sentences:  Until then flexibles such as cables and hydraulic hoses had simply been allowed to hang loose from machines, resulting in damage and rapid wear.Nowadays, plastic (specifically, polypropylene or PP) cable carriers are also widely used.As of 2007 there were more than seven manufacturers worldwide, including igus, Brevetti Stendalto, EKD Gelenkrohr, FESMA, Murrplastik, Tsubaki Kabelschlepp, CPSYSTEM, Metreel, M Buttkereit, Gortrac and Cavotec.