In many industrial plants, unwanted or unintentional tampering with plug connections can lead to downtime or increased service costs. The connection points of energy chains are particularly affected. To protect these points even better in future, igus is presenting a new RFID solution for the modular plug-in system Module Connect.
Creating affordable living space in off-grid regions: this is possible thanks to a large-format 3D printer from the Italian company WASP, which uses clay to build house walls. To ensure that the printer can carry out this work reliably and without constant service and despite high dust and dirt loads, the engineers rely on lubrication-free liners made of high-performance plastic from igus in the machine’s mechanics.
Design engineers who want to replace the lead screw nuts of lead screw drives with PFAS-tested alternatives often face a dilemma: there are hardly any versions that are free of the controversial chemical, meaning that expensive adaptations would be necessary. igus is changing this with a new PTFE-free and PFAS-tested universal flange lead screw nut made of iglidur high-performance plastic. It allows a quick 1:1 conversion and promises an above-average service life thanks to a special thread geometry.
If wear-resistant components made of high-performance plastics are required, igus offers the right choice from over 50 different materials for injection moulding. The 3D printing service comes into play for the cost-effective and fast production of components with special shapes, prototypes or small batches. igus has now added iglidur i190PF to its filament range so that customers can now also easily obtain extremely strong, wear-resistant and PTFE-free components from 3D printing.
Cleanrooms for the production of microchips and semiconductors are characterised across the globe by the absence of particles and limited space. To safely guide cables under these conditions, igus has developed the e-skin flat. The new e-skin flat configurator now allows for the fast and automated design of flat cable guide systems in cleanrooms. This reduces the previously manual effort to just a few minutes. Users can configure a complete system, have it filled automatically and then immediately download a technical drawing and parts list. With the e-skin flat, which is suitable for dry cleanrooms, igus has now also received the “Best of Industry Award 2025” in the category battery development and production.