igus Chainfix saddle clamp range

The Chainfix saddle clamps, from igus, are designed to fix cables securely within energy chains in moving applications.

Laboratory tests have shown that their tensile strength is around three times higher than that of standard clamps (3500 N compared with 1000 N).

When directly mounted in the energy chain mounting bracket (or through a separate C profile rail outside the mounting bracket), their narrow width and low height make optimum use of limited space. Ribbed plastic saddles ensure a positive connection with the cables, thus securing strain relief. The cables remain clamped, even under large pull, so that they cannot slip out. New and optimised accessories are also available. The part number and correct direction of installation can now be found on the top and the side of Chainfix saddle clamps. This makes identification of parts, for ordering, easy, whether the clamp is installed or uninstalled.

Double igumid G plastic saddles have new locating lugs to make installation easier and more secure. They are abrasion-free and work with a wide range of sheathing materials (PVC, PUR, TPE etc). The clamps are available in black varnished steel or in stainless steel, as a single-, double- or triple-layer version. New Chainfix multiclamps provide four different, double-saddle geometries, allowing the user to install different cable diameters quickly and compactly inside a single, space-saving modular clamp.

These multirow, multiclamps can also securely fix cables with small outer diameters. Double saddles can be ordered individually, to combine existing systems, or as ready to install, multiassemblies, ex stock, or can be configured according to customer requirements.

While Chainfix saddle clamps currently represent standard strain relief for energy chains of all kinds with plastic mounting brackets, igus also offers specialised solutions: Chainfix Nuggets can be used to fix cables and hoses up to a diameter of 20 mm. This space-saving, strain relief element slides easily and quickly into the C-profile rail and requires no installation tools; and, for energy tube application, strain relief separators that combine energy chain interior division components with strain relief.