Tsubaki KabelSchlepp (U.S. Tsubaki Power Transmission)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin power-transmission subsidiary of Japan's Tsubakimoto Chain, in the US since 1971; makes KabelSchlepp cable carriers and roller chains.
U.S. Tsubaki Power Transmission, LLC is the American subsidiary of Tsubakimoto Chain Co., Ltd. of Japan, a chain and power-transmission manufacturer founded in 1917 that began producing roller chain in 1923. The U.S. operation was established in 1971 and runs six manufacturing plants: Holyoke and Chicopee, Massachusetts; Sandusky, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Anoka, Minnesota; and Portland, Tennessee, backed by service centers in the Chicago area, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Rialto, and Houston.
The Milwaukee plant produces the KabelSchlepp line of plastic and steel cable and hose carriers, sold under names including MONO, QuickTrax, UNIFLEX Advanced, and TKA, plus FLATVEYOR and CLEANVEYOR carriers for cleanroom use and the ROBOTRAX system built for three-dimensional cable guidance on industrial robot arms; inner widths run from 6 mm to 1,650 mm. The Holyoke and Sandusky plants supply ANSI and engineering-class roller chains, including the Lambda lube-free and Titan harsh-duty series, plus smart-tooth sprockets, ATRA-FLEX flexible couplings, POWERLOCK locking devices, backstops, cam clutches, and the Zip Chain linear actuator.
The Wheeling, Illinois facility holds ISO 9001 certification, and the company belongs to the Power Transmission Distributors Association and the Engineering Chain Manufacturers Association. Its ProService and ProInstall programs provide chain inspection and installation support.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
ROBOTRAX Cable Carrier System
3D-movement cable carrier for industrial robot arms, guiding cables and hoses through full six-axis motion without tangling.
QUANTUM Cable Carrier
Ultra-quiet, low-vibration plastic cable carrier optimised for high-speed and high-acceleration automation applications.
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Contact Tsubaki KabelSchlepp (U.S. Tsubaki Power Transmission)
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+1 800 323 7790HEADQUARTERS
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Keywords
- Tsubaki KabelSchlepp (U.S. Tsubaki Power Transmission)
- cable carrier
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- robot cable management
- Tsubakimoto
- cable carriers
- drag chains
- KabelSchlepp
- roller chain
- ROBOTRAX
- industrial robot cable management
- sprockets
- cam clutches
- ANSI chain
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- Service Company
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