104 1-800-447-2371 www.lutze.com LUTZE Technical Overview LUTZE MOTIONFLEX® Linear and Torsional Flexing Cable Cycle Ratings Modern day automation requires the use of specially designed cables, constructed for various motion profiles. The lifetime of cables in automation environments, highly depends on the mechanical parameters of the application, but also on proper handling and installation of the cable. Cable Type Traveling distances Bending Radius Speed Acceleration Cycles LUTZE MOTIONFLEX® TRAY-ER TPE Unshielded & Shielded cables with special PVC/Nylon Insulation, TPE jackets > 3 ft / 1m > 10 Ø < 5 m/s < 10 m/s² 5,000,000 LUTZE MOTIONFLEX® M (C) TPE Unshielded & Shielded cables with XLPE Insulation, TPE jackets > 3 ft / 1m > 10 Ø < 5 m/s < 10 m/s² 5,000,000 LUTZE MOTIONFLEX® ETHERNET (C) TPE Shielded cables with special HDPE Insulation, TPE jackets > 3 ft / 1m > 20 Ø < 5 m/s < 10 m/s² 10,000,000 > 3 ft / 1m > 10 Ø < 5 m/s < 10 m/s² 1,000,000 LUTZE MOTIONFLEX® Torsional Flexing Cable Type Cable length Torsion angle Speed RPM Cycles LUTZE MOTIONFLEX® TRAY-ER TPE Shielded cables with special PVC/Nylon Insulation, TPE jackets > 3 ft / 1m ≤ 120o < 1 m/s > 50 2,000,000 Unshielded cables with special PVC/Nylon Insulation, TPE jackets > 3 ft / 1m ≤ 180o < 1 m/s > 50 2,000,000 LUTZE MOTIONFLEX® M (C) TPE Shielded cables with special XLPE Insulation, TPE jackets > 3 ft / 1m ≤ 120o < 1 m/s > 50 2,000,000 LUTZE MOTIONFLEX® ETHERNET (C) TPE Shielded cables with special HDPE Insulation, TPE jackets > 3 ft / 1m ≤ 270o < 1 m/s > 50 3,000,000 The data in this table shows actual application parameters and accomplished cycles in independent tests. Flexing cycle performance can only be compared by looking at all the data. A rating of “millions of operations” is meaningless if the distance, speed and bend radius is unknown. LUTZE Technical Overview LUTZE MOTIONFLEX® Linear and Torsional Flexing Cable Cycle Ratings Modern day automation requires the use of specially designed cables, constructed for various motion profiles. The lifetime of cables in automation environments, highly depends on the mechanical parameters of the application, but also on proper handling and installation of the cable. Cable Type Traveling distances Bending Radius Speed Acceleration Cycles LUTZE MOTIONFLEX® TRAY-ER TPE Unshielded & Shielded cables with special PVC/Nylon Insulation, TPE jackets > 3 ft / 1m > 10 Ø < 5 m/s < 10 m/s² 5,000,000 LUTZE MOTIONFLEX® M (C) TPE Unshielded & Shielded cables with XLPE Insulation, TPE jackets > 3 ft / 1m > 10 Ø < 5 m/s < 10 m/s² 5,000,000 LUTZE MOTIONFLEX® ETHERNET (C) TPE Shielded cables with special HDPE Insulation, TPE jackets > 3 ft / 1m > 20 Ø < 5 m/s < 10 m/s² 10,000,000 > 3 ft / 1m > 10 Ø < 5 m/s < 10 m/s² 1,000,000 LUTZE MOTIONFLEX® Torsional Flexing Cable Type Cable length Torsion angle Speed RPM Cycles LUTZE MOTIONFLEX® TRAY-ER TPE Shielded cables with special PVC/Nylon Insulation, TPE jackets > 3 ft / 1m ≤ 120o < 1 m/s > 50 2,000,000 Unshielded cables with special PVC/Nylon Insulation, TPE jackets > 3 ft / 1m ≤ 180o < 1 m/s > 50 2,000,000 LUTZE MOTIONFLEX® M (C) TPE Shielded cables with special XLPE Insulation, TPE jackets > 3 ft / 1m ≤ 120o < 1 m/s > 50 2,000,000 LUTZE MOTIONFLEX® ETHERNET (C) TPE Shielded cables with special HDPE Insulation, TPE jackets > 3 ft / 1m ≤ 270o < 1 m/s > 50 3,000,000 The data in this table shows actual application parameters and accomplished cycles in independent tests. Flexing cycle performance can only be compared by looking at all the data. A rating of “millions of operations” is meaningless if the distance, speed and bend radius is unknown.
