igus has introduced a family of control cables for use in energy chains across the machine tool industry. The oil-resistant Chainflex cables CF77 and CF78 have been developed for dynamic applications with high cycle rates and high loads. The new family now unites nine advantages of several tried and trusted Chainflex cable series into a single design.
CF77 and CF78 are twisted in layers for seven or less wires and stranded in bundles for 12 or more wires. The cables are stranded in bundles around a strong tensile rope core to avoid corkscrews and broken cores. Yet the outer diameter of the control cables is just as slim as comparable types that are only stranded in layers. The highly abrasion- and bend-resistant outer sheath, which is made of PUR extruded under pressure into all the gaps and gussets of the cable, ensures additional stability and is flame-retardant as well as halogen-free.
The oil-resistant series has UL/CSA approval and is DESINA conforming. Cables are also suitable for clean room conditions (ISO Class 1).