EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. – igus® Inc.’s Chainflex® continuous-flex cables are designed for installation in Energy Chain® cable carriers to deliver longer life and better performance for automated mobile machinery. Chainflex cables are ideal for demanding flexing applications where a robust energy supply system is critical.

Igus first developed Chainflex cables in 1988 with the goal of eliminating common cable failures such as corkscrewing, loss of continuity and insulation damage. The company pioneered a unique technique of cable construction in which the conductors are bundled rather than layered. The wires are twisted with a special pitch length and the resulting conductors are cabled into bundles. For large cross sections, this is done around a strain relief element. The conductor bundles then are cabled around a tension-proof center.