Cables for industrial camera technology

For instance, an automobile manufacturer is testing a new high-speed camera system in production. As car parts pass by on the conveyor belt, the camera moves along on one axis and checks welded seams in real time but then the camera's data cable fails. The continuous movement was too intense and caused a conductor break.

"In moving applications like these, the cables are under considerable stress due to the travel speed, the bending radius or the environmental conditions and are often the first components to fatigue or fail as a result, leading to high downtime and maintenance costs," says John Barker, product manager for readychain and readycable at igus.

Designers then often start experimenting with cables from different manufacturers to find solutions. But this takes time and is error-prone, because just connecting a plug connection to the camera system can be complex. "With our readycable portfolio, we offer tough cables especially for continuous movements, which we supply ready and tested with the right plug connection," says Barker.

New to the readycable range are power and data cables for vision systems from Keyence. The company is one of the world's leading manufacturers of automation and quality assurance solutions and is therefore relevant for designers. With the readychain service, they can go one step further. Because igus not only supplies readycable, but also ready-to-fit energy chain systems, known as readychains.

"This combination promises maximum reliability for moving camera systems. At a low cost with a short delivery time, everything is from a single source, tested and guaranteed,” says Barker.

www.igus.co.uk