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

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

Sommaire

igus, energy chain, caterpillar

X Axis

Flowline, Ecoline, ZX3, ZX4 and Microline
Application	PartNo	Supplier Part No	Notes	Obsolescence Issues
Up to 2020	A0000126	10.4.048.0	Non-Openable	Obsolete from 2019. Now replaced with A0000169, but not link for link compatible. Needs entire chain replaced
Up to 2020	A0000158	B15.4.048.0	Openable
2020 onwards	A0001069	B15.050.048.0	Replacement chain - openable on outside diameter. A0001074 Horizontal Mount bracket required to allow pivoting

See

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

ZX5 up to Z073
Application	PartNo	Supplier Part No	Notes	Obsolescence Issues
Up to and including Z072	A0000126	10.4.048.0	Non-Openable	Obsolete from 2019. Now replaced with A0000169, but not link for link compatible. Needs entire chain replaced
Up to and including Z072	A0000158	B15.4.048.0	Openable
Z073 onwards	A0001069	B15.050.048.0	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

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


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	10.2.075/220.0			75mm