 in
      • 0.472 in
      • 0.508 in
      • 0.535 in
      • 0.551 in
      • 0.583 in
      • 0.61 in
      • 0.638 in
      • 0.661 in
      • 0.693 in
      • 0.697 in
      • 0.736 in
      • 0.791 in
      • 0.811 in
      • 0.835 in
      • 1.067 in
      • 0.217 in
    • Core insulation base material
      • Polyvinylchloride
      • Thermoplastic elastomers
      • Polypropylene
    • Basic material of inner jacket
      • Thermoplastic elastomers
      • Polyvinylchloride
    • Basic material of outer jacket
      • Polyurethane
      • Polyvinylchloride
      • Thermoplastic elastomers
    • Outer jacket color
      • black
      • gray
      • orange
    • Core identification
      • Numbers
      • Colors
    • Number of cores
      • 4
      • 1
      • 5
      • 7
      • 3
      • 12
      • 18
      • 25
      • 2
      • 34
      • 36
      • 30
      • 50
      • 16
      • 20
      • 41
      • 14
      • 26
      • 6
      • 42
      • 65
      • 15
      • 17
    • Nominal conductor cross-section (metric)
      • 1.5 mm²
      • 0.75 mm²
      • 1.0 mm²
      • 0.5 mm²
      • 2.5 mm²
      • 4.0 mm²
      • 10.0 mm²
      • 16.0 mm²
      • 6.0 mm²
      • 25.0 mm²
      • 35.0 mm²
      • 50.0 mm²
      • 70.0 mm²
      • 95.0 mm²
      • 120.0 mm²
      • 150.0 mm²
      • 185.0 mm²
      • 240.0 mm²
      • 300.0 mm²
  • Product features
    • Application area
      • Cable chain
      • Flexible
      • Fixed Installation
    • Minimum bending radius in inch, fixed installation
      • 1.717 in
      • 1.323 in
      • 1.417 in
      • 1.118 in
      • 1.543 in
      • 1.024 in
      • 1.402 in
      • 1.669 in
      • 2.189 in
      • 1.039 in
      • 1.087 in
      • 1.15 in
      • 1.213 in
      • 1.512 in
      • 2.457 in
      • 1.26 in
      • 1.339 in
      • 1.795 in
      • 2.488 in
      • 2.535 in
      • 1.071 in
      • 1.165 in
      • 1.197 in
      • 1.701 in
      • 1.78 in
      • 1.843 in
      • 1.858 in
      • 2.079 in
      • 2.346 in
      • 1.181 in
      • 1.291 in
      • 1.307 in
      • 1.386 in
      • 1.433 in
      • 1.575 in
      • 2.0 in
      • 2.11 in
      • 2.157 in
      • 2.472 in
      • 2.504 in
      • 3.622 in
      • 0.898 in
      • 0.945 in
      • 0.961 in
      • 0.992 in
      • 1.276 in
      • 1.449 in
      • 1.465 in
      • 1.591 in
      • 1.622 in
      • 1.732 in
      • 1.906 in
      • 1.984 in
      • 2.094 in
      • 2.126 in
      • 2.787 in
      • 2.819 in
      • 2.976 in
      • 3.213 in
      • 0.976 in
      • 1.496 in
      • 1.559 in
      • 1.685 in
      • 1.827 in
      • 1.937 in
      • 1.969 in
      • 2.031 in
      • 2.047 in
      • 2.063 in
      • 2.173 in
      • 2.22 in
      • 2.331 in
      • 2.362 in
      • 2.441 in
      • 2.661 in
      • 2.709 in
      • 2.74 in
      • 2.772 in
      • 2.945 in
      • 3.165 in
      • 3.339 in
      • 4.268 in
      • 0.85 in
      • 0.909 in
      • 1.063 in
      • 1.075 in
      • 1.228 in
      • 1.244 in
      • 1.354 in
      • 1.37 in
      • 1.571 in
      • 1.677 in
      • 1.748 in
      • 1.764 in
      • 1.874 in
      • 1.89 in
      • 1.921 in
      • 1.953 in
      • 2.142 in
      • 2.205 in
    • Minimum bending radius in inch, dynamic continuously flexing
      • 2.362 in
      • 3.13 in
      • 2.894 in
      • 2.48 in
      • 2.598 in
      • 2.63 in
      • 2.835 in
      • 2.953 in
      • 4.106 in
      • 2.157 in
      • 2.559 in
      • 2.657 in
      • 2.717 in
      • 2.795 in
      • 3.307 in
      • 3.543 in
      • 4.606 in
      • 3.22 in
      • 3.346 in
      • 4.665 in
      • 4.756 in
      • 2.008 in
      • 2.276 in
      • 2.421 in
      • 3.189 in
      • 3.366 in
      • 3.484 in
      • 3.661 in
      • 3.898 in
      • 4.047 in
      • 5.315 in
      • 3.339 in
      • 3.957 in
      • 4.291 in
      • 4.488 in
      • 4.697 in
      • 5.551 in
      • 1.949 in
      • 2.039 in
      • 2.185 in
      • 2.244 in
      • 2.453 in
      • 2.539 in
      • 2.807 in
      • 3.161 in
