igus has popularized e-skin for guiding cables securely and abrasion-free in cleanrooms – e-skin soft and e-skin flat which ensures particle-free cable management in compact and flat installation spaces. The energy chain for cleanroom applications has now been equipped with a softer material especially for compact installation spaces
The e-skin is made of tribologically optimized, abrasion-resistant plastic has a modular structure, and can be filled quickly. To make the e-skin suitable for use in compact rooms, it has now been fitted with new soft material. The new e-skin soft can also be used in small installation spaces on short unsupported lengths. For very flat installation spaces, igus offers a new solution with a chamber design: the e-skin flat. Both energy chains were convincing in the noise test in the movement.
In the production of microchips, OLEDs, LCDs, implants, and semiconductors or in the pharmaceutical industry, there are very high demands in a pure manufacturing environment. Therefore, the conditions on the used machine elements as well as on energy supply systems are particularly high.
Two solutions for quiet, simple cable routing
With the e-skin flat and the e-skin soft, igus offers two new space-saving energy chain systems for use in cleanroom applications. Developed for tight installation spaces on short, self-supporting travels, e-skin soft is made of a softer material than the standard e-skin. As the name suggests, the e-skin flat is for very flat installation spaces. In noise tests, the e-skin soft had a value of 32.4 dBA and the e-skin flat 29 dBA – both quieter than alternative cleanroom cable management systems available on the market.
The new e-skin soft is based entirely on the modular principle of the proven e-skin. The upper and lower shells of the energy chain can be easily zipped together to make a fully enclosed tube, which is both dustproof and water-resistant. e-skin flat comes as standard with three chambers, which are extruded from high-performance plastic. These connect together to expand the system to guide more cables or, to reduce the number, simply cut one chamber off – this system allows any number of cables to be guided together. The innovative design is flat, allowing a tight bending radius. In contrast to alternative cable management systems, the cables in the e-skin flat are not shrink-wrapped but are inserted into the chambers – each of which can be opened and closed for quick cable installation or replacement, thanks to its zipper system.
Both e-skin flat and e-skin soft are available to order directly from stock. Upon request, the new energy chains are available as a ready-to-connect complete system with chainflex cables installed. igus stocks more than 918 IPA class 1 certified cables, which are developed specifically for use in energy chains – all of which have been tested under real conditions, enabling igus to offer a 36-month guarantee.
igus GmbH is a globally leading manufacturer of energy chain systems and polymer plain bearings. For more details write to Harish Bhooshanan, Product Manager, E-ChainSystems®, igus (India) Private Limited, Phone: +91-80-49127809 (Direct) or email: Harish@igus.in Please do visit www.igus.in
