Energy Chain Identification and Obsolescence

`Aid for identifying energy chain types, including obsolescence issues with discontinued products

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...Updated 2024 to remove all references to B15 chain

X Axis

Flowline, Ecoline, ZX3, ZX4 and Microline

Application	Original PartNo	Original Supplier Part No	Height	Width	Bend Rad	Notes	Obsolescence Issues
Up to 2020	A0000126	10.4.048.0			100	Non-Openable	Obsolete from 2019. Now replaced with A0000169, but not link for link compatible. Needs entire chain replaced
	A0000158	B15.4.048.0				Openable
2020 onwards	A0001069	B15.050.048.0			100	Replacement chain - openable on outside diameter. A0001074 Horizontal Mount bracket required to allow pivoting	Now Obsolete - Proved an unreliable replacement Replace with 2500 series
2023 Onwards	A0001113	2500.03.055.0	25		55		Energy Chain Installation - 2500 Series

Note: On long horizontal travels, the first 3 links next to the carriage should be reversed to take the strain from the cable. See Long Travel Drawing

Autoflow

Application	PartNo	Supplier Part No	Height	Width	Bend Rad	Notes	Obsolescence Issues
X Axis Autoflow	A0001043	1500.050.100			100

ZX5 up to Z073

Application	PartNo	Supplier Part No	Height	Width	Bend Rad	Notes	Obsolescence Issues
Up to and including Z072	A0000126	10.4.048.0			100	Non-Openable	Obsolete from 2019. Now replaced with A0000169, but not link for link compatible. Needs entire chain replaced
	A0000158	B15.4.048.0				Openable
Z073 onwards	A0001069	B15.050.048.0			100	Replacement chain - openable on outside diameter. Two types of bracket available Has to be openable to allow Beckhoff plugs through A0001074 Horizontal Mount bracket required to allow pivoting	Proved to be unreliable and unstable. Upgrade to 2500 Series Energy Chain Installation - 2500 Series
Z095 Onwards	A0001113	2500.03.055.0	25		55		Energy Chain Installation - 2500 Series

Note: On long horizontal travels, the first 3 links next to the carriage should be reversed to take the strain from the cable. See Long Travel Drawing

Z Axis

Flowline

Application	PartNo	Supplier Part No	Height	Width	Bend Rad	Notes	Obsolescence Issues
Z Axis Flowline	A0000006	SR400-041 (Cavotec)	35mm	62mm	75mm

Ring Trunking

Machine	PartNo	Supplier Part No	Height	Width	Bend Rad	Notes	Obsolescence Issues
Flowline ZX Microline Ecoline	D0006310	10.2.075/220.0			75mm	Originally machined in house to give reverse bend radius From 2020,sourced direct from IGUS by D part number	The original 10.2.075 part is no longer available, but the moulded RBR part 10.2.075/220/0 is still made
Autoflow	D0010318

Autoflow SR Axis

Application	PartNo	Supplier Part No	Height	Width	Bend Rad	Notes	Obsolescence Issues
Autoflow SR Axis

Router

Application	PartNo	Supplier Part No	Height	Width	Bend Rad	Notes	Obsolescence Issues
Router	A0000059	132P-II 3.7

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