Application | Aerospace

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SHIELDED CABLES FOR AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING

Each day, LAPP cables play a crucial role in a wide variety of automated manufacturing applications—including automotive, packaging, food and beverage, machine tools and more. Now, we’ve expanded our reach to a challenging, large-format aerospace manufacturing application. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

THE RIGHT SPECS ÖLFLEX ® SERVO FD 796 CP supports high-velocity travel with accelerations up to 50 m/s 2 . It also offers flex performance at distances up to 328 feet. The cable’s ability to keep pace with long-travel, fast- moving robotic systems was crucial in this application. The key to meeting these requirements is the cable’s construction. It consists of finely stranded bare copper conductors, polypropylene conductor insulation, shielded pairs, and overall tinned copper braid with 85% coverage. It also comes with a non-woven material that wraps over the braid and a specially formulated orange polyurethane outer jacket.

LAPP’s ÖLFLEX ® SERVO FD 796 CP cable was recently chosen for a high- profile composite manufacturing cell for aircraft wings. From setting the spars to laying on the skin, this robotic manufacturing cell constructs the entire wing from start to finish. The cell’s machinery required a cable with continuous flexibility, as well as a small outside diameter and overall construction.

Here’s why the ÖLFLEX ® SERVO FD 796 CP cable fit the bill:

Other features of this cable include: • Travel speeds up to 5 m/s • Low-capacitance design • Halogen-free materials • Oil resistance • Flame retardance: -

UL/CSA: VW-1, FT1

- IEC/EN: 60332-1-2 • Low temperature performance to -40°C

LESS INVENTORY Before discovering ÖLFLEX ® SERVO FD 796 CP, the wing manufacturer used both stationary and continuous flex cables. By upgrading to our cable, the entire motion profile is covered by just one cable, ultimately reducing inventory and the number of parts.

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