Kabelschlepp products reduce noise emissions

Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Jan 9, 2009

Kabelschlepp is offering cable carriers and accessory elements that pay particular attention to performance, functionality and reduced noise generation.

The cable carrier Quantum from the Vario-line, which can be varied in 1mm width sections with aluminum stays, is lightweight and runs extremely quietly with low vibration.

With its extruded sidebands, this cable carrier for high speeds and accelerations is low-wear and clean-room compatible; it is also available in a solid plastic design.

Due to its link-free construction and very small pitch, the polygon effect is minimised.

Operational tests by TUV Rheinland on a Q060.100.100 at a distance of 0.5m with uniform and jerky movement achieved a measurement area sound pressure level of 31db (A).

On a noise scale, the Quantum is slightly louder than a whisper at 20db (A) and significantly lower than the hum of a refrigerator at 50db (A).

Due to its low-noise operation, it is suitable for applications with low-vibration linear drives.

Special plastic and steel cables in the supporting base make it extremely durable.

The driver connection can move sideways and can be turned through up to +/- 30deg, allowing 3D movements.

The plastic carrier TKR 0200 with a noise level of 45db (A) offers almost identical benefits.

In this carrier, flexible plastic lips are injection moulded onto the chain links as movable connecting elements.

As the TKR carrier does not have any pin-hole joints, there is hardly any link wear, making this type also suitable for clean-room applications.

Other areas of application include handling and assembly systems, robots, measuring equipment, automatic pick-and-place systems, and printing and textile machines.

Quiet operation was also a priority in the development of the solid plastic cable carriers Protum and Profile, for applications with short travel lengths and high speeds.

Kabelschlepp's engineers have also achieved reductions in the time and expense needed to install the cables, which can simply be pressed in.

This means that cable laying and exchange takes less time during service and maintenance work.

In the Master-L Series, extremely low-noise operation is ensured by an internal damping system for pre-tension and radius strokes.

Their weight-optimised construction with a variety of separation options is also characterised by a particularly good ratio of inner to outer width.

Integrated noise damping for very quiet operation is also fitted in the Easytrax 0320.

Its combination of materials and stable carrier body with flexible lamella crossbars allows the implementation of large unsupported lengths.

The crossbars swivel out forward instead of downward; the interior of the carrier remains complete and no space is wasted in the carrier cross-section.

In the weight-optimised generation of the Uniflex from the solid plastic carrier range, very quiet operation has been achieved by means of internal noise damping to reduce the impact noise.

New external dampers for the Uniflex Advanced series carriers have also reduced rolling noise.

The dampers can be fitted on the crossbar and reduce the noise when the carrier rolls in guide channels and support trays.

The use of external dampers is particularly recommended for guide channels and support trays that are only attached at points and hence form a resonating body.