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How do self lubricating bearings work?

Self lubricating bearings are unsung heroes. Their environmental impact is relatively small in comparison to their metal counterpart but what do we know about how they work?

1 team, helping support the NHS.

As an essential supplier, igus® are helping support industries wherever required. We are working in collaboration with the National 3D Printing Society to assemble face shields, that are going directly into hospitals.

Request your virtual visit!

A picture is worth a thousand words and a video is worth a thousand pictures, but nothing beats the live show! We have always tried to “be there” for customers, and as the world changes, we all have to change with it. This means new additional ways of communicating and meeting, essential if we are to continue to work on technical improvements and cost down programmes in manufacturing.

Issue 04/2020

Issue 04/2020

We will remember 2020 for a very long time. Forever.

The world-famous Hannover Show has just been cancelled completely. One of the fixed stars in the world of technical designers and engineers. I am one of the biggest fans of the annual Hannover exhibition.

Sustainable manufacturing with igus®: greener plastics

igus® continues to re-evaluate its materials to ensure the best possible compounds are being used to best serve our industries and best protect our planet. Find out more about sustainable igus® now.
As an ISO 14001 certified company, we are proud to be recognised as a basis for environmental management systems. With this, we aim to grow towards a carbon neutral factory in the coming years. To achieve this, we strive to adhere to environmental regulations; enhance environmental awareness among our staff; carefully adopt, use, and reuse resources where possible; implement a zero error philosophy around production waste.

e-chain hybrid

Modular hybrid chain

We have developed our first plastic-steel hybrid energy chain for telescopic applications, such as cherry pickers, telehandlers and boom lifts. Compared to conventional steel energy chains which are sometimes used in these applications, the new YE.42 e-chain is half the weight.