Sorry, I meant this type of apparatus, so the cable isn't actually pulled out of anything, the chain just runs along the floor beside the track from a central point.
I looked into designing and building a system that would work just like other festoon systems (similar to what are used on overhead hoists), but with the current constraints it doesn't really seem feasible. I find myself circling back to a simple cable carrier system running alongside the track...
Hello,
I am tossing around some ideas to manage the power cable for a mobile submerged arc welding system. The manipulator runs along a 75' straight track, and I need to find a way to keep the power cable safe while the carriage is in transit back and forth. So far the ideas are:
Cable Carrier...
