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Energy chains, cables, bearing technology, and sensors for SRUs and shuttles

Storage systems must work reliably, often around the clock. In order to store and retrieve loads quickly, transfer trolleys (also called cross transfer or shifting trolleys), shuttle systems, and storage and retrieval units (SRUs) are used in high-bay warehouses and automated small parts warehouses. To supply these systems reliably with signals and energy and move them smoothly, igus offers durable, maintenance-free energy chains, cables, and bearing components. Our energy supply systems are developed for horizontal and vertical movements with high dynamics, require little installation space, and ensure greater energy efficiency thanks to their lightweight construction.

Benefits of igus products:

  • Maintenance-free for 24/7 use
  • Save installation space and weight
  • Low noise and low vibration
  • Easy assembly
  • Fast delivery
  • Predictable service life online
  • Complete systems or individual components from batch size 1

Selected products for SRUs, shuttle systems etc.

e-chain autoglide 5

Energy chain with steel cable floor guide

  • Energy, data, air and liquids in one system
  • 4m/s speed, 80m travel
  • 88% shorter assembly time compared to aluminium trough
More about autoglide 5
e-chain guidelite ECO

Vertical guide trough for smallest installation spaces

  • The top alternative to busbar systems
  • Very light - made of solid iglidur material
  • Very safe –  no exposed electrical conductors
  • Very cost-effective acquisition and installation
More on guidelite ECO
e-chains guidelok slimline P and P.S

Vertical guide trough

  • For hanging systems up to 50m
  • Easy access for servicing
  • Up to 80% trough and save costs and weight
More on guidelok slimline


chainflex cables

Cables for motion

  • Developed for maximum load
  • Suitable for very tight bend radii and cold and abrasive environments
  • Four-year chainflex guarantee
More about chainflex cables


Module Connect

Made to measure

  • One connector module instead of many individual connectors
  • Up to 50% lighter than conventional rectangular connectors
  • 100 plug inserts to choose from
More on Module Connect

White paper

Maintenance-free energy transmission in SRU lanes

How can machine parts work dynamically over long distances and still be reliably supplied with electricity in a maintenance-free manner?

This white paper deals with e-chains and busbar systems for cable guidance in storage and retrieval units (SRUs), indoor and outdoor cranes, electric overhead railway tracks, electric trains, and cross transfer carriages (CTCs).
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You can get a foretaste of the whitepaper in this video: Industry manager Christian Strauch explains the exclusion criteria for choosing cable guidance systems in material handling.

Where can smart products prevent bearing failures? Watch the video to find out more.

Avoid bearing failure with smart plastics

smart plastics enhance reliability in logistics. Their intelligent sensor technology reports the condition and recommended maintenance dates of products such as energy chains and cables.

Your benefits
  • Reduce maintenance costs and eliminate unplanned downtime
  • Extended service life and increased plant efficiency
  • Save time – faster detection of the reason for anomalies
White paper: Benefits and applications of smart plastics
 
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Successfully in use by our customers

guidelok slimline P in storage systems from SIVAplan GmbH & Co. KG

After the testing phase, SIVAplan takes the guidelok system to series production

SIVAplan GmbH & Co. KG uses our energy supply systems to save weight and assembly time. It purchases the guidelok slimline P energy supply systems as readychains. This means that the e-chains are delivered ready-to-install with durable chainflex cables.
autoglide 5

Maintenance-free e-chain for SRU lanes at Gebhardt Intralogistics

For a Cheetah automatic small parts warehouse storage and retrieval unit, the Gebhardt Intralogistics Group uses the autoglide 5 energy chain instead of a busbar system. The system has no guide trough, so it saves space on the hall floor. It also reduces cleaning effort and eliminates maintenance.
Material handling applications

... and other success stories

Where are our energy chains and cables used for horizontal or vertical travel in storage and retrieval units? Here is a selection of customer applications. We also show how our products are used in other areas of material handling such as in forklifts, AGVs, and conveyor belts.
Further customer application examples

We perform testing in our in-house test laboratory.

To make precise statements about our products' service life, we test them every day under real conditions. One example is our energy chains, which we test for wear and load capacity on a test area of 2,750m. This enables us to make more binding statements for our customers about how the solution will behave in their application.

If that is not enough, we also perform customer tests upon request and test the products under very specific conditions.
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We test our energy chains and cables every day in a 2,750m2 test area.

More information

Material handling brochure

Solutions for material flow, automated warehouses, logistics and material handling
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Installation service

Fast installation by our specialised assembly personnel - at short notice and flexible
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The terms "igus", "Apiro", "chainflex", "CFRIP", "conprotect", "CTD", "drylin", "dry-tech", "dryspin", "easy chain", "e-chain", "e-chain systems", "e-ketten", "e-kettensysteme", "e-skin", "e-spool", "flizz", "ibow", "igear", "iglidur", "igubal", "igutex", "kineKIT", "manus", "motion plastics", "pikchain", "readychain", "readycable", "ReBeL", "speedigus", "triflex", "robolink", "xirodur", and "xiros" are legally protected trademarks of the igus® GmbH/ Cologne in the Federal Republic of Germany and where applicable in some foreign countries.

igus® GmbH points out that it does not sell any products of the companies Allen Bradley, B&R, Baumüller, Beckhoff, Lahr, Control Techniques, Danaher Motion, ELAU, FAGOR, FANUC, Festo, Heidenhain, Jetter, Lenze, LinMot, LTi DRiVES, Mitsubishi, NUM,Parker, Bosch Rexroth, SEW, Siemens, Stöber and all other drive manufacturers mention on this website. The products offered by igus® are those of igus® GmbH