Robot cable for arm and linear axis

A robot cable is not a single product, but a cable that suits the movement at that point of the robot. On the arm the cable twists and bends at the same time, in three dimensions. On a linear axis, a seventh axis or a gantry it moves back and forth in one plane, in a cable carrier.

Torsion is a different load than bending. A cable that bends well millions of times in a cable carrier is not therefore suitable for twisting around its own axis. The TRAXLINE cables in our range are specified for bending in the cable carrier: per series the data gives the number of movement cycles and the travel distance, no torsion values.

For the arm we therefore supply a Reiku dress pack: a protective hose with holders and a retraction system, with torsion-resistant cables that we make to length. For the axis below or above the robot you choose a TRAXLINE cable in a cable carrier, by travel, cycles and shielding.

If the robot stands on a linear axis and the cable package continues to the arm, you have two systems in series. Watch the transition point: secure the cables there with strain relief, so the rotation of the arm does not carry on into the cable carrier.