Long travels always make special demands on an E-ChainSystem®. From a certain point, the upper run needs the potential to glide on the lower run or on glide bars. Moreover the E-ChainSystem® requires guidances to prevent a lateral offset. In most cases this is ensured by a guide trough. There are also applications in which a guide trough is not required due to optical or spatial conditions. In order to cover this gap, igus® developed the autoglide system in 1995. autoglide are self-aligning e-chains®, which can dispense with guide troughs up to 50 m travel. You save purchase and installation costs and can keep tracks in the hall free for forklifts or industrial trucks.
Advantages autoglide:
• Self-guiding energy chain systems, no guide trough needed
• Safe, low noise, abrasion-resistant and energy efficient
• For travels of up to 80m
• Cost-effective solution, guide troughs not required
• Very fast installation times for long travel distances, since no guide troughs are needed!
• Small width, quiet operation