VOTW- iglidur® coating put to the test

Published on: 19/01/2023

In this week’s video of the week, the iglidur® tribo coating is put to the test. This simple but effective test shows just how effective the IC-02 & Ic-05 coating materials are when applied to an aluminium substrate To view the video, click here https://youtu.be/LjrOKEKuQNY For more information on tribo coating visit https://www.igus.co.uk/info/plain-bearings-coating-iglidur

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Win up to €5000: quest for innovative plastic bearing applications continues at manus award 2023

Published on: 17/01/2023

The 11th manus award by igus will recognise the most creative, economical and sustainable applications using polymer plain bearings igus is accepting submissions for “the manus award 2023”, which the motion plastics specialist has hosted biannually for 20 years. The award honours the most creative, economical and sustainable applications of plastic plain bearings in industrial […]

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VOTW-Smart technology prevents expensive downtime

Published on: 12/01/2023

Downtime costs money. Wasted money causes stress. Stress causes unhappiness. In order to prevent unhappiness, stress and wasted money companies are investing in smart technology which alerts staff when breakages or excessive wear is occurring in production lines. In this video of the week, you can see how simple the technology and system and how […]

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Leading cobot supplier Universal Robots joins RBTX marketplace as new partner

Published on: 10/01/2023

The RBTX robot marketplace, powered by, igus expands its offering with new partner UR cobots and continues to drive forward low-cost automation ideas. Robotics are becoming more important, but small and medium-sized companies are often faced with the question: How can a task be automated cost-effectively with little effort, in training or investment? Since 2019, […]

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VOTW-Smooth operation with igus® leadscrews

Published on: 16/12/2022

In this week’s video of the week, a simple application is shown using the igus® leadscrew range combined with not only the high-performance polymer nut but also igubal® flange bearings, energy chain and drylin® motors. With this winning combination, movements can be smooth, lubrication-free and maintenance free. To view the video, click here https://youtu.be/jw2hJYiCKQM To […]

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