1. Copper bunching
Fine annealed copper wires are paid off from many spools at controlled tension and bunched into flexible conductors.
Factory & Quality
How our drag chain cables are made and tested
Aricable cables are produced at our partner factory in Yixing, Jiangsu, the centre of China's cable industry. The factory specialises in servo, control, signal and data cables for automated machinery.
Production, step by step
2. Insulation extrusion
Each conductor is insulated on an extrusion line, with diameter monitored in line.
3. Cabling
Cores or twisted pairs are laid up in a short pitch together with reinforced filler and a non-woven wrap.
4. Braiding
Banks of braiding machines apply the tinned copper shield over the cabled core.
5. Jacket extrusion
Braided cores are staged at the jacket line, where the PUR or PVC jacket is extruded.
6. Marking
The jacket is ink-jet printed with the type legend and metre marking as it leaves the line.
Design for continuous flexing
- Fine-wire annealed copper conductors that resist work hardening
- Short-pitch bundled stranding so every core travels the same path through the bend
- Reinforced filler and non-woven wrap to hold the core bundle round
- Tinned copper braid shield laid for flexing
- Low-adhesion matt jacket in PUR or PVC that slides inside the chain
Testing
- Drag chain flex testing against the TÜV 2 PfG 2577 specification
- Rated flex life stated at three bend radii: 7.5×D, 10×D and 12.5×D
- Voltage test on finished cable: 2000 V or 3000 V depending on series
- Flame test to IEC 60332-1-2
Certification
The production factory holds a TÜV Rheinland certificate of conformity for cables for robot systems, tested for drag chain use. The certificate covers specific models, so ask us whether it applies to the item you need. Products comply with RoHS and REACH. Certificate copies are provided on request with your quotation.
Custom and private label
We make cables to your drawing or to match a part you already use: core count, cross-section, shielding, insulation and jacket material, colour, and your own print legend on the jacket.
About Aricable
Aricable is the cable brand of Sichuan Aricable Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. (四川阿瑞可电子科技有限公司), based in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Our cables are made for us by a specialist partner factory in Yixing, Jiangsu. We handle sales, technical support and export, so you deal with one contact from inquiry to delivery.