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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.
Bulkhandling Cranes applications
igus® applications and references with bulkhandling cranes.
Road sweeper
iglidur® G polymer bearings used on all pivoting and rotating parts of the brush mechanism used on both major and minor road vehicles...
Power plants
Safe function despite extreme dirt accumulation: Parallel facility in the waste-to-energy plant
Waste incineration plant
Safe application of E-Chains® in waste incineration plant
Thermal application
igus® roller chain in power plant application: Strong dust, application of the chains in trolley and crane, the crane drive arranged in the opposite direction.
Waste incineration plant
Application of E-Chains® in waste incineration plants: Strong dirt with high metal content and 300,000 t waste every year.
Composting plant
Heat, abrasive dirt, high atmospheric moisture: These are only some of the ambient conditions in a composting plant.
Sewage treatment plant
The used igus® products prove themselves till today and drastically reduce the maintenance input.
Sewage treatment plant
The existing system with a motor cable drum proved to be not resistant enough in the difficult outdoor environmental conditions, and was replaced by a flizz® system.
Dismantling tool
During the removal of a nuclear power plant, 14 metre-high steel tanks are milled into small metal chips. At the same time, a milling cutter, which is used as a dismantling tool, must be inserted precisely into the tank from above.
Goliath Cranes applications
igus® applications and references with Goliath Cranes.
Heavy Duty applications
Examples for the use of igus® e-chainsystems® in cranes.
Municipal tractor
iglidur® G plain bearings of different sizes are used on this equipment.
Sludge treatment
The largest plastic E-Chain® in the world, the E4.350, is used for this application.
Wash classifier
Dirt, sand and sludge are part of everyday life with a wash classifier. The Energy Chains® have to be able to cope.
Servo manipulator
The servo manipulator presented here was used for the remote dismantling of a pipework system contaminated by radioactivity
Asbestos system
For this reason, DryLin® linear guides and igubal® KSTM pedestal bearings are used; these need no maintenance and are not affected by the aggressive asbestos either.
Machine for extreme dirt removal
A low-cost linear plain bearing with a long service life was required, which can compensate alignment faults and is as light as possible.
Recycling plant
Each machine contains 69 igubal® fl ange bearings, which were chosen on account of their corrosion resistance, lubricant freedom and space-saving design.
Solar cleaning robot
For solar systems to retain their entire performance capacity, they have to be cleaned at regular intervals, particularly in sandy regions.
Sewage treatment plant
The flizz® system energy chain solution in the longitudinal scraper bridge and sand trap in a wastewater treatment plant of the Kempten sewage board.
Sewage plant
The energy supply cables at this water treatment facility are protected by an enclosure.
Hall cranes
Reliable energy supply for crane and gantry travel in waste sorting operations.
Mounted sweepers
Maintenance-free polymer plain bearings for rugged mounted sweepers
Stripper in the sedimentation tank
The stripper in sedimentation tanks has an important function: It constantly moves backwards and forwards and filters solids out of the water, which is then forwarded for further treatment.
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