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Labour shortages and carbon emissions of petrol mowers means robotic lawn mowers are on the rise. Kingdom Technologies turned to igus to help keep its pay-per-use robotic mower maintenance-free. The greenskeeper surveys drone footage of the golf club. It’s a long fairway and the entire course needs cutting – this one alone could take all […]
Extendible and easy to install: drylin EGW offers new design freedom on long travel distances. The drylin Endless Gear linear module (EGW) is a modular, lubricant-free linear guide with rack and pinion drive, which can be extended to any length due to the modular plug-in design, at low cost and very light weight. Separate carriages […]
Using an igus® low friction tribofilament and combining it with one of our high strength 3D printing materials, we are now able to offer exceptional wear resistance alongside other mechanical and functional properties. In what is known as two-component printing, similar filaments can be securely bonded together, connecting the two “phases”. This enables two very […]
iglidur tribopolymer plain bearings reduce the use of lubricants, cutting costs and ensuring maintenance-free operation Construction and agricultural machinery users want to save money and significantly reduce maintenance. Dry running iglidur plain bearings from igus are suitable for precisely these applications. When servicing construction and agricultural machinery, lubricating the bearing points is one of the […]
Can plastic bearings be successful in tough environments such as HGV’s? Absolutely. In this week’s video of the week, the iglidur® bearings that are regularly used within various points on lorries are highlighted, just going to show that small plastic bearings really can perform in huge industrial vehicles. To view the video, click here https://youtu.be/ffkAGcqSCoE […]
A new plastic bottle deposit return scheme – to tackle more of the 13 billion plastic bottles we produce every year – was finally given the government’s green light on Friday 20th January 2023. But igus has already paved the way with its popular “chainge” scheme for end-of-life e-chains and its brand new cable recycling […]
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
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 […]
Quick indication of carbon footprint of iglidur bearings at igus online shop simplifies CO2 balancing for customers How much CO2 is released into the atmosphere in the production of a plastic plain bearing? For the first time, igus has published accurate CO2 reductions for a large number of its lubrication- and maintenance-free iglidur polymer plain […]
It is well reported that supply chain problems across the world are causing havoc in manufacturing. igus® bucks this trend by huge investments in global stock, resulting in ever shorter lead times. Click on this week’s video of the week to see the different product groups that we have expanded https://youtu.be/jMwZqJL1yg0 If you are struggling […]