Is een lawaaiige kabelrups gevaarlijk?

Niet direct, maar het is een teken van slijtage of aanlopen. Wie het negeert, krijgt vaak later een breuk of kabelschade.

Bestaan er stille kabelrupsen?

Ja. Er zijn series die speciaal ontworpen zijn voor een stille en trillingsarme loop bij hoge snelheden. Wij adviseren welke past bij je beweging.

Cable carrier making noise?Noise is a signal.

A cable carrier should run smoothly. Rattling, clacking or squeaking means something is rubbing, hitting or wearing. Sometimes it is a matter of adjusting, sometimes the carrier is not suitable for the speed.

Call a specialist Fix it yourself

Production line with moving cable carriers

Is the noise getting worse quickly, or are bits of plastic coming out of the carrier? Have it checked before it breaks.

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Symptoms

Do you recognise this?

Rattling or clacking noise when unrolling
Squeaking or grinding on every stroke
Vibration in the machine that moves along with the carrier
Noise that gets worse over time

You can check this yourself

Does the noise come from the bend or from the straight section?
Does the carrier touch the machine or the trough anywhere?
Is there noticeable play in the links?
Has the machine speed been increased?

Causes

What it is usually down to

Often several causes play a role at once. We look at the carrier, the installation and the movement together.

Let us take a look Do you already know which part is broken? Request it straight away

01Polygon effect
Each link drops briefly as it rolls off. At high speeds and a large pitch that becomes audible. Quiet series with a small pitch or a damped stop run much more smoothly.
02Gliding without a channel or on a poor surface
A gliding carrier that rubs on a rough or wrong surface makes noise and wears quickly.
03Worn hinges
Play in the hinge points causes rattling and is a sign that the carrier needs replacing.
04Rubbing
The carrier touches the machine, the channel or a cable tray and clicks with every stroke.

Step by step

Fix it yourself

Have a fitter in house and want to do it yourself? This is the order we follow too.

Level: Simple

What you need

Torch
Possibly new gliding shoes or guide parts of the same series

Request parts Manuals and datasheets Check the whole carrier with the carrier check Carrier worn out? Find a replacement that fits

Safety first. Only work on a machine that is stationary, de-energised and locked out against switching on. Secure axes that can move or drop. Follow your company's safety rules.

(01)
Locating the source of the noise
Let the machine move slowly and listen for where the noise comes from: the bend, the channel or the self-supporting section.
(02)
Tracing rubbing
Look for scuff and polish marks on the carrier, the channel and the machine. That is where the carrier touches something it should not.
(03)
Clean the channel and carrier
Remove swarf, dirt and grease from the channel and between the links. Do not use solvents on plastic.
(04)
Replace worn parts
If the sliding shoes or the underside of the links are worn thin, replace those parts.

When to stop

Does it sound like creaking or clicking on every stroke, or does the carrier visibly sag? Then there is more going on than dirt or rubbing.

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Solution

Prefer to have it fixed? This is how we do it

Not just replacing, but making sure it does not happen again.

01Find the source: We determine whether the noise comes from the carrier itself, the surface or the run-in.
02Adjusting and guiding: Aligning, a guide channel or glide strips already solve a lot of noise.
03Quieter series: At high speeds we recommend a series designed to run quietly and with low vibration.

Range