Drag Chain Cable Product Development History

Drag chain cable product development history

Drag chain cable, as an indispensable connection cable in the field of modern industrial manufacturing, its development process is full of innovation and change. The origin of this product can be traced back to 1953, when Professor Gilbert Waninger in Germany invented the world's first steel tow chain, which provided a new solution for cable protection and management.

With the continuous development of towing chain technology, towing chain cable has also emerged. In 1954, the German company began to market the first tow chain, and quickly recognized the huge potential of the cable tow chain market. In the following decades, the materials and forms of tow chain cables have gradually diversified, including a variety of materials such as steel, plastic (also known as engineering plastic or tank chain), stainless steel and nylon to meet the needs of different industries and application scenarios.

In China, the development of tow chain cable has experienced three stages of introduction, digestion and absorption and independent innovation. After 1954, China began to introduce tow chain cables and applied them to mechanical equipment. However, the high cost and long cycle of imported tow chain cables have hindered the healthy development of the machinery industry to a certain extent. Therefore, Chinese enterprises began to independently produce tow chain cables, after digestion, absorption and improvement, gradually reduce the production cost and supply cycle, and promote the rapid development of the machinery industry.

With the continuous development of science and technology, automated production lines have become a major trend in the field of industrial manufacturing. Tow chain cable plays a vital role in the automatic production line, its excellent tensile resistance, wear resistance, oil resistance, acid and alkali resistance, waterproof and other properties, to provide a reliable guarantee for the automatic production line. Especially in industries such as auto parts manufacturing, the application of tow chain cables makes the production process more smooth, stable and safe.

In the future, with the continuous progress of science and technology and the in-depth development of industrial automation, tow chain cables will be widely used in more fields, bringing higher efficiency and lower costs to industrial production.