Announces launch of over 180 new products from its innovative “virtual” show booth to support growth Igus, the global leader in Motion Plastics, announced an aggressive growth plan and strategy in the backdrop of 20 successful years of operations in India. As the 9th largest market globally and the 3rd largest market in the APAC […]
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The vector award for the best energy chain applications is entering its eighth round – and applications will be accepted until 11th February 2022 They rotate by 7,000 degrees, travel at speeds of up to ten metres per second and move three-dimensionally like snakes: energy chains made of high-performance plastics. Every two years, a panel […]
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A world’s first: sensors integrated in printed components indicate maintenance requirements and warn of overload Even today, 3D printed wear-resistant parts from igus often have the same service life as original parts. Now igus goes one step further and makes the printed components intelligent. Manufactured in filament printing, they warn against overload and report their […]
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Extended igus solar pillow block bearing series for square profiles, impresses in laboratory tests with a service life of over 72 years To enable solar panels to generate energy efficiently, solar park operators rely on movable modules that automatically align themselves to the position of the sun and thus ensure a high energy yield. igus […]
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The latest energy chain generation design saves weight, increases strength and reduces assembly time by 40 per cent The E4Q energy chain series was developed by igus to achieve the best possible solution for unsupported and long travels. In the process, shapes inspired by nature ensure very low weight, while a unique tool-free opening concept […]
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igus launches cost-effective IO-Link cables for use in the energy chain and on robots The IO-Link technology enables users to communicate quickly and easily with their sensors and actuators. The cables for IO-Link must withstand the highest stresses in the energy chain and torsion on the robot. igus has now developed two new cables for […]
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New igus adapter reduces assembly time of energy chains by 80% Connecting cables individually not only takes time but is also prone to errors. This is why igus has developed the Module Connect interface concept, with which energy chains can be easily plugged together. To connect the connector to the energy chain, the user can […]
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Wear-resistant functional components, prototypes and replacement parts configured easily and delivered quickly 120,000 additively manufactured components were delivered by igus last year. Reason enough for the motion plastics specialist to further increase its capacities and equip its 3D printing service with new functions such as wall thickness and undercut analysis. In this way, customers worldwide […]
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Harnessed and tested e-loop energy supply system increases safety and reduces procurement and installation time It guides cables safely at a defined bend radius and even withstands shocks and impacts: the e-loop. The energy chain system is specifically designed for hanging applications, such as in deep drilling rigs and is already replacing service loops worldwide. […]
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UR (Universal Robots) and robolink robots acquire a 5-times larger action radius thanks to a completely new solution igus now offers a directly ready-to-connect 7th axis, so that a robot can move over a distance for several metres. The new complete system consists of a maintenance-free drylin ZLW toothed belt axis with corresponding adapter plate, […]
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The igus offline configurator helps you to find the right iglidur plain bearing material Regardless of whether it is high-volume production in injection moulding, small batches or a prototype made by 3D printing or from bar stock, when it comes to wear-resistant tribo-polymers, the igus user is spoilt for choice. In order to find the […]
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Recycling used chains is good for the environment What happens when a plastic energy chain reaches its maximum service life? Usually, it is simply disposed of and incinerated with other plastic waste. With its “igus green chainge recycling program”, the motion plastics specialist igus is now doing something completely new: users can send their plastic […]
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