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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房车伸缩床

Tribo-tape for guide groove of hight-adjustable bed

Lynna Liu (刘银) | June 17, 2020

In Heze, Shandong Province, a group of young people who keep dreaming and working hard founded a RV modification company called “Zhongrui Gongshe”. They are eager to learn about emerging technologies and products and after learning about our self-lubricating products, they immediately started to use our products. Recently, iglidur A160 wear-resistant belt is successfully applied […]

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cover gearbox application

Beside controll lever, can we talk about any other applications with FAW truck transimision egineers?

Lynna Liu (刘银) | June 10, 2020

During the past 20 years, FAW Jiefang and igus have maintained close communication and cooperation. In recent years, Jiefang has mastered the core technology of gearbox through independent R&D. Thanks to its energetic R&D team and open communication environment, we are fortunate to have our iglidur high-performance plastic bearings loaded in batches in its gearbox system. Iglidur’s products are present in many popular models, including the natural gas tractor, J6L, Dragon VH, J7 mentioned in the beginning of the article. Especially, in the gearbox control system, iglidur shows its unique advantages: noise-reducing, durable, self-lubricating and maintenance-free. So, besides the control part, any other applications to recommend?

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质保承诺

36-month guarantee on igus energy chains

Jen Chen | June 10, 2020

With the online service life calculator, users can now determine the guaranteed operating time of their e-chain and obtain a certificate

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isense滑动轴承

5 times smart: igus launches its first catalogue range for intelligent plain bearings

Jen Chen | June 5, 2020

From forklifts to packaging machines: isense plain bearings provide information about their wear and warn in good time before the stoppage of plant or machinery. (Source: igus GmbH)

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