Plastic gears are becoming more popular with engineers and designers thanks to the flexibility of manufacturing them. With the likes of the igus® gear configurator, you can now pick the best materials, make modifications and see how long the gear would last. Can you do that with metal gears?
Conveyors are everywhere! They keep the UK moving, production lines, in supermarkets, they are literally everywhere! But how do you prevent them from breaking down and how can you increase their productivity? With small changes, you can make a big difference.
You may not have heard the term ” dryspin” before but you may know the term “high-helix”. Effectively, they are a similar beast! The dryspin technology is based on the high helix thread but dryspin is exclusively manufactured by igus®.
Industries lose billions of pounds every year but could some of this be prevented? One thing people are starting to do is to move from steel to plastic. But are plastics a viable alternative to steel?
