dryspin® screw drives
Maintenance-free, dry operation
Low noise
Insensitive to dirt and dust
igus® products in the railway technology
Traffic technology in particular depends on long service-life, durable, and reliable mechanical engineering components. Maintenance-free continuous operations are essential when used in combination with high cycle rates under variable weather conditions. By using wear-resistant igus® high-performance polymers, you not only save valuable resources by avoiding lubricants, but also due to the optimised glide pairings with high efficiencies.
igus® offers products particularly suited for this, e.g.:
e-chainsystems® for confined installation spaces
chainflex® cables specifically for rail vehicles
dryspin® high-helix lead screw units
polymer plain bearings with V0 rating
Polymer Bearings
V0 rating iaw. UL94, high abrasion resistance
drylin® R linear bearing
Corrosion-free, wear-resistant, dirt-repellant
igubal® rod end bearings CL
Dirt-repellant, light, corrosion-resistant
Other interesting plain bearing products:
e-chainsystems® and chainflex® cables
Free of maintenance and corrosion
Low noise
Vibration-damping
With small bending radii for crowded installation spaces
Long life cycle
Light
Low-priced
e-chain® E2 micro
Smallest sizes, narrow bending radius
easy chain®
Quickly filled energy chain® for the smallest installation spaces with UL94-V2 approval. Dirt-resistant, low-priced
chainflex® CFSPECIAL.414 for rail vehicles
Specially designed for application in rail vehicles The jacket material is halogen free, flame retardant, non-toxic and has a low smoke density.
micro flizz®
Acceleration up to 50 m/s2, absolutely free of maintenance
Other interesting e-chain® and chainflex® products:
Current News 2015 for Railway Technology
lightweight and efficient … aluminium
The combination of efficient dryspin® thread and hard anodised aluminium convinces by its low weight and an optimised plain bearing pairing with lubricant free dryspin® lead screw nuts from the full range.
… cornering technology
For the product series drylin® W and T igus® providesrail profiles according to customer requirements in a curved shape
the lightest linear guide in the world …*
Everything in plastic now also applies to the drylin® W linear system in size 06.
Application examples from the railway technology
Passenger compartment doors
Chainflex® control cables for extremely narrow bending radii are used in this application in passenger compartment doors in public transport vehicles.
Current consumer
igubal® spherical bearings as insulating components in current consumers of the subway.
Roll stand for railway tracks
Up to now, the energy supply to the rollers in this railway track rolling mill has been realised using steel chains.
Streetcar switches
The applied material repels chips with temperatures up to 850° C without leaving a trace.
Machine tool for railway track plates
This machine tool requires a large number of different cables and hoses for the manufacture of track plates
Low-floor tram
Chainflex® control cable for extremely narrow bending radii ensures operational safety in low-floor trams.
Portal milling machine
The previously used energy supply system as a rule wore out after nine months; the cables were destroyed by hot chips, which led to production failures.
Switching device
Use of leadscrews with flange for a train control panel switching device ("linear switch").
Caravan step
The rod end bearings for the steps of the caravans are tough and insensitive to dirt.
Gravel planer
Use of chainflex® cables and e-chains® possible
Further interesting information
Public transport engineering
igus® maintenance-free polymer products and flexible cables for traffic technology, rail traffic, and transportation applications.
Washing plants
Components made from high-performance polymers for modern car washing plants: Corrosion-resistant, maintenance-free, cost-effective.
Automotive industry
Plastic plain bearings and energy supply systems in cars and the automotive manufacturing industry.
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