Are plain bearings with thick walls advantageous in heavy-duty applications?

Yvan Cao | March 1, 2022

Metallic plain bearings with relatively thick walls (conforming to DIN 1850, for instance) are used in many heavy-duty applications in agricultural engineering and construction machinery…

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sustainable automotive

Sustainable vehicle design with iglidur® plain bearings

Ethen Liang | January 19, 2022

Current trends such as zero-emission vehicles or CO2-neutral production demonstrate the growing importance of sustainability in the automotive industry….

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滚珠轴承的替换

Ball bearing alternative made of polymer: igus® convinces

Daniel Chen | September 17, 2021

Many plant operators know the problem: when installing metal ball bearings, lubrication is essential. This procedure has to be repeated at regular maintenance intervals and that not only swallows up money, but also a lot of time. As a ball bearing alternative, xiros is particularly suitable…

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print2mold – get to your injection moulding product faster thanks to 3D printing

Quill Wang | September 17, 2021

Injection moulding tools are usually milled or spark-eroded, require quite some manufacturing time and are therefore expensive. Here, 3D printing opens up new possibilities.

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食品认证

Certifications for the food and beverage industry

Ahren Xia | September 18, 2020

Since food and beverages are sensitive products, production and processing must also be precisely tailored to them. This applies in particular to direct food contact.For this reason, there are igus materials that have been specifically developed for the requirements of the food and beverage industry.

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汽车用的直线导轨驱动

Why auto customers trust in the DryLin linear guide products?

Lynna Liu (刘银) | September 10, 2020

Why auto customers trust in the DryLin linear guide products?With the advantages of free of lubrication, lighter than metal materials, quiet operation and fast delivery, we have attracted a lot of customers in the auto industry for many years, in this article you will find the answers of this question. What is DryLin? DryLin® is […]

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主动进气格栅

Active Air Intake Grille

Lynna Liu (刘银) | August 31, 2020

The Xiros self-lubricating plastic ball bearing is adopted for the shutter mechanism of the active air intake grille, which could perfectly meet the requirements of the customers: it features minimum friction coefficient, dirt resistance, resistance to high temperature and low temperature and light weight. For vertical shutter, we also provide iglidur J sliding bearing for […]

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Angular compensation

Angular compensation in rail vehicle construction

Kevin Huang | August 10, 2020

Whether in a welded construction of a road/rail vehicle, or in the interior of a double-decker train; you have to work with tolerances everywhere and be able to compensate for them. Especially when linear, pivoting or rotary movements should continue to function without problems. There are often linear guides used in railway construction vehicles or […]

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