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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.
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.
Linear motor axes
The energy supply systems and cables for extreme requirements in the linear drive technology were used here.
Suspended articulated arm robot
Triflex® R as a complete solution for several tasks at once on a suspended robot
Circuit board assembler
Various Chainflex® cables and Energy Chains® are used in the "Speedmounter".
Automatic welding cap changer
Automotive industry: flexible linear sliding system for automatic welding cap changer.
Circuit board component placement “Speedmounter”
The high fail-safety of the E-Chains® and Chainflex® cables were the reason igus® products were used in this case.
Control robot
This robot in a car factory is the “supervisor” over five smaller robots that supply it.
Crankshaft assembly
This system is used to press toothed wheels onto shafts under heat. Then the still hot shaft is brought to the cooling station by a linear guide.
Spray-painting robot
E-Chain® product replaces competitor's product because of constant downtimes. Our advantage: High lateral stability and higher service life.
Storage and retrieval machine
Due to the relatively high dynamic values, a guidelok slimline F was used for the safe guiding of the energy chain® in this storage and retrieval machine with a lifting height of 6 meters.
Container unloading machine
Containers are unloaded in a highly dynamic and semi-automated manner. The e-chains® are able to support these dynamic forces.
Self-driving transport system
This self-guiding transportation system is intended for logistics automation tasks.
Multifunctional arm for wine-growing
Automated work processes on grape-vines in difficult terrain.
Remote dispensing drug
Two air-conditioned zones for storing pharmaceuticals and transporting these to the dispensing station.
Handling roof tiles
No more cork screws and cable failures when transporting roof shingles.
Automatic multi-storey car park
Automobiles are parked and subsequently retrieved without the driver's involvement.
Handling device
Precise positioning of products in shelves while subject to dirt exposure.
Test equipment
Robot energy chain Triflex® R in test equipment for the pharmaceutical industry.
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