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Flexible busbars for compact and efficient power distribution.

MAXIFLEX reduces copper usage, saves installation space, and simplifies electrical connections in switchgear systems, energy storage systems, and industrial applications.

Cable connections take up space, require time, and create unnecessary sources of error.

Space Requirements of Copper Cables

Copper cables require a minimum bending radius to protect the wire braid from damage. This results in unnecessarily long routing paths, which accumulate into excessive cable lengths and oversized control cabinets. MAXIFLEX, by contrast, can be bent and folded, enabling direction changes within extremely confined installation spaces.

Installation Height at Connection Points

Cable lugs and their crimped connections unnecessarily increase the overall installation height of electrical connections. By using MAXIFLEX, the installation height at connection points can be drastically reduced.

Cable Lugs as a Source of Failure

A standards-compliant crimping process for cable lugs involves up to 27 individual work steps. Incorrectly crimped cable lugs can lead to increased contact resistance, heat generation, and in the worst case, failures or fires. Improperly compressed connections often cause loose contacts, voltage drops, mechanical damage, and corrosion. With MAXIFLEX, screw connections are created directly in the conductor material by drilling or punching.

Copper Savings in AC Applications

The skin effect describes the tendency of alternating current at higher frequencies to flow mainly on the surface of a round copper conductor, reducing the effective conductor cross-section. As a result, conventional copper cables must be oversized. With MAXIFLEX, the current flows across the entire rectangular cross-section. This conductor geometry prevents the occurrence of the skin effect and avoids unnecessary oversizing of the conductor cross-section.

Reduction of Control Cabinet Size

The advantages listed above can collectively enable a reduction in control cabinet size of up to 25% when MAXIFLEX is consistently used. This is particularly beneficial in special-purpose machine construction, where additional electrical modifications are often required during the course of a project. These additions must still fit into the existing control cabinet design.

Weight Reduction

Reducing the amount of copper used provides additional benefits for the user. Component weights are lowered, improving ergonomic handling and reducing transportation costs. Furthermore, the reduced copper content can have a positive impact on potential export duties.

MAXIFLEX vs. Solid Busbars

Solid busbars offer the same positive physical properties as MAXIFLEX. However, their major disadvantage is their lack of flexibility. The design, manufacturing, and installation of rigid busbars leave little tolerance for dimensional deviations. Bending and folding can rarely be carried out manually. MAXIFLEX, on the other hand, adapts to your control cabinet design.

The flexible alternative to cables and rigid busbars.

MAXIFLEX flexible busbars enable compact, safe, and installation-friendly power connections.