It is an age old battle between buying cheap and it costing more in the long run or going for the expensive superior option and it costing less long term. In the Robotics industry this is a key battle. However, until you lay all the possible costs out on the table, do you truly ever know the overall long term cost.
Plastic gears are becoming more popular with engineers and designers thanks to the flexibility of manufacturing them. With the likes of the igus® gear configurator, you can now pick the best materials, make modifications and see how long the gear would last. Can you do that with metal gears?
I remember a time that drones were a thing of the future, a pipe dream, a fantasy. But the pip dream came true and now more and more people are using drones for personal and business use. This is not a cheap hobby so being able to retrofit parts onto drones without a MOQ and using cost effective parts is invaluable.
Keeping cables tidy and free from being a trip hazard is essential. With the new igus® e-spool® flex 2.0, customers now have the ability to guide cables securely from start to end through the use of a spiral guide system.
The expense that goes into designing, manufacturing and running a crane system is high. With igus® energy chains, you have the confidence that you have a guaranteed life span, you have full support and help with designing and installing if you require it.
The role of an energy chain is a lot more complex than a lot of people think. These cable carriers not only protect the cables, preventing disastrous potential breakdowns they also allow movement to continue being smooth running. We have re designed the main product information page for the energy chain so pop on and have a look!
In a world where prevention is better than cure, having “intelligent” industry 4.0 products can help the prevention of wear and breakdowns. With the isense range of igus® products, this “talking” between the component and the controller is essential to save time and money.
Automation is the future. It is not something that we can escape and we need to accept this and adapt to ensure this is bought into the work place in the most effective way. igus® has simple products in place to help with automation and none more so than the autoglide-5 and the guidelite ECO. These simple products can help automate warehouses quickly and cost-effectively.