ZF35D Double- row Full-closed type Load Bearing Electrical Drag Chain

Standard cable and hose carriers have an open design and are used in general purpose applications. Heavy-duty steel cable and hose carriers also have an open construction but are suitable for more demanding environments than standard carriers. Enclosed cable and hose carriers fully encase conductors to provide more protection from debris than open designs. Multiaxis cable and hose carriers turn and flex in any direction and are commonly used in robotics applications.

When designing cable chains care needs be taken when selecting firstly the type of chain/carrier and secondly the type of cables to be fitted to the chain, followed by the layout of the cables in the chain. Most of the major chain manufactures have some documentation detailing how to choose and setup their chains to ensure the longest lifetime of both the chain and its contents. Following those guidelines to the letter would ensure lifetimes typically in the 10 of millions cycles range, but would also produce excessively wide chains that we could not easily fit into our applications.