Drag chain cables

Drag chain cables

Flexible cables designed for cyclic bending in drag chain applications. Suitable for indoor installation in dry and humid areas, in selected variants also outdoors. Versions with high resistance to oils, chemical agents, mechanical stresses and electromagnetic interferences also available.

Drag chain cables: 11 products

Drag chain cables are specifically designed for applications requiring continuous motion and repeated bending. Products such as BiTflex® 500, BiTflex® 500 PUR and BiTflex® 500 CPUR offer high flexibility, abrasion resistance and long-term performance in demanding industrial environments.

Application

  • Industrial automation: moving connections in machines and production lines
  • Robotics: power and control of industrial robots
  • Food and pharmaceutical industry: equipment requiring high hygiene and resistance to cleaning chemicals
  • Automotive: assembly and testing lines
  • CNC machinery: connections in numerically controlled machine tools
  • Transport and logistics: conveyor systems and automated storage solutions

Example products

  • BiTflex® 500 PUR
    cables for installations in drag chains suitable for continuous movements and multiple bending; designed and tested to withstand at least 5 million bending cycles in a drag chain

  • BiTflex® 500 CPUR
    cables for installations in drag chains suitable for continuous movements and multiple bending; common screen of tinned copper wire braid ensures very good protection against external electromagnetic field especially in industrial environment

Filters

Basic
Operating temperature

Operating temperature range in fixed installation: -100°C — 210°C

-100 °C 210 °C

Flexible installation temperature range: -35°C — 50°C

-35 °C 50 °C

Minimum installation temperature: 0°C

-70 °C 0 °C
Cable construction
Fire and functional properties
Flame retardant
Installation conditions
Environmental resistance
Additional elements
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additional features