What is the difference between iglidur® and metal rolled bearings?

For years igus® has been asked if they sell metal rolled bearings. This blog is to explain why the iglidur® materials are not only better for your applications but also to show you how you can reduce cost, increase lifetime and help in our fight with a more sustainable world.

Big or small, igus® loves all orders!

igus® is an inclusive company. All orders, no matter how big or small are welcome! There is no minimum order quantity or value so you can order 1 bearing or 1000 meters of energy chain, we appreciate every single one!

How can you prevent expensive robot breakdowns?

Having products that help reduce downtime and make changing parts easy on the production line is a game changer. The igus® triflex® energy chain is designed specifically for cable management on Robots. Read more to learn why this system works so effectively.

Find out why 3D printed gears are the future!

If a polymer gear can do what a metal one can do but is more cost-effective, you can have design flexibility and they can be produced in less than a week, ask yourself why you aren’t 3D printing your gears….

Did you know that igus® sells flexible cables?

Being one of the worlds largest energy chain manufacturers, it makes perfect sense for us to be growing the cable side of the business and yet very few people even know that igus® sells cables!

Why is sustainability important and how is igus® contributing?

If everyone contributed towards the sustainability of the planet the environmental impact would reduce instantly. igus® has invested millions of euros replacing old machines with more energy efficient machines but they are not stopping there….

Metal rod ends? From igus®? Really?…..

If a customer has a problem, igus® finds a solution! When a customer wanted to use our rod ends but the polymer version was not quite strong enough, igus® developed a working relationship using metal and polymers.