      • 3.425 in
      • 3.457 in
      • 3.575 in
      • 3.583 in
      • 3.634 in
      • 3.693 in
      • 4.055 in
      • 4.193 in
      • 4.402 in
      • 4.843 in
      • 5.138 in
      • 5.583 in
      • 6.26 in
      • 6.909 in
      • 1.685 in
      • 1.862 in
      • 2.126 in
      • 2.303 in
      • 2.335 in
      • 2.394 in
      • 2.689 in
      • 2.992 in
      • 3.031 in
      • 3.752 in
      • 3.811 in
      • 4.016 in
      • 4.988 in
      • 5.079 in
      • 5.197 in
      • 5.228 in
      • 5.236 in
      • 5.406 in
      • 6.181 in
      • 6.791 in
      • 1.803 in
      • 1.98 in
      • 2.098 in
      • 2.165 in
      • 2.205 in
      • 2.441 in
      • 2.571 in
      • 2.748 in
      • 2.866 in
      • 2.984 in
      • 3.102 in
      • 3.248 in
      • 3.622 in
      • 3.72 in
      • 3.839 in
      • 3.929 in
      • 3.937 in
      • 4.075 in
      • 4.094 in
      • 4.311 in
      • 4.331 in
    • Minimum bending radius in inch, occasionally flexing
      • 2.362 in
      • 3.13 in
      • 2.894 in
      • 2.48 in
      • 2.598 in
      • 2.63 in
      • 2.835 in
      • 2.953 in
      • 4.106 in
      • 2.157 in
      • 2.559 in
      • 2.657 in
      • 2.717 in
      • 2.795 in
      • 3.307 in
      • 3.543 in
      • 4.606 in
      • 3.22 in
      • 3.346 in
      • 4.665 in
      • 4.756 in
      • 2.008 in
      • 2.276 in
      • 3.189 in
      • 3.366 in
      • 3.484 in
      • 3.661 in
      • 3.898 in
      • 5.315 in
      • 2.421 in
      • 3.339 in
      • 3.957 in
      • 4.047 in
      • 4.291 in
      • 4.697 in
      • 1.949 in
      • 2.039 in
      • 2.185 in
      • 2.244 in
      • 2.539 in
      • 2.807 in
      • 3.161 in
      • 3.457 in
      • 3.575 in
      • 3.583 in
      • 3.634 in
      • 3.693 in
      • 4.055 in
      • 4.402 in
      • 4.488 in
      • 4.843 in
      • 5.551 in
      • 5.583 in
      • 6.26 in
      • 6.909 in
      • 1.685 in
      • 1.862 in
      • 2.126 in
      • 2.303 in
      • 2.335 in
      • 2.394 in
      • 2.453 in
      • 2.689 in
      • 2.992 in
      • 3.031 in
      • 3.425 in
      • 3.752 in
      • 3.811 in
      • 4.016 in
      • 4.193 in
      • 4.988 in
      • 5.079 in
      • 5.138 in
      • 5.197 in
      • 5.228 in
      • 5.236 in
      • 5.406 in
      • 6.181 in
      • 6.791 in
      • 1.803 in
      • 2.098 in
      • 2.165 in
      • 2.205 in
      • 2.441 in
      • 2.571 in
      • 2.748 in
      • 2.984 in
      • 3.102 in
      • 3.248 in
      • 3.622 in
      • 3.72 in
      • 3.839 in
      • 3.929 in
      • 3.937 in
      • 4.075 in
      • 4.311 in
      • 4.331 in
      • 4.37 in
      • 4.461 in
      • 4.579 in
    • Maximum bending cycles
      —
    • Maximum travel distance
      • 328.084 ft
      • 65.617 ft
      • 32.808 ft
      • 164.042 ft
    • Maximum speed sliding
      • 16.404 ft/s
      • 9.843 ft/s
      • 19.685 ft/s
    • Maximum self-supporting speed
      • 32.808 ft/s
      • 9.843 ft/s
      • 16.404 ft/s
    • Maximum acceleration
      • 65.617 ft/s²
      • 164.042 ft/s²
      • 16.404 ft/s²
      • 98.425 ft/s²
      • 262.467 ft/s²
    • Temperature, fixed installation
      —
    • Temperature, occasionally moved
      —
    • Temperature, dynamic continuously flexing
      —
    • Product features
      • For permanent bending
      • Flame-retardant
      • Oil resistant
      • Low-adhesive jacket surface
      • PWIS-free
      • UV-resistant
      • Chemical resistant
      • weather resistant
      • Hydrolysis-resistant
      • Ozone-resistant
      • For torsional load
      • Halogenfree
      • Low capacitance
      • salt water resistant
  • Certifications and standards
    • EAC certified
      • Yes
      • Not required
    • Certifications
      • CE marking
      • UL recognized
      • cUR recognized
      • DNV-certified
      • CSA certified
      • Ecolab certified
      • UL listed
      • cUL listed
      • VDE certified
      • Resistance to flame propagation tested according to UN/ECE-R118

