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Dynatect Cable & Hose Carriers

Dynatect Cable & Hose Carriers
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Dynatect Cable & Hose Carriers

Product catalog summary
Introduction
This document provides an overview of Dynatect's cable and hose carriers, available in both plastic and metal options, designed for a range of applications from light to heavy-duty operations.
Plastic Carriers
Nylatrac and Nylatube: Made from glass-filled nylon or special polymers, these carriers are versatile and durable, suitable for high-speed and long-travel applications with excellent corrosion resistance.
  • Nylatrac Modular: Customizable design with replaceable bearings and multiple lockout points, available in enclosed styles for added protection.
  • Nylatrac Standard: For light to medium-duty applications, featuring open-style links for easy inspection and maintenance.
  • Nylatube Standard: Provides a completely enclosed solution to protect cables and hoses from dirt and debris.
Metal Carriers
Gortrac and Gortube: Ideal for heavy-duty applications, offering superior strength-to-weight ratios and protection from harsh environments.
  • Gortrac Steel: Known for excellent load-bearing capabilities and longer travel distances, with open-style designs for self-cleaning and enclosed styles for protection against abrasive materials.
  • Gortube Steel: Fully encloses cables and hoses, resistant to high temperatures and corrosive environments, suitable for high-speed operations.
Application Examples
Examples demonstrate the use of carriers in industries such as automation, entertainment, and aerospace, highlighting adaptability to specific operational requirements.
Design Guide
Provides steps for sizing a carrier, including listing cables and hoses, determining cavity dimensions, and selecting the appropriate series based on application needs. Covers considerations for bend radius, curve height, and total travel requirements.
Typical Applications
Explains key terms related to carrier applications, emphasizing the importance of selecting correct specifications for optimal performance and longevity.
Overview of Cable and Hose Carriers
Dynatect offers a variety of carriers, including plastic, metal, and hybrid options. Metal carriers are recommended for high temperatures and heavy loads, while plastic carriers are preferred for higher speeds and accelerations.
Cable Clamping and Strain Relief
Proper cable clamping is crucial to maintain integrity and prevent wear, with various solutions provided by Dynatect.
Installation Guidelines
Correct installation is vital for system longevity, recommending clearances of 10% for cables and 20% for hoses.
Value-Added Services
Dynatect offers pre-assembled carrier systems with cables and hoses, ensuring quality and timely delivery.
Guide Trough Systems
Used for plastic carriers with unsupported spans to prevent lateral movement and sagging.
Conclusion
Dynatect provides comprehensive solutions for cable and hose management, ensuring efficient and reliable carrier systems.
Specifications
Details dimensions and configurations for guide trough systems, specifying total trough length and defining deep and shallow sections.
Procedures
Recommends a push plate for applications where the moving end cannot be lowered, with tow force calculations provided by Dynatect Engineering.
Support Systems
Outlines various support systems designed to extend travel capabilities beyond standard limits.
Design Recommendations
Modular low-friction sliders are recommended for long travel applications to reduce tow force and wear.
Key Features
Highlights features such as reduced tow forces, modularity, ease of assembly, and noise reduction.
Cable and Hose Specifications
Outlines types of cables and hoses, including outside diameter, quantity, minimum bend radius, and weight per foot.
Travel Requirements
Specifies travel dimensions, maximum travel speed, acceleration, and duty cycle, with space restrictions noted.
Travel Orientation and Application
Details operating temperature range and environmental conditions, with material and style preferences specified.
Bracket Configuration
Default bracket configuration is inward, with options for mounting holes inward or outward of the link.
Material Compatibility and Properties
Provides a list of materials and their resistance to various chemicals and conditions.
Material Properties of Standard Nylatrac®/Nylatube®
Details mechanical, flammability, electrical, and general physical properties of the materials.
Design Recommendations
Recommends mounting the stationary end of the carrier at the center of travel to minimize required length.
Contact Information
Contact details for Dynatect are provided for further inquiries.
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Catalog excerpts

