Flexible Electric Wire

Flexible cables, or continuous-flex cables, are electrical cables specially designed to accommodate tight bending radii and physical stress in moving applications, such as cable carriers.

As automation technology advanced, moving cables in cable carriers were exposed to increasing loads and could fail even when the carriers themselves remained intact. In extreme cases, corkscrewing and core ruptures could stop production lines. Specialized highly flexible cables were developed for these applications and may be described as chain-suitable, high-flex, or continuous-flex cables.

Greater flexibility can extend a cable's service life inside a cable carrier. A normal cable typically manages 50,000 cycles, while a dynamic cable can complete between one and three million cycles.