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igus® is the largest producer of injection moulded polymer bearings and reinforced plastic Energy Chains® in the world.
These seemingly unrelated products are linked together through the belief in making functionally advanced, yet affordable polymer components and assemblies.
The company employs over 1,000 people in Germany and 24 subsidiary companies and works with representative partners in more than 21 other countries.
igus® products have been consistently field and value proven. The company has extensive experience and technical data, gleaned from testing between
1,500 and 2,500 new products under extreme conditions in the igus® test laboratories every year.
The range of polymer bearings includes iglidur® plain bearings, igubal® spherical bearings and DryLin® linear bearings. “Better bearings predictably”,
they offer an excellent price to life relationship. Developed under the toughest conditions, they are oil, maintenance and lubrication free, low wear, resistant to dirt
and dust, corrosion free, simple to fit and offer a cost effective purchase. igus® also have the data to precisely predict the lifetime of these bearings within a specific application.
The company launched the MANUS Plastic Plain Bearing Design Awards on 1st June 2004, which sought to raise the profile of polymer bearings and reward innovative
applications that implemented them. The winners won cash prizes totalling 4,000GBP. See www.manus-igus.co.uk
for details of the 2006 competition.
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Energy Chains® are the umbilical cord of modern machines. They minimise downtime, protect, support and extend the service life of cables and hoses.
The broad range incorporates over 30,000 innovative, low-cost products. From the smallest ‘micro’ chain to the largest series 800 chain, igus® Energy Chains® are
capable of long and short travel distances at high speeds in all axes.
igus® also has its own cable series, Chainflex®, specially designed with Energy Chains® in mind. They are highly flexible cables, offering a long service life
and very small bending radii. A wide range is available, from small signal cables to large power cables, high-speed data cables and glass fibre optic cables.
The company’s Energy Chains® and Chainflex® cables can be delivered as a fully harnessed and pre-assembled ReadyChain® system, cutting purchasing,
warehousing and installation costs. igus® take care of the complete assembly and offer a full warranty on the overall system and its individual components.
This service is ideal for large-volume manufacturers, or low-volume custom manufacturers who regularly have to deal with newly specified Energy Chains® and
special conduits.
Nationwide help is available from a regional network of igus® engineers. Alternatively, call the internal technical specialists on +44(0)1604 677240. The latest catalogues,
CD-ROMs and new product information brochures are free-of-charge and available on request. You can also visit the igus® website,
www.igus.co.uk, which features 2D and 3D Cad files.
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