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What are drag cable chains?


All products that you find in the product group “drag 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.

Which LAPP service do you want to take advantage of?


1


I only need drag chain cables, but I would like to read the advisor.

Stay on this page and find out more about drag chain cables.

2


I am familiar with such work and would like to configure my cable chain myself.

ÖLFLEX® CONNECT CHAIN CONFIGURATOR

3


I prefer a cable chain that is already assembled, with everything that comes with it!

ÖLFLEX® CONNECT CHAIN cable chain systems

LAPP is your component supplier. However, if you are not looking for individual products, but rather for complete solutions, LAPP is also happy to be your component supplier AND system supplier.

Still not what you are looking for?


Do you need servo cables that are suitable for cable chains?

To the servo cables

Do you need data cables that are suitable for drag chains?

To the data cables

What is a cable chain?


A cable chain is a mechanical system that protects, supports and guides cables and media conduits. 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 power, 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 drag 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:

  • Drag chain cables mainly have extra-fine wire conductors, and, less often, fine-wire conductors for maximum movement flexibility.
  • Drag 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!
  • Drag chain cables are characterized by being the smallest possible outer diameter. The multi-conductor variants usually contain no more than 25 conductors to be stranded. We also recommend dividing the required number of conductors between several cables. Wherever particular space savings or very large conductor cross-sections are required, single-conductor cables usually have a clear advantage (single-conductor cables, identifiable by SC in the product name).
  • Drag 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 conductor stranding, the more flexible the cable is.
  • Drag chain cables are characterized 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 (ft), accelerate and finally brake.
  • Drag chain cables are made from jacket 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 to be observed when selecting a cable.


Excessive wear and a long service life can only be avoided if the drag chain cable is optimally aligned with the prevailing conditions.

The travel distance describes the distance to be traveled in a dynamic application.
What speed are the cable chain cables subjected to in the cable chain? Power and control cables are typically suitable for speeds of up to 10 m/s (32.81 ft/s).
What acceleration is the cable chain cable exposed to in the cable chain? Acceleration of up to 80 m/s2 (262.48 ft/s²) is possible for power and control cables.
How many bending cycles can the cable chain cable withstand in the cable chain? This means how often it can be bent without any noticeable functional impairment. Our drag chain cables are tested for several million bending cycles. The actual number depends heavily on local 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 drag 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 unshielded and shielded cable variants (the latter can be identified by C in the product name).

Drag chain cables with a PVC outer jacket can be used universally; those with a PUR jacket are particularly suitable for high-speed chains, outdoors and harsh applications where temperature resistance, abrasion, UV and oil resistance are essential. If, on the other hand, aggressive media act on the cable chain cable, such as cleaning agents and disinfectants or chemicals in general, it is ideal to use cables with a ROBUST outer jacket that are resistant to the commonly used Ecolab cleaning agents used in the food and beverage sector.
What is the Ecolab certificate and which products receive it?

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 articles 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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Note

The design of the cable chain must always be based on the characteristics of the cables and not the other way round.

What are the performance classes used for LAPP drag chain cables?


To make it easier for you to choose drag chain cables, we have categorized 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.