The upper and lower run of the chain are guided on top of each other in a special guide trough. At the half of the stroke, the upper run glides precisely over the lower run. At the other half, the chain glides on top of a wear-resistant glidebar, installed at the same height.

Many applications require special solutions. We offer support in design and production.

Some examples:

Housings:
igus® offers special customized housings for protection of the readychains® against severe weather conditions.

Hinge point guide trough:
Port cranes are equipped with a lifting boom. To make sure that the boom and the girder sides of the crane are connected without misalignment of the guide trough, igus® has developed a special fixing for the swivel point. This means that the chain can run on top, beside or below the crane girder.

Floating moving arm:
This device is used to compensate for the lateral mismatch between trolley travelling path and crane travelling path and the readychains®.New: Electronic push/pull-force control with permanent nominal/actual parameter check and/or emergency stop function.

Downholding devices:
readychains® operate safely on long travels and at high acceleration. The retention device prevents the readychains® from climbing when the crane accelerates.

Application examples