Tray cables have gained a reputation for providing robust and reliable power and control connections in static automation applications on assembly lines, bottling machines, packaging machines or machine tools.
However, today's rapidly moving areas of automation often require cables capable of handling multiple axes, heavy acceleration, braking, and a large number of flexing cycles, and in most cases standard tray cables can not cope. A major research and development program to create the new INTERCOND® tray cable series combines the benefits of tray cable with the dynamic performance of advanced automation cables for servo motor installations.
The INTERCOND series of tray cables with servo motors and multi-core versions are suitable for dynamic applications such as tow chains or moving mechanical components as well as wind turbines. They provide a faster tooling process, especially with reduced installation costs Reduce the workload because there is no need for metal pipe to install the cable. Nexans dedicated automation equipment to conduct a comprehensive test showed that this cable has excellent dynamic properties in the towline application of bending up to 7.5 times the diameter of the cable can be carried out 300 Million cycles, support 240 m / min high-speed, acceleration up to 10 m / s.
The new tray cable is UL and CSA certified and both certifications are key requirements for machine tool builders operating in the United States and Canada and new products are also approved by MTW (Machine Tool Wire) and WTTC (Wind Turbine Tray Cable). Thanks to the CIC (Control and Instrumentation Cable) and TC-ER (Tray-to-Board) approvals, the new product can be installed without the use of metal ducts. Wear, oil, coolant and chemicals , Making them also suitable for direct submersion without the need for any additional protective sheathing or piping.The cable can be operated in the temperature range of -5 ° C to + 80 ° C and the rated voltage up to 1000V.
The INTERCOND® tray cable is manufactured in Niort, Italy's Piotriloto plant.
"As automation technology continues to evolve, Nexans hopes to support fast-moving applications with this new line of high-performance tray cables." Bob de Kruijf, General Manager, Industrial Solutions and Projects at Nexans, said: "These new 'S dynamic tray cable will also help Nexans customers be more competitive in the rapidly growing United States and Canada in the automation market and will become more attractive to machine builders in Europe and around the world.