Plastic cable chains are prone to breakage during long-distance operation due to their constant reciprocating motion, combined with the weight of the internal cables and their own weight. How can we prevent problems with plastic cable chains during long-distance operation? To ensure the proper functioning of plastic cable chains, Hengtong Plastic Cable Chain experts introduce several common methods for your scientific use.
1. Install anti-slip plates between plastic cable chains to allow the moving end to slide on the fixed end, thus solving the problem of long-distance operation of plastic cable chains and ensuring the service life and performance of plastic cable chains.
Second, support wheels are added to the plastic cable chain to support its long-distance operation. The support wheels reduce the load on the plastic cable chain, thus solving the problem of long-distance operation. The installation of the support wheels must be scientific and reasonable to more effectively assist the plastic cable chain in long-distance operation.
Third, the plastic cable chain is equipped with guide grooves, allowing it to run along a pre-designed trajectory. For long-distance operation of plastic cable chains, a reasonable long-distance operation solution must be developed based on the actual site conditions to prevent and resolve problems that are prone to occur during long-distance operation, thereby reducing unnecessary losses for the enterprise and significantly improving production efficiency.
Plastic cable chains are generally used on cables, oil pipes, air pipes, water pipes, and ventilation ducts in machine tools and other machinery, serving a traction and protection function.
The use of cable chains originated in Germany, and was later adopted and structurally innovated in China. Cable chains are now widely used in machine tools, protecting cables and making the machine tools look more aesthetically pleasing. Cable chains, rectangular metal flexible hoses, protective sleeves, corrugated pipes, and PVC-coated metal flexible hoses all belong to cable protection products.
Cable chains are categorized by material into steel cable chains and plastic cable chains. Steel cable chains are made of a combination of steel and aluminum and can be custom-made, while plastic cable chains are also known as engineering cable chains or tank chains. Cable chains are further classified into three types based on their application environment and requirements: bridge cable chains, fully enclosed cable chains, and semi-enclosed cable chains.
