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Kabelschlepp cable carriers reduce ESD risk
Due to their low surface resistance, the ESD cable carriers from Kabelschlepp significantly reduce the risk of ESD.
News from Engineeringtalk, 3 November 2009
Covertrax protects against dust penetration
Kabelschlepp's Covertrax 1555 covered cable carrier provides protection against metal chips, dust and dirt in harsh environments, and prevents objects from entering the cable compartment.
News from Engineeringtalk, 25 September 2009
Kabelschlepp energy chains provide protection
Kabelschlepp offers a full range of energy chains made of steel, plastic and compound materials.
News from Engineeringtalk, 30 April 2009
Kabelschlepp products reduce noise emissions
Kabelschlepp is offering cable carriers and accessory elements that pay particular attention to performance, functionality and reduced noise generation.
News from Engineeringtalk, 9 January 2009
Kabelschlepp expands advanced cable carrier range
Kabelschlepp has added a 44mm size to its Uniflex Advanced range of cable carriers.
News from Engineeringtalk, 19 November 2008
Virtual design engineer goes online
After signing up on the Kabelschlepp website, visitors can employ the services of a virtual design engineer to specify cost-effective cable carrier systems.
News from Engineeringtalk, 29 August 2008
Synthetic chain allows easy fitting
Easytrax can be used for unsupported spans that are almost twice as long as those possible with cable carriers made of nonreinforced materials.
News from Engineeringtalk, 13 June 2008
Steel carrier withstands drilling duties
Kabelschlepp steel hose and cable carriers have replaced plastic carriers in the heavy-duty horizontal drilling machines designed by Prime Drilling.
News from Engineeringtalk, 20 October 2005
Cable carriers and reels on show at DES
KabelSchlepp Metool will be showing a comprehensive range of cable carriers as well as motorised and spring-operated cable reels at the Design Engineering Show.
News from Engineeringtalk, 5 September 2005
Cable carrier takes power to robotics
Kabelschlepp Metool has launched a new, compact version of Robotrax, its easy-access, three-dimensional cable carrier for robotics and similar applications.
News from Engineeringtalk, 2 May 2005
Low maintenance for cable and hose reels
Sturge cable and hose reels are now available from Metool Products, the UK's largest manufacturer of flexible cable handling systems.
News from Engineeringtalk, 4 March 2005
Fifty years of drag chain innovation
June 2004 marked the 50th anniversary of Kabelschlepp, inventor of the drag chain or cable carrier, recalls Lorenz Klein, MD of Kabelschlepp Metool and grandson of founder Dr Oskar Waldrich.
News from Engineeringtalk, 13 January 2005
Cable reels get to grips with hydraulic hoses
Kabelschlepp Metool has been chosen to supply hydraulics specialist TA Savery and Co with cable reels for the largest and most complex hydraulic ring main system ever installed in the UK.
News from Engineeringtalk, 17 December 2004
Cable reels to help in US nuclear cleanup
Kabelschlepp Metool has won two contracts totalling $7 million to supply high-specification cable reels for the US Department of Energy's waste treatment plant project in Washington State, USA.
News from Engineeringtalk, 20 October 2004
Drag chains protect offshore hoses and cables
Kabelschlepp Metool has supplied five drag chains, including what is believed to be the world's largest ever side-running design, for offshore platforms in the Caspian Sea.
News from Engineeringtalk, 19 October 2004
Cable reels help express parcel handling
Lynx Express, the UK and international express parcel carrier, has chosen cable reels from Kabelschlepp Metool to power an innovative parcel handling project.
News from Engineeringtalk, 19 October 2004
Regulated performance from cable reels
Metool Products has completed a comprehensive re-engineering of its range of torque regulator drive cable reels, making the design simpler, more efficient and more economical.
News from Engineeringtalk, 24 October 2003
Economy and efficiency for revised cable reels
Metool Products has completed a comprehensive re-engineering of its range of spring-operated cable reels, making all designs simpler, more efficient and more economical.
News from Engineeringtalk, 18 June 2003
Cable carriers reach the heights
Kabelschlepp Uniflex cable carriers have been chosen by the German company Anton Ruthmann for its TTS 1000 telescopic work platform, which holds the world height record for such a machine.
News from Engineeringtalk, 5 February 2003
3D cable carrier takes power through robot arms
Robotrax is the first truly three-dimensional cable carrier designed specifically to carry power and control cables, hydraulic and air/water lines in robotic equipment.
News from Engineeringtalk, 11 December 2002
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