Quick selection of the suitable shaft
Besides the plain bearing, a bearing system also includes the shaft and its surface finish. The objective is to provide the customers with the ideal material to optimize the coefficients of friction, resistance and service life. For this purpose, a construction kit consisting of 8 shaft materials and 29 plain bearing materials are available.
Delivery service
Quick and reliableigus® recommends the use of hard-coated aluminum shafts in combination with DryLin® linear plain bearings:
Delivery time: 24 hours
Low weight
More than 50% cost saving
Precision aluminum shafts
Hard anodized aluminum hollow shaft
Supported aluminum shaft, hard anodized
3-8 days
Hardened steel shaft
Hard-chromed steel shaft
Hardened steel shaft
Drawn VA stainless steel
DryLin® R bearing and shaft accessories
The combination of shaft and bearing material is decisive for the operation feature of the linear bearing.
Besides coefficient of friction and wear, moisture absorption, chemical or temperature resistance can be crucial factors for the right choice of the bearing material.
The DryLin® kit offers three bearing materials as standard, which is executed in the form of a slotted liner. These are supplied from stock ready for installation, completely mounted in the required adapter or housing.
DryLin® R linear plain bearing
Open, enclosed, split and self-aligning
DryLin® R housing bearing
Enclosed, adjustable, split, in tandem design and as floating bearing
DryLin® R carriage and linear housing
Open or enclosed in several long designs
DryLin® R shaft end supports and shaft blocks
Fixed and moving shaft end supports, shaft blocks in several designs
Shafts directly off the shelf
Cost reduction in 45 seconds?
Just send us the shaft enquiry form.
We'll prepare an offer for the right shaft immediately.
Interview
Jon Nixon, Shafting Specialist, igus® UK
Why choose igus® as a shaft supplier?
A bearing system includes, as well as the plain bearing,
the shaft and its surface finish. The objective is to provide
the ideal material to optimize the coefficients of friction,
corrosion and service life for our customers.
For this reason a design range consisting of 8 shaft
materials and 29 plain bearing materials are available.
What are the advantages of the different shafts?
Two examples; igus® aluminium shafts provide low
weight and long life, and igus® 316 stainless shafts give
extremely high resistance to corrosion and chemicals.
Also the prediction of the lifetime - based on numerous
tests - enables the determination of the optimum
bearing-shaft combination. Thus the customer gets the
long-lasting linear bearing solution for their specific
application.
Do you supply individually machined shafts for
customers?
As well as the usual, hardened standard shafts made of
steel and stainless steel, we can also individually machine
all other shaft materials to a customer drawing.
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