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The igus e-loop, a heavy duty energy chain for drilling machinery, has won an international award recognising its design to protect cables/hoses and operators on oil & gas platforms. igus has returned a winner at the prestigious International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) NSC Safety Awards in Aberdeen for the innovative e-loop, a clever product that combines the advantages of a plastic energy chain with a high tension pull rope....
OpenWorks Engineering has developed SkyWall100, allowing the user to physically capture a drone in mid-flight....
At this year’s Offshore Europe in Aberdeen from 8th – 11th September, 2015, igus® will be showcasing a variety of its products that meet the demands of the oil & gas industry. Areas of focus will include DNV GL certified chainflex® cables and complementary e-chain® cable carriers, as well as the new iglidur® X bearing range and multi-purpose tribo-tape....
igus UK has expanded its assembly and installation service to include anything from a 70m long train wash system up to a 500m long unloading crane application. Engineering and on-site installation have been part of the igus service for projects all over the UK for many years, with lead times of just five days. For every installed system, igus guarantees maintenance-free operation to agreed technical specifications over a long period....
igus UK is inviting maintenance engineers to book a free energy chain and flexible cable annual check-up before or during factory shutdowns scheduled in July and August....
igus has now added a bus cable for the CC-Link industrial serial field bus system into its range. The data transmission properties of the Chainflex CFBUS.035 cable correspond to the CC-Link specification and have been tested and approved by the global coordinating office, CC-Links Partners Association (CLPA) in Japan....
Igus has developed a optical fibre cable, called Chainflex CFLG.2LB, which is suitable for all bus systems. This dual-core optical fibre bus cable is designed specifically for energy chain applications, where extremely small bending radii and high cycle life are expected without loss of data....