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Q&A with Matthew Aldridge: Managing Director of igus®. Get an overview of some igus® key features and how we are continuing with innovation in the plastics world.
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How many types of cables are available in the igus® cable range?
igus® cables are supplied in a range of types, lengths, qualities and even fully harnessed. Our chainflex® cables are specially designed for continuous flex over long periods of time and in diverse environments. These can be supplied as raw cable or as readycables® – connectorised cables that are ready to install into energy chains.
Why do you need FDA approval?
Stretching across our different product departments, igus® provides FDA-compliant materials for myriad applications, from packaging raw food in factories, to dispensing liquids using an FDA-compliant robot and using FDA-approved materials to increase efficiency and cleanliness in a food and drink production line. Our materials are all tested to a high degree to ensure safe and healthy properties, while staying long-lasting and resistant to necessary wash down procedures found in the food and beverage industry.
Motor controller? We’ve got you sorted!
At igus® we love to shout about our software as much as our hardware: as the dryve D1® is both, it therefore creates no exception. The top features that we and our customers identify are: easy-to-use, accessible, versatile, low-cost, valuable and of course igus®-made.
Motor controller: All about the drylin® dryve D1
The drylin® dryve D1 is the advanced motor controller created by igus® to be used with EC/BLDC, stepper and DC motors. It was designed to solve issues such as long commissioning times and communication troubles within drive systems. With its quick and easy setup via any web browser and its popular CANopen and Modbus TCP protocols, it is an obvious choice for many applications – whether industrial or local.
Motion plastics at igus®
Our essence is motion, so if your machine has moving parts igus® can promise a number of things. The product we offer will be: self-lubricating, maintenance-free, cost-effective, predictable, resistant to dirt, dust, chemicals and heat (to name a few), and will improve the lifetime of your machine too.
10 advantages of choosing igus® energy chain
e-chain® systems can be used in a large number of different applications, so much so that the industries using our e-chains® are hugely varied across the UK. Bespoke, unique, and standard solutions mean your solution can be found in our products.
Top 10 benefits of flexible cables
The igus® chainflex® cables are ideal solutions for high speed, high flex tasks – they are able to withstand harsh conditions and severe demands from different application environments. Examples of such requirements include: large cycle numbers, high accelerations, long distances and extreme hot and cold environments.