Safe and reliable in any weather

"We wanted a clean and future-proof solution for the energy supply in the fully automated roller greenhouse, which is why we jointly decided in favour of a basic flizz® complete system," says Oliver Köhler, sales engineer at igus®. "Apart from that, there was no alternative to using an e-chain® from our point of view, as a busbar system is not recommended for outdoor use due to weather conditions and signal transmission. Alternatives such as a trailing cable or a festooning system would have been too maintenance-prone and, in this case, too expensive. Our E2/000 series energy chain was the ideal choice for this application. It is cost-effective, easy to install, very robust and runs quietly over long travel distances of up to 150 metres." The basic flizz® is a complete system and consists of an energy chain, which is filled with the highly flexible chainflex® cable from igus® and guided safely and smoothly in a weatherproof stainless steel housing. The basic flizz® system is designed to protect the cable from dirt and extreme weather conditions. The travel of the fully automated roller greenhouse at the University of Bayreuth is around 21 metres. To compensate for misalignments, a floating moving end was also installed to further extend the service life of the entire application. The experts at igus® decided to use the chainflex® control cable CF9, CF10 and CF77.UL.D as well as the motor cable CF34.UL.D due to the cross section and the number of cores. All cables are UV-resistant and designed for the highest loads. "We have the largest test laboratory in the industry, where we carry out over ten billion test cycles per year with energy chain and chainflex® cable. This enables us to guarantee reliable reliability, even with long travel distances, many cycles and the most extreme environmental conditions," says Oliver Köhler.