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Igus plastic cable chains replaced steel models
05/05/2009
May 5, 2009
Kronopol belonging to the Swiss Krono Group based in the Polish town of Zary is one of the most important manufacturers of boards of wood chips and lumber in the world. 1,200 Workers working in the 55 hectares of area of operation of the company. Machinery park first endowed three Siempelkamp wood machining machines with steel cable chains. "The problem was that these cable chains endured only six months," says Grzegorz Szer, in charge of the electrical Department of Kronopol. "Then I had to change them". Finally decided to replace the heavy steel cable chains by chains suspended from Igusplastic cable. "The new solution is in perfect working condition have long since 24 months and that despite the rough environmental conditions in place continuous." Yet there is not a single failure. "For us this is already today a four times greater durability".
As the steel cable chains never span more than six months, Kronopol chose to replace them. The use of chains of Igus plastic cable has quadrupled the durability.
Machining of wood machines have been equipped with chains cable of plastic in the system 'e4/4' of Igus 5050 series. These cable channels are particularly suitable for heavy loads, long-distance travel and environments with a high degree of dirt or moisture. The lateral parts of the cable chain are linked with each other through a patented tongue connection. This greatly increases the stability both in the sense of the forces of traction and thrust and also are exercised when forces of acceleration forces of torque on the cable channels or side. IGUS provided the model "E4/4 5050" with Central flange. Due to the heavy loads of cables, Kronopol managed so as to further increase the length of suspended cable chains.
