Fast Connect cable from igus reduces harnessing time by 46 percent

By OEM Update Editorial June 22, 2021 9:58 pm

New flexible chainflex Profinet cable saves time-consuming stripping with knife and pliers.

igus now offers a new chainflex Profinet cable for fast cable harnessing in the field. For this purpose, igus relies on Fast Connect technology, which ensures that the cable can be stripped easily in just a few steps. This allows assembly time to be reduced by 46 percent. At the same time, the new Profinet cable has a long service life, especially in dynamic use in the energy chain, and a guarantee of up to 36 months.

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The cable, a connector and a stripping tool: that’s all the electrician needs for the harnessing. For this purpose, igus has designed the inner jacket, the shield and the outer jacket in such a way that the user only has to set the tool once, then remove the cable, insert the connector and close it. The whole process saves 46 percent time compared to the conventional stripping of a classic cable with pliers and a knife. “With the new Profinet cable, we can offer users a highly flexible cable solution that is quick to assemble and at the same time has a long service life in moving applications”, explains Andreas Muckes, Head of Product Management, chainflex cables at igus GmbH. Like all igus products, the CF898.061. FC is also tested in the company’s own 3,800 square metre test laboratory. “Real tests in real applications are important to us, because only in this way can we reliably prove and promise our chainflex service life guarantee of up to 36 months”, says Andreas Muckes. In the still ongoing tests in the e-chain, the Profinet cable has already successfully exceeded the mark of 7.8 million strokes.