CONNECTORS, CABLES & UMBILICALS Steel Cable Carriers – A Long-Running Favorite
Anyone who ever used a steel cable carrier will rarely change to a model made from other materials. And for a very good reason: Despite plastic cable carriers becoming ever more advanced and robust, there is simply no alternative to steel in many applications. Especially when ambient conditions are extreme, properties such as strength, temperature resistance, hardness, charpy impact strength and corrosion characteristics are invaluable.
STEEL-LINE cable carriers from Kabelschlepp Metool are designed for extreme applications. The company's extensive experience of applications and design expertise guarantee success, especially for particularly “tough cases”.
Dr. Gilbert Waninger, Head of Development at Waldrich Siegen GmbH, invented the steel cable carrier in 1953. One year later, Dr.-Ing. E. H. Oskar Waldrich founded Kabelschlepp GmbH, laying the cornerstone for a new industry. Steel cable carriers became popular for use with
longitudinal milling machines, crane systems and many other applications. Around 50 years later, steel cable carriers are still one of the mainstays of the company – Kabelschlepp Metool is leading in this field.
Suitable Even for Extreme Heat and Offshore Use Depending on the model, steel cable carriers can resist short-term temperature loads or application- related maximum values of up to 400 °C, and briefly even up to 1000 °C for stainless steel versions. Galvanized steel cable carriers are the first choice in industrial furnaces, in foundries and in the steel processing industry. Relatively high operating temperatures occur in rolling mills, for example. Even environments with hot swarf cannot affect the functionality of steel cable carriers. In addition, the carriers are resistant to chemicals and radiation and are a sound choice for handling robots and manipulators in chemical plants. Kabelschlepp Metool offers stainless steel cable carriers in three different quality levels, which can even be used in the environment of acid baths in galvanizing shops, in power plant applications or in other areas with radioactive radiation. Offshore applications are another classic area of application for stainless steel cable carriers, which have to meet strict technical requirements in this field. This is where Kabelschlepp Metool steel cable carriers excel thanks to their resistance to seawater and UV radiation. They can permanently and reliably withstand
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the rough climate. With their high load capacity due to the material properties and their robust design, they can handle even extreme mechanical stress from particularly high additional loads, even with extensive unsupported lengths.
Maintenance Free and Recyclable Decades worth of product and application know-how have resulted in a highly differentiated range with design details that are adapted to the operating and ambient conditions at hand. KABELSCHLEPP designs the side bands with link plates with different geometries, including an open stroke system with self-cleaning effect to minimize wear caused by dirt and to achieve the longest possible service life. To support this objective, the steel cable carriers require no maintenance or lubrication: All STEEL LINE products do not require lubrication and are therefore maintenance-free. The steel cable carriers can simply run for many decades – Kabelschlepp Metool knows of cases where a cable carrier has been in use for over 50 years. However, the benefits of a steel cable carrier do not stop at the end of its service life. Up to 100% of the components of the steel cable carriers can be recycled at the end of their service life, conserving resources and protecting the environment. Using one ton of steel in recycling saves one ton of CO2 emissions and avoids mining of 1.5 tons of iron ore. All's well that ends well – and one more reason to stay true to steel.
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