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Energy chains, cables, bearing technology, and sensors for SRUs and shuttles

Storage systems must work reliably, often around the clock. In order to store and retrieve loads quickly, transfer trolleys (also called cross transfer or shifting trolleys), shuttle systems, and storage and retrieval units (SRUs) are used in high-bay warehouses and automatic mini-load warehouses. To supply these systems reliably with signals and energy and move them smoothly, igus offers durable, maintenance-free energy chains, cables, and bearing components. Our energy supply systems are developed for horizontal and vertical movements with high dynamics, require little installation space, and ensure greater energy efficiency thanks to their lightweight construction.

Advantages of igus products:

  • Maintenance-free for 24/7 use
  • Reduced installation space and weight
  • Quiet and low vibration
  • Easy installation
  • Fast delivery
  • Service life can be calculated online
  • Complete systems or individual components with no minimum order quantity

Selected products for SRUs, shuttle systems etc.

e-chain autoglide 5

Energy chain with steel cable floor guide

  • Energy, data, air and liquids in one system
  • Speed of 4m/s, travel of 80m
  • 88% shorter assembly time compared to aluminium troughs
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basic flizz

Energy supply with protective enclosure

  • The alternative to busbar systems
  • Quiet, maintenance-free and easy to install
  • Operating speeds of up to 6m/s
  • Fits into small spaces
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e-chains guidelok slimline P and P.S

Vertical guide trough

  • For hanging applications that are up to 50m high
  • Easy accessibility for servicing
  • Reduce trough length by up to 80% and thus save costs and weight
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chainflex cables

Cables for movement

  • Developed for highest loads
  • Suitable for particularly tight bend radii as well as cold and abrasive environments
  • 4-year chainflex guarantee
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Module Connect

Customised interface

  • One connector module instead of many individual connectors
  • Up to 50% lighter than conventional rectangular connectors
  • 100 inserts to choose from
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dry-tech bearing technology: linear bearings, plain bearings, slewing ring bearings, spherical bearings
dry-tech bearing technology: linear bearings, plain bearings, slewing ring bearings, spherical bearings

Dry-running bearing technology

White paper

Maintenance-free power transmission in SRU lanes
How can machine parts work dynamically over long distances and be supplied with electricity safely and without maintenance?

This white paper deals with e-chains and busbar systems for cable guides in storage and retrieval machines (SRU), indoor or outdoor cranes, electric overhead railway tracks, electric trains and transfer cars.

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Avoid bearing failures

smart plastics increase reliability in logistics. The intelligent sensor system reports the status and recommended maintenance dates of products such as energy chains or cables.

Your benefits

  • Reduce maintenance costs and eliminate unplanned downtime
  • Extend service life and increase system efficiency
  • Save time - detect the causes of anomalies faster
Find out more about smart plasticsWhite paper: Advantages and applications of smart plastics

Successfully used by our customers

guidelok slimline P in storage systems from SIVAplan GmbH & Co. KG

SIVAplan's guidelok system goes into series production after test phase
SIVAplan GmbH & Co. KG relies on our energy supplies to reduce weight and assembly time. The company purchases the guidelok slimline P energy supply systems as readychains. This means that the e-chains are supplied ready for installation with durable chainflex cables.

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autoglide 5

Maintenance-free e-chain for SRU lane at Gebhardt Intralogistics
For a Cheetah SRU for automatic small-parts warehouses, the Gebhardt Intralogistics Group uses the autoglide 5 energy chain instead of a busbar system. The system has no guide trough and therefore saves space on the warehouse floor. It also requires less cleaning and maintenance.

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Material handling applications

... and other success stories.
Where are our energy chains and cables used for horizontal or vertical travels in SRUs? You can find a selection of customer applications here. We also show how our products work in other areas of material handling, such as forklifts, AGVs or conveyor belts.

Further application examples of our customers

We carry out tests in our own test laboratory

To make precise statements about our products' service life, we put them through their paces every day under real conditions. One example is our energy chains, which we test for wear and load capacity on a test area of 2,750m2. This enables us to make more binding statements for our customers about how the solution will behave in their application.

If that is not enough, we also perform customer tests upon request and test the products under very specific conditions.

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