Knife-edge applications

Rotating and also rolling knife-edges are used in material handling, primarily on conveyor belts for the food industry and for the beverage industry.
In many applications, igus® knife-edges from high-performance plastics help to transfer the transported goods to downstream conveyors during the deflection. The advantages are the lack of lubricants, reduced drive power due to rolling knife-edges, increased service-life of the conveyor belt, accurate and lubricant-free deflection and tight deflection radii.

Application areas:

Transportation belts, conveyor belts, discrete product handling

Packaging industry

Food technology / food industry, beverage industry

 

Application examples

Conveyor belts

Rolling knife-edge applications - food industry  

Advantages:

Complete avoidance of lubrication on the belt deflection

Reduced drive power compared to gliding knife-edges

Increased service life of the belt

Injection molded iglidur® rollers provide cost advantages compared to rotated PET-P versions

Better specific wear compared to PET-P

Rolling knife-edge applications - beverage industry  

Bottle washing machine

By the application of iglidur® RN plain bearings, the drive energy required for the bottle washing machine could be significantly reduced.

Bottle washing machine    

Conveyor

In this application, the iglidur® J plain bearings replace the lubricated ball bearings.

Conveyor    
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