Durable energy chains for gantry cranes

They have been designed for the overhead moving of loads within a building, such as in production and assembly areas: gantry cranes. As they are fixed to the building, they allow for three directions of movement, which cables, hoses and energy supplies also have to follow. Short downtimes, low maintenance requirements and the functional reliability of the system are important from an economic point of view, but also with regard to occupational safety. Due to the individual building conditions and areas of application, gantry cranes are usually custom-made, from the crane track to the energy supply system. Our energy supply systems have been developed for different operating conditions, but also for the various standards of the international markets. They are designed in an optimal way, as a complete system or individual component, and with a predictable service life.

Benefits of igus products:

• Quiet, smooth operation
• Less installation space and lower weight
• Service life calculation
• Fast delivery
• Easy installation
• Cost-effective and low-maintenance
• Complete system or individual components with no minimum order quantity

Single-girder travelling cranes

Light, compact and durable energy chain solutions for single-girder travelling cranes

Double-girder travelling cranes

Lightweight, robust, cost-effective: e-chains for double-girder travelling cranes

Jib cranes

Compact and fail-safe bundling of jib crane cables in e-chains.

e-spool | Alternative to the cable drum

• Prevents tensile strain on the cables
• Energy supply in all directions with an e-chain
• Space - saving design
• Guide various diameters and media

E2/000 energy supply

• Easy opening and insertion of cables
• Quick assembly
• Robust and long-lasting
• Always secure seating of the separators

Rolling energy supply

• Rolling instead of gliding 
• Especially suitable for long travels.
• Suitable for high travel speeds
• Available as ready-to-fit, harnessed system

liftband

• Lightweight and space-saving cable guidance
• Speeds up to 1m/s
• Acceleration up to 2m/s²
• Max. extension length 13m

i.Sense - condition monitoring

• e-chains and cables recognise their need for maintenance
• The plant's status can be called up online
• Maintenance messages straight to your smart phone
• Automatic ordering of spare parts an option

chainflex cables

• Developed for maximum load
• Torsion-resistant cables
• Suitable for very tight bend radii
• Four-year chainflex guarantee

guidefast guide rails

• Reliable guidance of energy supply
• Short installation times
• Long-term test passed to withstand vibration and strength
• Makes welding of panels obsolete

guidefast control

• Easy cable guidance for control pendants
• No tangling of cables
• Connector individually adaptable to pendant switch
• Short installation times

Guide trough

• Easy, flexible assembly
• Glide strip protects from wear
• Suitable for long travels
• Lightweight

guidefast installation The guidefast guide trough is ideal for moving motor cables on the crane. In the trough, an energy chain with the cables travels from A to B, thus ensuring a long service life, even with continuous load and the smallest bend radii. The guidefast can be installed on the crane in four simple steps:

• Attach bracket
• Connect the guide trough and screw on
• Insert energy chain with cable and fasten
• Connect trough joints with the help of clips

The guidefast control assembly The guidefast control cable guidance for crane control pendants is installed in a flash. The cables of the control pendant are guided in an energy chain, which maximises their life and minimises cable tangling.The guidefast control can be mounted on the crane in five simple steps:

• Attach bracket
• Connect guidefast guide troughs and screw on
• Insert energy chain with cable and fasten
• Insert guide carriage and connect with energy chain
• Attach end stopper

Cable guidance in heat and dust

A slab transport crane in a hot rolling mill works reliably in heat and dust. Energy and signal supply to the trolley and cabin is ensured by "heavy duty" energy chains.

Reduce costs: e-chains in waste cranes

At a Belgian waste disposal company, the trailing cables were replaced by energy chains in two travelling cranes. They reliably guide the cables over 116m travel.

... and other success stories

In other application examples, discover how our energy chains and chainflex cables are used in the crane industry for different requirements.

A look at the chainflex and e-chain test laboratory Take a look at our chainflex and e-chain test laboratory, where 10 billion cycles are tested annually.

Long travels in outdoor tests Up to 400m of travel can be achieved on our 200m long test track for energy chains.