Offline configurator
Selecting the right plain bearing material
Igus has developed a new, compact offline configurator for its 39 Iglidur standard materials to help customers find the right plain bearing material for their application.
Templates can be used to determine the right material. To do this, the user has various templates to hand, which they can place over the wide range of materials. For example, if they need a plain bearing with a high temperature resistance, they can place the corresponding template over the bushings so that it filters the materials. Other properties such as high loads, dirty environments or chemical resistance can also be placed over the plain bearings using the templates until a suitable selection remains.
Igus has had the offline concept in its portfolio since 2013 as a dry tech sample box. In the new, more compact version, users can now directly see which materials are also available for free design as semi-finished products. Igus will also be presenting its 3D printing service and 3D printing material for the production of prototypes and small series.
"In the new configurator, we have limited ourselves to 39 of our 57 iglidur materials, which are used in most plain bearing applications," says Stefan Loockmann-Rittich, Head of the Iglidur Bearings division at Igus. "In discussions with customers and interested parties, we have only had positive experiences with the handy box so far." An Iglidur catalog is also included in the box.
Find the right material online and calculate service life
Igus also offers online tools for selecting the right plain bearing material, such as the Iglidur online expert system. All the user has to do is enter the parameters of his application regarding design, load, movement and mating partner. The expected service life of all suitable Iglidur materials is then displayed. Since 2013, more than 40,000 additional tribological test data have been available for the service life calculation. This allows the user to select the tribo-polymer with the best price-performance ratio for their area of application. All plain bearings are available directly from stock from a quantity of 1.
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