Silicone rubber cables and wires can be used as insulating materials and sheaths and can be used in power cables, marine cables, control cables, computer cables, data transmission cables, nuclear power plant cables, and other fields. Because silicone rubber cables have good flexibility, some companies often use silicone rubber cables instead of drag chain cables in the industrial field.

The drag chain cable is a highly flexible cable that can follow the drag chain to reciprocate but is not easy to wear. Highly flexible cables are the first choice for power transmission materials and signal transmission carriers in motion systems. They are suitable for small bend radii and occasions where equipment units need to move back and forth. In order to prevent the cables from being entangled, frayed, pulled apart, and scattered, the cables are often placed in the cable drag chain, which protects the cable on the one hand, and can also move back and forth with the drag chain on the other hand.

Silicone rubber cables have good flexibility. For some occasions that require a low bending radius, silicone rubber can be placed in the drag chain instead of the drag chain cable. However, silicone rubber cables have low bending and poor mechanical properties, so they are not suitable for special occasions requiring a small bending radius. When the drag chain drives the cable to reciprocate frequently, it is easy to cause the core to wear and break. Therefore, when selecting the drag chain cable, we must consider not only the flexibility of the cable but also the toughness of the cable. Silicone rubber cables cannot replace drag chain cables on some special occasions.