The demands on plain bearings in systems for extracting energy from solar rays couldn't differ more. Extreme temperatures and weather conditions caused by wind, water, dirt and dust take metallic bearings quickly to their limits.
The polymer plain bearings from igus® can be used even in the most extreme environments and with high loads. They completely dispense with lubrication, help to increase the service life and holding times of any system and moreover reduce the costs and protect the environment.
Lubrication-free plain bearings made of triboplastics for the solar technology
Use of igus® polymer bearings in solar panels
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Current News 2015 for solar technology
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drylin® lead screw nuts in 5 materials
… more new chainflex® M types
For flexing applications Without influence of oil Preferably indoor applications
36-month guarantee … for chainflex®
With our unique igus® guarantee for ALL chainflex® cables we are providing predictable security for 36 full months
Other selected products for the solar and photovoltaic industry
Triboplastics* are tribologically optimized material compounds and therewith the basis of all igus® products. The lubricant-free plastic plain bearing ensures total corrosion-resistance even for the application in solar plants and increase their service life with very low coefficients of friction even under high loads.
iglidur® PRT slewing ring bearing
Ready-to-install and lubricant-free solution
igubal® ESTM pillow block bearing
High radial loads, easy to mount
Pillow block bearing with large diameter
With the well-known features like self-aligning and maintenance-free, a large pillow block bearing is now available to users.
pressfit spherical bearing “low cost“
With this version of pressfit spherical bearings of the dimension series E we offer an alternative to our standard with the same technically characteristics.
pikchain® conveyor chain
Novel machine component for machinery and equipment manufacturers in the automation sector
DryLin® screw drives
drylin® screw drives are always based on self-lubricating plastic nuts and thus enable a life-long operation without external lubrication.
Application examples
Maintenance-free components for moving systemsPhotovoltaic tracking system
Wind, sand and sun: Plastic plain bearing for solar technology
Photovoltaic tracking system
Automatically aligning the photovoltaic tracking systems to the position of the sun with the aid of lubricant-free plastic plain bearings produces a particularly high efficiency.
Photovoltaics
Dust, sand, heat and rain: Energy chain for the solar technology for multiaxial movements in a photovoltaic plant.
Test rig for solar systems
This test rig was able to be built thanks to the use of igus® E-Chains®.
Handling system
Robotic handling system for circuit boards. Flexible energy supply system in use in clean room technology.
*Tribology deals with friction, wear and lubrication and the technologies for the optimization of friction processes.
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