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 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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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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For a unique shopping world: igus low-cost robot in the design of your choice

Kevin Huang | June 3, 2020

Custom design robolink robot arm ensures fast automation and a new shopping experience From industrial use, robots are increasingly finding their way into the retail trade. There they ensure rapid automation of processes and are also a real eye-catcher. Users place high demands on design and reliability at a cost-effective price. For this reason, igus […]

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Guaranteed to be particle-free, unique igus cleanroom laboratory for ISO Class 1 components

Jen Chen | May 29, 2020

New test laboratory built by the Fraunhofer IPA accelerates development of cost-effective and particle-free motion plastics

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Energy and data transmission rolled out and connected in under 60 minutes

Jen Chen | May 29, 2020

Revolutionary autoglide 5 system from igus does not need a guide trough

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igus 3D printed bearing for WING3D concept spoile

3D-printed luxury sport car spoiler

Lynna Liu (刘银) | May 29, 2020

Content share by Automotive industry manager Dirk Tiezt (source : igus GmbH) EDAG, together with igus, Krause DiMatec, INTES, WP Kemper, Hirschvogel Automotive Group, Paderborn University, DMRC Direct Manufacturing Research Center, Power-Packer and other teams, jointly designed and developed the WING3D concept spoiler All components are manufactured using 3D additive, including fenders, bionic aluminum brackets, […]

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