The igus® digital annual press conference

19/05/2022

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At the igus® Digital Annual Press Conference 2022, there were a range of exciting innovations from the world of motion plastics. True to the igus® motto “improve what moves”, this year we presented 175 innovations across all business areas on topics such as sustainability, digitalisation, 3D printing and low cost automation.

00:00 Introduction, 20-cent-miracle – Frank Blase, CEO & Entrepreneur

04:57 iglidur®, recycling-program & sustainability – Tobias Vogel, CEO plain bearing and linear technology

09:00 xiros®, world´s first 2-k-ball bearing – Lena Wölke-Glomb, Material development xiros®

11:15 3D printing, world’s first wear resistant 3D printing resin – Tom Krause, Head of Business Unit Additive Manufacturing

14:40 drylin®, iglidur® E3 – Stefan Niermann, Vice President & Head of Business Unit drylin®

19:26 iglidur® Tools, designer for special parts – Tobias Vogel

22:12 e-chain®, Govies – Michael Blaß, CEO e-chain systems®

25:10 smart plastics® – Richard Habering, Manager Business Unit smart plastics

28:55 e-chain® from recycling material – Michael Blass

34:12 chainflex®- Rainer Rössel, Vice President & Head of Business Unit chainflex®

38:45 Low Cost Automation – Alexander Mühlens, Head of Business Unit Automation Technology and Robotics

41:35 RBTX, preview – Frank Blase, CEO & Entrepreneur