Tot welke lengte is een rups vrijdragend?

Dat verschilt per type en hangt af van het gewicht van het kabelpakket. In de configurator zie je per type of je rijweg vrijdragend kan.

Moet een glijdende rups altijd in een goot?

In de praktijk wel. De goot houdt het glijdende deel op zijn plaats en voorkomt dat de rups uitloopt.

Self-supporting or gliding?The travel length decides.

With a short travel length the carrier supports itself: the upper part hangs freely above the lower. As the travel length gets longer, the upper part rests on the lower and glides, usually in a guide channel.

See the difference Calculate it

Long travel length with gliding cable carrier

The difference in one table

Criterion	Short strokes, no channel neededSelf-supporting	Long travel lengths, in a guide channelGliding
Travel length	Short to medium, limited per type	Long, up to many tens of metres
Guidance	No channel needed	Guide channel needed
Speed	High speeds and accelerations possible	Lower speeds due to gliding
Wear	Little contact, little wear	Gliding surfaces wear; channel and gliding shoes determine a lot
Installation	Simple	The channel must be straight and well aligned

More about self-supporting More about gliding

Choose self-supporting for

Short strokes
High speed or acceleration
No room for a channel

Choose gliding for

Long travel lengths
Gantry cranes and halls
Intralogistics and storage systems

Conclusion

Self-supporting where possible, gliding where necessary. The maximum self-supporting length differs per type and depends on the cable weight; the configurator calculates this for you.

Start the cable carrier configurator

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