The new Ölflex Connect Chain configurator from LAPP Australia will introduce visitors to AUSPACK 19 in March to a simple way to digitally engineer a power chain online with just a few clicks of the mouse.

The new tool from one the world’s leading providers of branded cable and connector systems, LAPP, ensures configuring power chains for automation, electrical and process solutions is no longer a complicated task, even for less experienced users.

The Ölflex Connect Chain configurator automatically switches off all error sources and always finds the best solution, says LAPP Australia General Manager Simon Pullinger. The online configurator, available nationally, acts as a step-by-step guide through the choice of cable chain, cables and relevant accessories.

 Ölflex technology will feature in the debut of the new LAPP Australia operation at AUSPACK 2019 In Melbourne from March 26-29 (Stand G130).

This first appearance of the fully-fledged LAPP subsidiary in Australia – opened in February 2018 – will provide key markets with a unique overview and personal introduction to Lapp’s globally respected product families, used in Australia for more than 30 years and produced at 18 manufacturing locations on four continents.

Ölflex Connect Chain configurator

Ölflex Connect Chain configurator ensures components are compatible every step of the way, especially when it comes to the cables’ minimum bend radius. The cable chain must not have a smaller bend radius than the cable.

If this is the case, the configurator will display a warning message and suggest other types of cable chain. Other criteria include the travel length, acceleration, temperature behaviour and shielding. The configurator automatically excludes cables that are not suitable for the application.

“When the configuration is complete, users receive a personalised quotation and are then able to choose whether you want to purchase the power chain fully assembled by LAPP or as individual components, with the option of having the cables pre-cut to the appropriate lengths,” says Mr Pullinger.

LAPP Australia debuts at AUSPACK 2019 in March with a range of quality technologies vital to integrated electrical, process and automation engineering solutions.

Its new 3100sq m headquarters at Eastern Creek, Sydney, is purpose-built to meet national demand for advanced technologies backed by outstanding technical service and swift delivery in future-focussed areas of industry.

LAPP Australia’s initial range of more than 1000 stocked items has grown quickly in its first year to exceed 1500, a total which will grow beyond 2000 in the second year. The new HQ also houses customising machinery that enables it to supply a variety of different cables types up to 37mm supplied ready cut and finished to precise lengths.

This customer-responsiveness – combined with the speed and flexibility of the LAPP logistics centre in Germany – means Australian customers have access to 40,000 LAPP products with lead times of 1-2 weeks from receipt of order.

LAPP Ölflex range

LAPP’s Ölflex connecting and control cables are among the most widely used in the world, with proven reliability and compatibility with the most advanced machinery. In 1959, Ölflex was the first control cable to be designed with colour-coded wires and was at the same time the first branded cable in the world.

Ölflex properties:

• Flexible, almost entirely oil-resistant and universally applicable.
• Fulfils the most demanding requirements for electrical and mechanical properties.
• Comprehensive range for all environmental conditions, including wet/dry, EMC, outside/inside, various temperature ranges, etc.
• Suitable for fixed connection or energy supply chains.
• Also, halogen-free and available with international licences.

Fields of application include:

• Mechanical, tool, system and apparatus engineering.
• Measurement, control, heating and climate technology.
• Wind-powered and photovoltaic plants.
• Public buildings, airports and stations.
• Medical technology, the chemical industry, composting plants and sewage works.
• The food and drinks industry.
• Construction machinery, vehicles and agricultural equipment.
• Stage engineering.
• Mobile electrical equipment (electrical instruments, power tools, household goods).
• And many more.