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Improve technology and reduce costs
For years the igus® motto has been "plastics for longer life®". By this we mean the production of innovative plastic products which reduce maintenance work, achieve technical improvements, at the same time as reducing costs and increasing service life, everything delivered immediately from stock.
Our customers were able to improve the technology and reduce costs in more than 590 applications.
Some examples:
Some examples:
The E-ChainSystems® today clearly contribute toward reliability, as system downtimes, for example through cable breaks, are reduced to zero.
Cables defy heat, sun, rain and snow
Previously used cables from a competitor had failed; since then the temperature-resistant Chainflex® cables are used; the larger-than-life size LED screen in Dallas functions in any weather.
Rough environment, high speed
Even in particularly aggressive ambient conditions like in this high speed machining center, energy supply systems prove their reliability.
Costs saved, machine
availability increased
As iglidur® plain bearings have a long service life, and in addition need not be lubricated and costs only a fraction compared to conventional bearings, 90% of the costs could be saved.
More than Euro 10,000 saved each year
The previously used bearings were blocked and the shafts used to break. The lubricant-free igubal® flange bearings used instead have been operating since May 2007 without failure. This saved Euro 2,440 in repair costs and Euro 8,400 in machine stoppages each year.
Trouble-free operation instead of shaft destruction
Due to the dirt accumulation in the ball bearings, the balls were blocked and the shafts were destroyed. The concrete cutting machine has now run for over three years entirely free of troubles despite the extremely heavy-duty operation.
Handling system
Robotic handling system for circuit boards. Flexible energy supply system in use in clean room technology.
Industrial Labelling Machine
No other inkjet company has yet found a cost-effective way of mounting print heads on coneyor lines...
Internal Label feeder
Haywood Engineering Services wanted a slide bearing that needed no maintenance, was quiet running, cost effective...
Mechanical shutter mechanism
A production solution was required to replace the prototype joint design which was costly, timely to assemble...
Mailing machine
Re-circulating ball slides rattled and failed regularly and and were expensive to replace...
Archive gallery machine
An efficient slide system was required to work in the dirty and dusty office environment...
Stacking unit
In this application, a control cable for extremely narrow bending radii is used.
Automated teller machines
In the redesigning of the table guidance, the focus was on a ready-to-install, cost-efficient, durable and lubricant-free bearing and guide.
Circuit board pick and place
This novel insertion head (pick & place) for circuit board machine uses DryLin® liners.
Robot for printed circuit boardhandling
For the handling of printed circuit boards, a six-axis robot is used in the case of this application instead of the usual linear systems.
Data gloves
Theproblem with previous data glove solutionswas that the sensors in the gloveswere subject to extreme loads and thatmovement signals were also producedunintentionally during sideways movements.
Wafer handling
One igus® E-Chain® of the E6 family accelerates the work sequences in the case of this application for wafer handling in the chip production industry.
Digital storage solution
Even extremely low oil mist could lead to the loss of data - therefore the dry-operating DryLin® N flat guide system was used.
LED screen at Victory Plaza in Dallas
Temperature-resistant chainflex® cables were used in an LED screen at the Victory Plaza in Dallas.
8 hours saved in installation
By the use of Triflex® RS, the start-up of a complete system for robot-aided production of household appliances could be shortened from 12 to 4 hours.
TV - production
Highly flexible Chainflex® control cables are used in this application in TV production.
Fiber optic cables for mechanical engineering
The technical demands on energy supply systems in machinery and plant construction require cables that work reliably.
Special machine construction
Energy supply systems demonstrate their reliability even in particularly aggressive environmental conditions in special-purpose machinery construction.
Circuit board assembler
Various Chainflex® cables and Energy Chains® are used in the "Speedmounter".
Data storage device
The plastic bearings allowed the design department to fulfill the specifications for designing the input/output port.
Printer and plotter
Printer and plotter - low drive forces, low sliding friction coefficients.
Post sorting equipment
Due to the aggressive paper dust, the sintered bearings used before clogged up very quickly.
Pattern
cutting machine and special plotter
Compared to the metal plain bearings first used, the better vibration dampening of iglidur® X reduced the noise of the cutter head.
Semi-conductor production
In the extremely chemically aggressive environment of semi-conductor production, metal plain bearings were regularly replaced after 2 to 3 weeks. Using iglidur® X plain bearings, the bearing point could be operated for years without problems.
Hard drive enclosure
Small igus® E-Chains® of the series E2 micro route the power and data cables into a newly developed hard drive enclosure.
Tape storage
This machine manages data back-up tapes. The transport movements inside are guided by DryLin® N linear guides.
Incline adjustment for beamers
Because it is lubricant-free and has the option of providing continuous adjustment, a decision was made to use a drylin® trapezoidal lead screw in this application.
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