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CABLE AND HOSE CARRIERS CABLE AND HOSE CARRIERS KO Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KN Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SP Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KS Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P/PH Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NP Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KL Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NYLATRAC MODULAR NSB Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TSC Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TS Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TL Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NXL Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NYLATUBE® STANDARD KOE Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146-147 N Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148-149 KLE Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150-151 METAL BRANDS GORTRAC® STEEL SA Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB/SC Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MRC Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GX Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SX Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SRC/LRC Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XX Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XL Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GORTUBE® STEEL Gortube Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180-183 Email: [email protected]

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BRAND OVERVIEW CABLE AND HOSE CARRIERS PLASTIC CARRIERS | NYLATRAC® AND NYLATUBE® Versatile, user-friendly carrier solutions molded from standard glass-filled nylon or special polymers. These carriers are available in a variety of designs and constructions suited for applications ranging from basic to demanding operation. Durable Nylatrac and Nylatube carriers offer excellent corrosion resistance, and reliable operation in applications requiring high speed/ acceleration and/or long travel operation. NYLATRAC STANDARD • Plastic solution for light- to medium-duty applications featuring clean, lightweight...

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METAL CARRIERS | GORTRAC® AND GORTUBE® Durable alternative to plastic solutions for heavy-duty or unique and challenging applications. Innovative Gortrac carriers provide superior strength-to-weight ratios and maximum unsupported spans. Fullyenclosed Gortube carriers offer the best protection from hot and abrasive elements and liquids, and can operate at faster speeds and accelerations. BRAND OVERVIEW CABLE AND HOSE CARRIERS GORTRAC STEEL • Excellent load-bearing and unsupported travel capability (depending on carrier load) • Longer travels can be achieved with Gortrac Long Travel Support Systems...

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APPLICATION EXAMPLES CABLE AND HOSE CARRIERS PLASTIC CARRIERS | APPLICATION EXAMPLES | Plastic Carriers Nylatrac® Modular TS and TSC carriers installed on custom pick-and-place equipment provide cable/hose management for long travel and three axis of operation. Nylatrac Modular TS carriers protect cables/hoses in multiple directions on high-speed servo-driven press transfer automation equipment. Bolted aluminum armor plates shield the utility package from debris in a metal stamping environment. Email: [email protected]

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APPLICATION EXAMPLES CABLE AND HOSE CARRIERS PLASTIC CARRIERS | APPLICATION EXAMPLES | Plastic Carriers Nested Nylatrac® Modular TL carriers operate fully submerged at an entertainment attraction. These carriers are designed for rotational and long travel in a side-mounted configuration. In this low-mount gliding application, decreased tow force is achieved with a Nylatrac Modular TS carrier with low-friction modular sliders. Low mounts are used in carrier designs for increased load/travel capability. Email: [email protected]

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APPLICATION EXAMPLES CABLE AND HOSE CARRIERS PLASTIC CARRIERS  |  APPLICATION EXAMPLES | Plastic Carriers Nylatrac® Modular TSC carriers manage the cables and hoses connected to a Roboleo automated milking robot. Cavity separators placed every link prevent the hoses from sagging, and replaceable modular sliders on the side-mounted carrier protect link side bands from excessive wear. A long travel side-mounted TSC carrier (shown at the right) is customized with window extenders equipped with double poly rollers to accommodate hoses along outer radius while keeping cables organized within inner...

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PLASTIC CARRIERS  |  APPLICATION EXAMPLES APPLICATION EXAMPLES CABLE AND HOSE CARRIERS | Plastic Carriers A complete cable carrier system designed by Dynatect includes a high-velocity rolling carriage and Nylatrac® Modular TL carriers to achieve long travel in a steel mill. Nylatrac Modular TL carriers, with anodized aluminum crossbars for added strength in heavy wind conditions, maintain the lines for electric and hydraulic controls on a vertical lift bridge. Shown: The Main Street Bridge in Jacksonville, Florida.

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APPLICATION EXAMPLES CABLE AND HOSE CARRIERS METAL CARRIERS  |  APPLICATION EXAMPLES | Metal Carriers Custom stainless steel Gortrac® LRC carrier system with rolling carriage for a rocket launch system in California. Driven end modified for customer’s application requirements. Blow-molding application with Gortrac steel XL carrier with patented “Walker” support system to reduce shock load by preventing link lock-out. Gortrac steel SRC carrier with window extenders on underground boring equipment.

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