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Steel cable carriers — a long-running favourite Anyone who ever used a steel cable carrier will rarely change to a model made from other materials, writes Thomas Ameis, Senior Technical Expert,Tsubaki Kabelschlepp GmbH. 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
STEEL-LINE cable carriers from Kabelschlepp Metool are designed for extreme applications.
Many customers choose steel cable carriers based on their high level of robustness to withstand the rough environmental conditions with a high degree of contamination under great mechanical load.
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In many applications, there is no alternative to steel. Kabelschlepp Metool ensures successful use of the these cable carriers, especially with complex application parameters. 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.
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SOMETIMES IT JUST HAS TO BE STEEL
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Naturally, the cable carrier experts now also offer an extensive range of plastic and hybrid carriers. This allows customers to always find the right material for virtually any application. Cable carriers with steel
side bands are a practical choice for extremely rough environmental conditions, very high temperatures or high mechanical loads. They can ensure very extensive unsupported lengths with high additional loads from cables. Due to the higher weight, steel cable carriers can only be used up to approximately 2 m/s travel speed, but this aspect is almost always a minor factor for the ‘classic’ areas of application in heavy engineering, steelworks technology, mining or deep drilling. The focus is on the robustness and durability of the solution. On request, however, KABELSCHLEPP Metool can even implement travel speeds up to 4m/s through additional measures.
MORE COMPACT AND MORE RESISTANT Steel cable carriers can be built with a
significantly more compact design compared to plastic cable carriers with the same load capacity. Conversely, this means that a steel cable carrier with the same size and same load has a significantly longer unsupported length than a plastic cable carrier. Steel as a material makes full use of all its strength benefits here. Additional loads up to several hundred kilograms per metre are possible if multiple side bands can be placed side by side. Many customers choose steel cable carriers based on their high level of robustness to withstand the rough environmental conditions with a high degree of contamination under great mechanical load. In addition to the typical application, for example in steelworks on roll stands, continuous casting systems or flame descaling systems, these carriers have been operating reliably in the field of
With their high load capacity, steel cable carriers can handle extreme mechanical stress as well as operating conditions with hot swarf or sparks and very high permanent temperatures.
