CC-Link Solves Wiring Problems at Enkei America  Enkei America
is a die casting company located in Columbus, Indiana. In each
of their casting machines, all control wires run through a
single piece of conduit. This flexible conduit contains about 75
wires and must bend to accommodate the vertical movement of the
casting machine. After extended operation of the machine, the
weight of the wires would cause the conduit to break resulting
in chafing of the wires. Over time the wire insulation would be
rubbed-off causing shorting of the wires. This situation
presented a continual maintenance problem.  In an attempt to
eliminate the breaking of the conduit, a different style of
conduit was tried. It supposedly was able to handle the weight
of the wires and the travel of the conduit. This conduit also
failed, and as you can see a temporary repair of the wire
insulation was made to prevent the wires from shorting and to
keep the machine running. However, at some point the machine
must be rewired which requires about