Industrial Automation Magazine India

Cable Carrier V-Chain Makes Space

Published on : Saturday 25-04-2020

Schmalz has gained approximately 750 millimetres of extra usable space underneath the jib compared to with the trailing cable.

Schmalz is expanding the product range for its flat jib, saving space at the same time: The new V-Chain packs the hose assembly for the vacuum supply into a cable track, making loose-hanging loops a thing of the past and allowing even forklift trucks to pass safely under the flat jib. In areas with height restrictions, every centimetre counts. To enable ergonomic work using vacuum lifters in such areas, J. Schmalz GmbH added the modular aluminium flat jib to its product range. Now the vacuum experts have expanded the modular system for the space-saving crane system with a new energy supply. Instead of the trailing cable — where the vacuum supply hose which is laid in loops can quickly become an interfering edge, particularly in low-ceilinged areas — with the V-Chain, the hose assembly is laid in a cable track with a low overall height. By using the V-Chain, Schmalz has gained approximately 750 millimetres of extra usable space underneath the jib compared to with the trailing cable. It is available as an option with Schmalz jib cranes in combination with the tube lifter JumboFlex.

Innovative products, award-winning working conditions, sustainable use of resources: Schmalz offers extraordinary solutions. The family-run business is the world’s leading supplier of vacuum technology. At the company headquarters in Germany and in 19 further companies, about 1,500 employees sell vacuum components and gripping systems for automation, vacuum lifting devices and crane systems for manual work processes, and vacuum clamping technology for processing wood and metal.

Schmalz India Pvt Ltd, Pune. Tel: 020-40725500/02. Email: [email protected], [email protected]