The 3d Printing product manager , Dean Aylott wanted to do even more than he already was with his day to day work. igus® are already working alongside the NHS but Dean wanted to take this one step further and personally invested in a 3d printing machine. Here is how his 3d printing journey unfolded and how he is doing his bit to help our key workers.
Sometimes we need to readjust our notions and preconceptions. As adults, we tend to see the negative before we see the positive. Could seeing things through a child’s eye’s make us realise that it is not as bad as we first think…..
e-chain® describes a product that safely transports cables or lines, as well as hoses, in a particular way. They ensure the fail-safe supply of energy, data and impulses and are constantly in motion. They are designed to guide and protect. Plastic energy chains have been developed, produced and tested by igus® since 1971. There are energy chains made of plastic, metal (steel or aluminium) and a combination of both materials, so-called hybrid chains.
drylin® is where igus® offers linear solutions using polymer elements for sliding instead of the traditional rolling elements. This is used with either aluminium extrusions or stainless steel shafts.
The good thing about drylin® is that it’s not limited by speed – because we have no moving parts – these are gliding, sliding parts – nothing has to catch up with itself.
When you have an issue with wear and are limited to space, why don’t you coat it. Tribo-coating allows metal on metal contact without the wear. It acts as a protective barrier but only adds a minimal thickness to the donor part.
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.
Low Cost Automation is a group of products within the igus® dry-tech® product range. These products range from something as simple as a lead screw and nut, through to a fully working robot arm.
There are three main robot types that we offer within our Low Cost Automation range. These all have their place and will be selected depending on the task that is required of the robot.
The robots can be described as, fast, flexible and modular.
At igus®, we recognise the importance of wear and friction in industry. It comes as no surprise, then, that our core beliefs are based on wear-resistant polymers that naturally minimise wear and increase the service life of parts. Thanks to their tribological properties, our iglidur® parts are ideal for myriad applications and industries.
