TKA30 cable carrier TKA Series

The TKA30 has an inner height of 20.5 mm and an outer height of 28.5 mm. It is available in 6 fixed inner widths: 15 / 20 / 25 / 38 / 50 / 65 mm. The outer width is the inner width plus 13 mm, so 28 to 78 mm. The pitch is 30.5 mm and there are 6 bending radii (KR): 55 / 75 / 95 / 125 / 145 / 180 mm.

The installation height (H) follows from the radius: with KR 55 mm it is 139 mm, with KR 180 mm it is 389 mm. Choose at least the radius your thickest cable requires; you will find it in the cable's datasheet. The thickest cable or hose may be 16 mm. For the inner height, calculate with the cable diameter plus 10% clearance.

By inner height, the TKA30 is the smallest of the 4 types in the series. One size up is the TKA38: 26 mm inner height (5.5 mm more), for cables up to 20 mm. The longest travel length in this series is achieved by the TKA55 (150 m); the TKA30 goes up to 80 m.

Self-supporting, with the upper run free above the lower run, the TKA30 reaches up to 3.5 m travel length, 10 m/s and 50 m/s². For longer strokes it runs gliding, with the upper run on the lower run in a guide channel: up to 80 m travel length, 2.5 m/s and 25 m/s².

The weight of cables and hoses (additional load) may be up to 3 kg/m in a self-supporting arrangement, according to the load diagram in the catalogue. Vertical installation, hanging or standing, is also possible. Lying on its side is also possible. A rotating arrangement is not possible.

Dividers of 2 mm separate the cables across the width; the smallest centre-to-centre distance is 7 mm. With a 2 mm shelf you lay cables in layers above each other, so thick and thin cables do not touch. You open the TKA30 on the inside or outside radius to lay in cables.

The TKA30 has universal end connectors (UMB). You can add strain relief (comb or C-rail) to the end connectors.

According to the type data, the TKA30 is intended for indoor use. It is made for dirty environments. The type data also lists environments with chips.

You choose an enclosed cable carrier such as the TKA30 when your cables really need to be covered, for example against chips. If that is not necessary, an open UNIFLEX Advanced with a comparable inner height, such as the UA1320 (20 mm), is usually the simpler choice. Wisman Techniek supplies the TKA30 cut to length and, if required, complete with cables, assembled in Ruurlo.