Test laboratory for energy chains

  • 2,147 m² (total area igus® test laboratory 3,800 m²)
  • Over 15,000 tests per year for all products
  • 53 test systems
  • 10 billion e-chain® cycles per year in the e-chain® and chainflex® test laboratory
  • 3 billion test cycles for e-chain alone®

What kind of tests are carried out?

New test rig for long travels

  • Roller energy chains
  • Travel speed of up to 8m/s possible
  • Up to 400 m travel distance can be realised
  • 200 m test track
  • Fully automated system
Cable carrier for long travel along an industrial installation.

Cleanroom laboratory

Cleanroom test setup with a large enclosed housing and control panel on top.

Cold test

  • Temperature: -40°C
  • Travel: 4.32m
  • Speed: over 0.7m/s
  • Frequency: approx. 6,900 cycles/day

Media resistance test

What happens to the test results?

Test lab with energy chain and tablet for product selection.

Online tools

Cable chains and cables in production, with a “New” label.

e-chain innovations

Digital portals on desktop, tablet and smartphone show monitoring data and charts.

smart plastics

Selected tests

Cable chain with blue cable bundle in an automated production line.

energy chain test for unsupported length, tensile strength and breaking strength

Oil-resistant cable carrier on a machine.

Oil test with energy chain

Conveyor with cable carrier along an industrial site.

Noise test with energy chain

A man measures volume with a microphone and screen in a soundproof test room.

Volume comparison

Conveyor in a cleanroom with cable carrier and monitor.

Clean room test energy chain

Wind turbine and test rig for pull force measurement at sea.

Tensile force test with the offshore energy chain

We would love to test your application

More information

Test setup in the igus laboratory with machine components and sensors.

test laboratory

Energy chain guides cables in a moving machine system.

Energy chain systems

igus online configurator for cable carriers and connectors on a monitor.

e-chain® Online configurators

Consulting

I look forward to answering your questions

Hennlich, Industrijska d.o.o.+385 1 3874334Write e-mail

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