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Wire & Cable ASIA – July/August 2017
Technologynews
TSUBAKI Kabelschlepp has launched
the TKK series, a new cable carrier for
small installation spaces in harsh
conditions, as required for example
with lifting devices.
TKK39 is self-cleaning and extremely
stable, while remaining light and
compact. It delivers particularly high
torsional rigidity and supports long
unsupported travel of up to 5m.
The space-saving design of the TKK39
offers, among other things, an
installation height of only 142mm – in
comparison to alternative solutions,
Tsubaki Kabelschlepp was able to
reduce the installation height by 65 per
cent.
The energy chain can be used when
both self-supported and gliding. It
supports speeds of up to 3m/s and
accelerations of 9m/s2. Short steel
connecting elements allow for swift
and easy assembly – they are directly
bolted onto the console or support.
The chain links are made entirely of
plastic, whereby Tsubaki Kabelschlepp
also offers hybrid chains with
aluminium stays and steel chains as an
alternative to this particular
weight-optimised version.
“Our new TKK series was specifically
designed for use in lifting devices,
aerial lifts and platforms,” said Werner
Eul, product manager cable carrier
systems.
“Due to the compact arrangement of
the telescopic boom, large extension
lengths are possible and the high
torsional rigidity provides a straight
extension.”
These properties have a positive effect
in other application areas, for example,
in agricultural, municipal and
construction machinery, in drilling or in
the cement industry.
“In general, the TKK39 proves itself
wherever harsh environmental
conditions meet limited design space,
and good lateral stability and torsional
rigidity are required,” he added.
In lifting devices, energy chains in an
external arrangement are exposed to
the weather conditions and, depending
on the application, can be affected by
dirt or falling objects.
To ensure smooth operation despite
these difficult conditions, the cable
carriers of the TKK series are equipped
with a dust, dirt and chip-proof stroke
system as standard. The dirt simply
runs off the very smooth surface.
The energy chain is self-cleaning in
movable applications: specially
installed bevels break up the dirt so
that it can then be discharged –
compacting or caking is therefore
avoided.
The divider construction of the TKK39
is also ingenious: the cable carrier is
equipped with lockable brackets for
optimal cable protection which swivel
inwardly at any position depending on
the stay variant.
Dividers which are adjustable or fixable
in 2mm increments together with a
flexible height separation made of
plastic or aluminium enable optimal
separation of the cables.
Tsubaki Kabelschlepp – Germany
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Meeting requirements
Ajex & Turner, India, produces high quality trapezoidal wire drawing dies and
sector shaped conductor dies.
The company is able to serve its customers with any special tooling, such as
shape drawing dies (trolley, oval, trapezoidal, rectangular, square, triangle, sector,
etc) and sector shaped compacting dies for bunching and stranding lines.
Fundamentally this kind is used in the wire design and cable manufacture
industries. Trapezoidal/shaped wire drawing dies apply to rod break down
machines and drawing machines, and are used in wire drawing.
Sector shaped compacting dies (D shape sector dies) are used on rigid stranding
machines and are suitable for use in the production of low voltage underground
power cables or similar.
Ajex & Turner Wire Dies Co – India
Website:
Stable energy chain for lift devices
❍ Tsubaki Kabelschlepp presents with the TKK series a new cable carrier for small
installation spaces in harsh environmental conditions