Every customer has specific requirements. With in-depth and broad industry knowledge, igus offers suitable products, services and solutions for the most diverse fields of application. Here you will find pictures for download – from A for Automotive to Z for two-wheelers.
Conditions in agriculture are rough and unpredictable. This makes it all the more important to have components that function reliably and can withstand the stresses and strains of everyday life. motion plastics can do just that: cold, heat, ice and dirt simply don’t impress them, because with high-performance polymers and without additional lubricants they are designed to do just that.
motion plastics are components for the modern automotive industry. Their low weight and low-noise operation are just two of the many advantages of precision components made of high-performance polymers. They are also corrosion-resistant and lubrication-free. Their calculable service life makes them reliable components that offer technical advantages and are often more cost-effective than metal components.
igus offers a large selection of lubrication-free and maintenance-free polymer plain bearings that are characterised by their high load capacity and long service life. At the same time, the performance can often be increased by up to a factor of 10 compared to other metallic bearing variants. iglidur plain bearings are used, for example, in suspension forks, brakes, throttle valves and other points on motorbikes and scooters.
Construction machinery must be able to withstand harsh working environments and function reliably in harsh weather conditions. igus offers energy chains® and polymer plain bearings that can do just that and are particularly distinguished by their high load capacity and long service life. These include energy chains for cable protection and guidance, which are used, e.g. in working platforms, telescopic loaders or drills, or maintenance and lubrication-free polymer plain bearings.
The harbour – a rough and salty environment with high machine work cycles, no place for unexpected plant downtime. Under these demanding conditions, igus® e-chain systems® and chainflex® cables have proven their longevity as a cable management system for trolley travel in over 1,280 ship-to-shore cranes and almost 7,200 RTG, (A)RMG and ASC cranes worldwide.
To meet the strict requirements for food safety and food hygiene in all process stages of food production, igus® offers you polymer solutions for your food processing machines and plant. These machine components are specially developed for moving applications and do not have to be lubricated, thus excluding product contamination.
Storage without interruption of logistics is essential for fast supply chains. The processes run largely automatically, especially in the case of larger-scale intralogistics. In addition to industrial trucks, lift tables and palletisers, driverless transport systems (AGVs) and stacker cranes (RGBs) are increasingly moving unit loads and packages autonomously. motion plastics support 24/7 operation because they are lubrication-free, require little maintenance and save weight and installation space, an important aspect especially in high-bay warehouses.
With the degree of automation, the possible applications for igus motion plastics also increase. From energy chain to moving chainflex® cables and dry-tech® plain bearings, all product groups are used in machine tools. Thanks to igus smart plastics, the machine tool 4.0 is becoming a reality for machine tool manufacturers. Always with the aim of reducing costs and improving technology.
Lubricant-free, suitable for cleanrooms, media-resistant, corrosion-free, quiet – these are key criteria for components in medical technology. igus polymer plain bearings and energy chains® have exactly these properties. Lubrication-free plain bearings are used in X-ray robots, laboratory equipment, patient and treatment chairs, hospital beds and prostheses, among others.
They are already in use in numerous offshore applications and have proven themselves: energy chain systems from igus resist the most adverse environmental influences. In wind power plants, drilling ships or oil rigs, they ensure reliable energy supply.
In railway technology, durable components are required that can withstand high demands in everyday and long-term operation, while at the same time meeting strict fire protection standards such as EN 45545 or NFPA 130. At the same time, they reduce maintenance work and costs in a wide range of applications where things move, such as in trams and trains.
In 3D applications, rotating and pivoting movements are part of everyday life. This is where motion plastics, which reliably perform the 3D movement on the robot, are in demand. The triflex e-chain series reliably protects the guided cables in torsion and offers a defined bending radius, which greatly increases the service life of the guided cables and hoses.
They have proven themselves in many tests and are used in numerous offshore applications: energy chain systems and plain bearings from igus® defy the toughest conditions. They are extremely reliable and fail-safe in shipyards, on deep-sea crane and work ships and shore power applications in ports.