igus® Video of the Week – how to connect 55m power cables from ship to shore

In this week’s video we see the shore power e-spool system undergoing rigorous testing at the igus laboratory. As you will see the motorised cable reel with electric drive winds and unwinds up to 4 cables or hoses (power, data, air or media) and testing has been completed for 17,000 cycles. It can be installed on the vessel or terminal and supplies power while at berth. Assuming one ship to shore connection per day, the predicted lifetime of the system is 47 years.