Making connections worldwide
September 1st 2010 A flex-resistant cable expert,
igus offers Chainflex CF5
control cables and CF6
shielded cable as a new
standard with 600V rating
according to UL. After a
short transition period the
bundled cables, which are
suitable for world-wide
machine export, will replace
the igus CF5/CF6
predecessors rated to 300V.
The new control cables have an
outer PVC jacket that is resistant to
oil according to DIN EN, and are
bundled in very short pitch lengths
around a highly tensile-resistant core
rope. The copper stranding has been
optimised for highly dynamic use in
energy chains. The gusset-filled
extruded inner jacket of the shielded
CF6 600V UL family and the gussetfilled
extruded outer jacket of the
non-shielded CF5 600V UL family,
route the wires within the cable in
the longitudinal direction, increasing
durability.
Due to the specially designed
braided shield with high optical
coverage of 90%, high EMC
protection is said to be guaranteed
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