Innovation and expansion are leading the way in a forever moving world. igus® refuses to sit still and is constantly improving and striving in all areas. The recent increase in our bar stock extrusion machines just goes to show, we are adapting making the non standard the standard. See how igus® can help your application.
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.
Selective Laser Sintering(SLS) is one of the powder-based additive manufacturing technologies. Physical plastic components are manufactured on the basis of CAD data by means of the energy input of a laser beam. The plastic in powder form is used as the starting material. The laser is either a CO² laser or an infra-red laser.
The range of gears now available is extensive from spur gears to helical gears and the material variety is ever growing but do you know the basics? Do you know what a gear is and more importantly, do you know what a spur gear is?
Product Manager, Dean Aylott igus UK recently celebrated 10 years with the company and to commemorate this milestone, he took to the HotSeat with PlastikCity
Being able to return a product easily is essential. This is particularly pertinent in the current climate when the majority of sales are online. This blog will highlight the process of the igus® returns system.
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!
All applications are different and not all of them require a housing for a bearing to be press-fit into. Sheet metal applications require a different type of bearing and those bearings need to behave different to the plain bearings. Find out more here.