New: Profile roller energy chain "P4" for fast, quiet movement

New: Profile roller energy chain "P4" for fast, quiet movement

Secure energy and data transmission for indoor and outdoor crane equipment and conveyor systems

With the development of the roller energy chain more than 10 years ago, igus® has successfully designed a safe solution for the transmission of energy and data for cranes. Since then, energy chain systems have been proving their abilities in even the toughest of crane applications the world over. Since 2006, the numbers of large shipyard cranes being equipped with energy chains from igus® has run into double figures. In June 2008, the 375th ship-to-shore crane was equipped with an igus® energy chain®. So far, in the field of RTGs and RMGs the company has now equipped more than 2,500 cranes world-wide.

New "System P4" for even quieter smoothness
In view of ever increasing speeds, the demands made on energy chains are increasing all the time. Smooth running properties and low noise levels are increasingly needed, because many ports are moving closer to residential areas as they grow. After about three years of development work and endurance testing, igus® now has a completely new generation of roller energy chains available. The new "System P4" was recently presented to the public. "P4" is an energy chain series where rollers no longer roll over one another, and where all chain links have the same short pitch. Endurance tests at speeds of up to 7 m/s have been carried out safely under operating conditions on an outdoor testing facility 125 metres long (which can be extended to 300 metres) on igus®' company grounds.