Tsubaki replaces aerospace manufacturer’s cable carriers with almost no downtime

KabelSchlepp rescued a manufacturer's CNC machine with a TKA carrier.

Tsubaki of Canada offers a wide range of cables, cable carriers, and complete cable systems through its sister company, KabelSchlepp. A veteran manufacturer that invented the modern cable and hose carrier chain, KabelSchlepp is the source that companies trust when cable carriers need immediate replacement.

One example is a machine shop that makes components for the aerospace sector, which was recently having trouble with one of its CNC machines. For the best solution, this company turned to Tsubaki.

Carrier replacement in no time

The problem with the CNC machine was that the steel-tube cable and hose carriers kept failing and needed to be replaced. Because the machine shop was extremely busy, it needed to replace these carriers in a way that modified the equipment as little as possible, causing minimal downtime. But the defective cables and hoses were fed throughout the machine, meaning that disconnecting, removing, and then refeeding them through the CNC equipment would use up a lot of time that the company could not afford to waste.

When Tsubaki entered the picture, its cable experts recommended the new TKA series by KabelSchlepp, designed to protect cable from chips and contamination. This group of fully enclosed plastic cable and hose carriers has lids that open on either the inside or outside radius. It took only about an hour to install, with no need to touch the current cables and hoses, and the machine was back in business right away.

Since then, the CNC machine has been running smoothly – even better than before, as the TKA carrier’s IP54 rating ensures first-rate cable protection.

KabelSchlepp’s TKA series is highly recommended for applications that require a tight cable carrier or a long travel gliding cable carrier. It is also an advantage in cable inspections, as it offers easy one-sided cover opening from any vantage point, and when inside subdivision is desired. TKA carriers are also suited in cases in which fixed dividers should be available and for maximum loads of 15 kilograms per metre.

For superior cable protection, even at the brackets, trust the KabelSchlepp TKA series.

To learn more, contact Tsubaki.

• Tweet