Zhaolong LONGFLEX® Highly-flexible Motion Control Cable - Specially Designed for Mobile Applications!

In industrial production scenarios, some machines and equipment often need to constantly move and adjust the position, but traditional cables are prone to wear and even break in the process, which has an adverse impact on production efficiency. The motion control cable is to deal with these pain points came into being, it can stably transmit signals during the movement of the machine and equipment to ensure accurate control of the machine and equipment.

What is Motion Control Cable?

Motion control cable is a high-performance cable designed specifically to meet a variety of mobile applications. It can be applied CNC machine tools, processing machinery and other automation equipment, conveyor belts and steel production lines and other automated production lines, air conditioning systems, etc.

Zhaolong LONGFLEX® Highly-flexible Motion Control Cable

Classification & Characteristics of Zhaolong LONGFLEX® Highly-flexible Motion Control Cables

Zhaolong LONGFLEX® highly-flexible motion control cables are made of conductors that is compliant with Class 5 or Class 6 IEC 60228 (i.e. fine bare copper stranding conductors) and high-performance materials such as PVC/TPE/PP insulation and TPU/PVC sheathing. Among them, the shielded cable has excellent resistance to external electromagnetic interference due to the strong protection of tinned copper braid shielding layer with high braid density.

Zhaolong LONGFLEX® Highly-flexible Motion Control Cables can be applied in CNC machine tools, processing machinery and other automation equipment, conveyor belts and steel production lines and other automated production lines, air conditioning systems, etc. Suitable for fixed applications or continuous or noncontinuous back-and-forth motion applications.

Zhaolong LONGFLEX® Highly-flexible Motion Control Cables are rich and diverse in types, including:

• Low-speed motion control cables such as LONGFLEX® MC 411、LONGFLEX® MC 416 CY、LONGFLEX® MC 416 CY-TP、LONGFLEX® MC 416 FCY, etc.

• Medium-speed motion cables such as LONGFLEX® CHAIN FD 430 CY, LONGFLEX® CHAIN FD 432CY

• HIgh-speed motion control cables such as LONGFLEX® CHAIN FD 837 P、LONGFLEX® CHAIN FD 837 CP和LONGFLEX® CHAIN FD 837 CP-TP, etc.

Advantages of Zhaolong LONGFLEX® Highly-flexible Motion Control Cables

Zhaolong LONGFLEX® Highly-flexible Motion Control Cables have various obvious advantages:

• Excellent fire resistance: Meeting IEC 60332 - 1 - 2, or UL VW - 1 requirements, providing solid guarantee for production safety.

• Excellent flexibility: With excellent flexibility, our cables have the capability of withstanding a certain number of drag chain movements without being prone to damage. Our products can meet the drag chain test requirements of 1 million/3 million/5 million/10 million times and have a relatively long service life.

• Oil-resistant: Our products are oil-resistant and the cables with TPU sheath have excellent oil-resistance, having the capability to work stably in oil environment.

• Comparatively small bending radius: The minimum bending radius of our cables is 4D (D = cable diameter) for fixed applications and 7.5D (D = cable diameter) for mobile applications, which can be flexibly bent in small spaces to further improve the flexibility of installation.

• Support customization: Our cable sheath is PVC or TPU. And we can support customization R & D of the motion control cable.

Zhaolong LONGFLEX®MC 411

Zhaolong LONGFLEX®MC 416 CY

Motion Control Cables’ Selection Principles

The selection of the motion control cables can be considered from the following principles:

• Drag chain cycles. Cables should be selected according to the usage frequency and expected service life of equipment. For high-frequency running equipment such as high-speed automated production lines, cables that pass 3 million to 10 million or even higher cycles of drag chain tests should be selected to ensure stable operation of the equipment. In low-frequency occasions, cables with relatively lower numbers of cycles (such as 1 million - 3 million) can be chosen. At the same time, consideration should be given to equipment upgrades and changes in demand to leave some margin.

• Oil-resistant. If there is oil pollution in the application scenario such as some areas of the machinery production line, the oil-resistant motion control cable shall be selected to prevent oil erosion and prolong service life.

• Minimum bending radius. The smaller the bending radius is, the better the cable will adapt in a narrow space. However, if the bending radius is too small, it will affect the cable's service life. For internal cabling in equipment with limited space, cables with relatively small bending radii such as 4D (D = cable diameter) or even smaller may be chosen. In cases where frequent bending is required (such as equipment with conveyor belts), cables with excellent flexibility and appropriate bending radii should be selected.

• Wide temperature range: suitable for -40 ℃ -- 80 ℃ (fixed application) and -5 ℃ -- 60 ℃ (mobile application) environment, to meet the needs of different working environments, some TPU sheathing cable can be used for dynamic application at -25℃ low temperature environment.

• Small bending radius: The minimum bending radius is 4D (D = cable diameter) for fixed applications and 7.5D (D = cable diameter) for mobile applications, which can be flexibly bent in small spaces to further improve the flexibility of installation.

• Support customization: the sheath is PVC or TPU, which can be customized according to the actual needs of clients.

The Important Role & Future Prospect of Motion Control Cables

Motion control cables play a vital role in modern automation. They provide stable and efficient information transmission channels for automated control equipment, automated production lines and air conditioning systems, effectively guaranteeing the safe and stable operation of automated production processes and air conditioning systems. With the continuous development of society, the performance requirements of motion control cables in all walks of life are also increasing.

With its superior performance and wide applicability, Zhaolong LONGFLEX® highly flexible motion control cable offers great advantages in the field of industrial automation. Zhaolong will continue to be committed to technological innovation and product optimization, provide our clients with more high-quality cable solutions, and help the industrial automation industry to move to a higher stage of development. Whether in processing machinery, conveyor belts, machine manufacturing lines, steel production lines and air conditioning systems, or in automation equipment such as CNC machine tools, engraving machines and woodworking machines, LONGFLEX® highly flexible motion control cables will play an important role in the development of various industries.