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Energy supply systems for drilling equipment – lightweight and robust

Heavy loads, high forces, and adverse environmental conditions: We develop robust and durable plastic energy chains and accessories to guide hydraulic lines and power and signal cables on onshore and offshore drilling rigs such as drilling vessels and drilling platforms.
The diverse areas of application – from guiding the top drive to the cantilever to pipe handling – require long vertical travels on the drilling rig or cable weights of over 200kg/m on the drill skid. Installed in exposed areas, they must also withstand wind and weather and a corrosive environment on a daily basis.
In addition to completely pre-assembled energy chains, our own engineering service – from planning to final acceptance – also ensures fast installation and commissioning and a high level of planning reliability for the oil and gas industry.
igus energy chains used in a drilling rig

Top drives

e-chains in top drives Perfect guidance and protection even in strong winds: e-loop and E4.1.112 series e-chains are used to reliably supply energy to the top drive.
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Pipe handling and BOP

e-chains for pipe handling For reliable guidance of tubular rods on the catwalk or fingerboard and cable protection on BOP handlers: E4.1 series energy chains are corrosion-free, lightweight and robust. Also suitable for high-pressure hoses and electrical cables.
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Cantilever skids

e-chain in the cantilever The largest plastic energy chain for safe guidance of hoses and electrical cables on jack-up rig skidding applications – corrosion-free and cable-friendly.
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Crane systems

Rotary crane with RBR chain Long sliding travels for gantry cranes and rotary systems for knuckle boom cranes or rotary cranes. Complete ready-to-connect systems comprising cable, chain and trough system from a single source.
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Launch and recovery systems (LARS)

e-chain on the LARS Chains and cables from one source: We offer ready-to-connect systems for safe energy supply on retractable LARS A-frames booms.

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Success stories

e-loop in the Akita top drive

Consistency even during a snowstorm

Plants in the field of oil production often have to deal with severe weather conditions. For a Canadian oil drilling company, our e-loop energy chain solution ensures that the top drive is always safely and reliably supplied with energy and signals, even during severe storms.
E4.1 in Bauer deep drilling system

Vibration-proof cable guidance

Bauer Maschinen's deep drilling system drills holes to a depth of 6,000 metres automatically and is a "walking unit" that can even change position.. The handling system that feeds the drill pipes is supplied with control signals and hydraulic and electrical energy via our E4.1 energy chains.
Offshore applications

... and other success stories

Heavy-duty energy chains in drilling rigs for such systems as the top drive, cantilever, or pipe handler; flexible rotary modules in pivoting heavy-duty cranes; or safe shore power supplies: Find out more about how our motion plastics are used in these and other projects.
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White paper:

High-performance polymer solutions for drilling rigs

The flexibility of plastic has made energy supply systems an important factor in the oil and gas industry. What are the advantages of igus energy supply solutions in top drive systems? What differentiates them from other solutions, such as festoons and service loops?
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Products for drilling equipment

E4.1 e-chain
  • Robust and up to 70% lighter than steel
  • No dropped objects thanks to special interior separation
  • Modular design
E4.1 e-chain series
chainflex cable and DNV and NEK logos More than 370 certified control, servo, motor, and robot cables and bus, data, encoder, and fibre optic cables
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Harnessed energy supply modules
  • Plug & play solutions for such systems as top drives
  • 95% less harnessing time
  • Reduce assembly time
Harnessed energy chain systems

Services

Engineering service

Engineering service

From the first sketch up to the ready-to-install product. 
Installation service

Assembly

Installation of energy chains with all components, with guarantee
Test laboratory

Tests

3,800m² test laboratory. Outdoor test area, climate chamber, customised tests.


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