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Cables help keep huge display working outdoors

An Igus UK product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Apr 16, 2008

Robust Igus series 4040 E4/4 Energy Chains with Chainflex fibre-optic cables, motor and control cables guarantee safe energy and data supply.

The Belgian Barco Group has developed an oversized moving-screen LCD located at the Victory Plaza in Dallas, Texas, just outside the American Airlines Centre.

The display uses eight 8m screens.

Robust Igus series 4040 E4/4 Energy Chains with Chainflex fibre-optic cables, motor and control cables guarantee safe energy and data supply.

The maintenance-free plastic Energy Chain System and its cables are exposed to harsh environmental elements: extreme heat, sun, rain and snow with an operating schedule of the LCD screens for up to 18 hours per day, 360 days a year.

"The Igus team rose to the occasion to help us find a perfect solution", said Lawrence Allen, Senior Engineer of Barco.

The cables of a competitor had failed and the cables were not rated for temperatures dipping below 5C, which then began to corkscrew and compromise the performance of the system.

Lawrence Allen continues, "That could have been a potential disaster for our customer".

Eight corrosion-resistant "E4/4" Energy Chain Systems from Igus, one for each LCD, have been installed.

The series 4040 E4/4 Energy Chain Systems are used worldwide in applications where high and unsupported filling loads need to be laterally guided.

A form fitted back stop and a second solid bolt provides optimal interlinking of the chain links and lateral stability.

Pressure forces and torsion regidity of the energy chain are generally increased and also the resistance against wet and rough environmental conditions.

The chain links consist of four parts, can be opened from both sides and are available in four inner heights from 32 to 80mm with an outer width of up to 600mm.

The E4/4 series can be configured for numerous applications and cable fillings.

In addition, there are variable interior divisions, extension frames for large hoses, elements for variable connections to the machine, a aluminium trough system for long and very long travels.

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