polymer bearings
Metal bearings are still popular for designers, but plastic bearings are replacing traditional metallic solutions more and more, either in new designs or to replace those old broken, rusting or wearing bearings. But are plastic bearings up to the challenge of withstanding the same forces, temperature and environmental pressures of metallic ones? In this “video […]
Simply switching to a polymer bearing from a stainless-steel bearing has saved a lead acid battery recycler, Fry’s Metals thousands in maintenance costs, and far more in preventing lost production time Recycling lead batteries in high volume is a tough, corrosive working environment to work in. As such, one of South Africa’s leading lead recycling […]
In applications where you want to change your metallic bearing for a plastic one, you might be concerned at the capabilities of the latter. Plastic bearings are more capable than you may think, and in some cases, using the technology of a plastic bearing and creating something else is the answer. In this weeks’ “video […]
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 […]
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 […]
Never has a video highlighted the versatility of igus® products so well. When you think of a train you think industrial, massive loads and extremely dirty but using igus® products can eliminate some of those preconceptions. No grease required, durable so capable of high loads and made from hard wearing plastic! In this week’s video […]
In this week’s video of the week, Head of the iglidur® gears business unit Steffan Shchack introduces injection moulded polymer gears from igus® From stock, we have 3 designs in a variety of wear resistant materials, suitable for applications with high temperatures, electrically conductive and high endurance. From one gear to a million, we can […]
The manus award- igus’s awards programme for polymer bearing applications, received 582 entries in 2021. Back in 2019, The iFLY15 catamaran won silver in the manus awards and is now attempting to break a world record. Twin-hulled catamarans are designed to lift out of the water on hydrofoils, and the iFLY15 sports catamaran from CEC […]
In this week’s video of the week, it is obvious of the main benefit of changing your metal bearings for igus® polymer ones. The various igubal® parts shown start covered in grease but by switching to a lubrication free igus® bearing, this is eradicated. To watch the video, click here https://youtu.be/TJD0QPeqLzE For more information on […]
In very tough business conditions, igus launched more new products in 2020/21 than the previous year – from integrated robotic drives to ball bearings with 21 times the high-speed service life. The leading motion plastics company igus launched more innovative products in 2020 than the previous year, despite the covid-19 pandemic. By investing in digitalisation, […]