Ultra flexible Cables


Ultra flexible cables have a larger duty life than the other known conductors. Every moving cable should be from IGUS: communications multifilar cables; power and shielded cables.

Cable carrying chains


Cable carrying chains enable an easy assembly of communication and power cables, compressed air piping, hydraulic fluid piping, thereby ensuring their protection and durability

Self-Lubricated Bearings


DryLin® - high performance polymer-based ball bearings and linear bearings

This compound material’s specific properties include extremely low friction coefficients for lubrication-free applications. A much reduced stick-slip effect is thus obtained, which is particularly important in high load and slow speed applications.

It also shows high wear resistance properties, vibration dampening and maintenance-free dry operation. Iglidur^® J ball bearings may be used under a wide range of operating temperatures (-50ºC to +90º C); they are resistant to weak acids and diluted leaches as well as to fuels and all kinds of lubricants. DryLin^® linear bearings are suitable for replacing ball bearings or bushing in many applications.

DryLin^® linear guides were originally designed for robotics and automation applications, aimed to develop a ruggedized linear guide for different environments. DryLin^® linear guides are shock and vibration resistant, dust resistant; they are lightweight and have no pivoting parts.

Self-Lubricated Spherical Bearings


Igubal^® - Self-aligning, maintenance-free articulated spherical bearings made of high performance polymers

With Igubal^® products, the civil engineer has a whole system of self-aligning spherical bearings - rod ends, clevis joints, flange bearings, pivot bearings and pillow blocks. Self-aligning spherical bearings are easily mounted, they fit all angular deviations, and in many cases they substitute special housings. With igubal^® the user takes advantage of all the high performance plastic materials.

Even when they may be used technically dry, igubal^® spherical bearings are dirt-resistant and may be used in liquid media, including chemical products, and are they are totally corrosion-resistant. The igubal^® series spherical bearings are “lightweight”, they save mounting space due to their size and twice contribute to saving costs:

In the first place, upon the purchase of the unit, and then, during its operation, since maintenance and installation costs are spared.

Self-Lubricated Bearings

Iglidur^® Materials

Iglidur^® type is adapted to the requirements it has been developed for

Iglidur^® self-lubricating effect

The crucial advantage of iglidur^® materials is that all their components – thermoplastic alloy, fiber matrix and solid lubricants – have good creeping and friction properties. All these three components favor the lubricating effect.  

Lubricant

Iglidur^® plain bearings have been designed to be used without lubricants. Built-in solid lubricants ensure a friction-reduced use. iglidur^®  plain bearings are resistant to most of the traditional greases and oils, so that lubrication may be considered

Installation

Iglidur^®  bearings are pressure-mounted. The inner diameter is adjusted to the relevant tolerances only after pressure- mounting. An extensive program allows using standard dimensions in most of the cases