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The machine tool market is a strong pillar of the German mechanical engineering industry, and it continues to grow steadily. A long service life is an important purchasing criterion for machine tools, which is why manufacturers need to rely on safe and reliable machine components.
read more...In highly dynamic applications, speeds of 7 m/s are no longer a rarity for modern lifts and hoists. Igus has developed the "guidelite vertical" system, or GLV for short, to ensure that vertically moving energy chains are held securely in place.
read more...In the logistics league of the RoboCup German Open 2018, the Carologistics team from Aachen, with the support of motion plastics specialist igus. became German champion.
read more...Igus and Harting offer the right cables and connectors to ensure secure data transfer and reliable power supply in ever tighter installation spaces.
read more...Every two years, Igus presents the Vector Award, which recognizes outstanding applications with energy chain systems. The golden Vector went to Loxin 2002 from Spain. In this application, two articulated robots work in the final assembly line of aircraft fuselages.
read more...Machine data is important for greater plant safety and efficient maintenance, says Frank Blase. The Managing Director of Igus tells us what innovations the motion plastics specialist will be presenting in Hanover and what potential there is in the field of tribo-plastics.
read more...Machine learning, big data and Industry 4.0 - these buzzwords have long since become real concepts. With intelligent products such as smart plastics from Igus, companies can, for example, increase the reliability of their systems, plan maintenance work precisely and thus save costs.
read more...The Lapp Group's turnover increased by 13.9% to EUR 1,026.8 million in the 2016/17 financial year. This is the first time that the global market leader for integrated cable and connection technology solutions has achieved sales of more than one billion euros in a single year.
read more...motion plastics in forklift trucks
In order to avoid machine downtimes, it is important to use robust and durable machine elements. This is where the lubrication- and maintenance-free high-performance plastics from Igus come into their own. Using the example of industrial trucks, the company shows where motion plastics can be used.
read more...Using the example of industrial trucks, igus will be demonstrating at LogiMAT where high-performance polymers for moving applications can be used everywhere.
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