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| e-spool® flex 2.0 cable reel/winder |
e-spool® flex 2.0 is a cable reel that allows cables to be guided from start to end without slip rings or other connecting elements. This is made possible by a spiral guide which reels. the cable in a controlled manner when it is rolled up.
Promoting Safety
Another aim of e-spool® is to simplify large data
transmission. e-spool® offers
quick and easy installation with worm guide. With this new feature the new
cable winder does not require a slip ring at all, so that bus cables and hoses
for air and liquids can be guided with little to no interruption.
The most common approach requires the user to takes
the panel from the machine and then drags a cable behind and lie on the floor
and - depending on the operator - remains there or is just reeled up on the
holder.
The usual alternatives to this are cable reels, which
use slip rings for energy and signal transmission in a rotating drum. This
serves as a temporary solution that solves the problem of lying cable on the
floor. But these cable drums are often only available as a complete package
with a new cable, and the use of slip ring can complicate the transmission of
large amount of data and media such as compressed air.
This situation lead igus® to develop e-spool® flex 2.0 a new and, from the
user's point of view, satisfactory solution of guided cable.
Simplify Data Transmission & Installation
Another aim of e-spool® is to simplify large data
transmission. e-spool® offers
quick and easy installation with worm guide. With this new feature the new
cable winder does not require a slip ring at all, so that bus cables and hoses
for air and liquids can be guided with little to no interruption.
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| e-spool® flex 2.0 interior |
Jörg Ottersbach, Head of the e-chains Business Unit at igus GmbH mentions about e-spool flex as “The user can easily install his existing cable in the system. This saves costs and increases the safety of his workplace”. For fast assembly, igus relies on a worm guide in which the cable or hose is inserted. The guide is then inserted into the outer and winding housing of the e-spool flex in a few simple steps. This means that cables can move flexibly in free use and are quickly and cleanly stowed away after use. The user simply inserts the cable into the spiral guide and fastens the cable stowed in the outer and winding housing of the e-spool® flex 2.0.
The e-spool® flex is available in three sizes for cables with a diameter of 5 to 15
millimetres and an extension length of 5 to 15 metres. The cables can be
quickly replaced at any time. In addition to a subsequent connection of the
e-spool® flex 2.0 with an existing
cable, igus® also offers the cable reel
solution as "readychain®"
or, better said, "readyspool", fully harnessed with chainflex cables
specifically designed for moving applications and with cables of other
manufacturers.
The new e-spool® flex 2.0 is available in four versions:
• As a low-cost version with a hand wheel to rewind the
cable
• As a tool variant for cable reeling with cordless or
pneumatic screwdriver
• As an automatic solution with spring-operated
retraction mechanism
• As a version with spring drive and additional brake (in development).
We provide more details about e-spool flex 2.0 cable reel on our website. Click here to learn more
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