Solution
In order to prevent the corrugated hose from wrapping itself around the robot or getting caught in the machine when it is being driven in and out, those responsible for the project looked for a new way for the guidance of the cable. The key to success here was the use of a retraction system that pulls in the cables when the robot head is retracted and releases them again when the robot head is in the extended position. The
triflex® RS retraction system that is now mounted on the industrial robot enables tight-fitting cables without restricting the movement of the system. The strain on the cables during fast and complex 3D movements is eliminated. In addition, there are no longer any sensitive cable elements in the work area and the previously high risk of failure and complex maintenance work are now a thing of the past.