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igus® keeps moving6/17/2013

igus® Inc. the world’s leading manufacturer of Energy Chains® and polymer plain bearings, is continuing its growth trend.

No fuss guidance for long travels6/17/2013

igus®’ E2/000 Energy Chain® cable carriers are now available in a cost-saving design which eliminates the need for guide troughs in long travel applications.

More creative freedom for designers6/17/2013

With 80,000 machine components available from stock, polymer specialist igus® offers the right part for almost any application. Now design, maintenance and mechanical engineers who make special parts themselves can order the company’s high-performance plastics as bar stock.

New generation of micro-chains6/3/2013

igus® has given its micro cable carriers a facelift. Neat design features, such as a new double-stop dog system, make the latest E2 Micro chain even sturdier and quieter than its predecessors.

Design meets function. igus® receives prestigious product design award5/13/2013

igus®, a leading developer of high-performance polymer machine components, won two awards as part of this year's iF product design competition.

Linear actuators developed for high-speed applications with low loads4/22/2013

DryLin® ZLW belt driven linear actuators are a low-cost, short lead-time alternative to traditional re-circulating ball bearing systems. igus® DryLin products are engineered with wear-resistant, dry-running, oil-free linear bearings which do not require any maintenance.

New adjustable retraction system for cable guidance4/4/2013

From small welding robots to large palletizing robots, cable-carrier manufacturer igus® offers cable-guidance systems for a wide range of robotic applications.

Plastic plain bearing competition1/23/2013

Plastic plain bearing specialist igus® has just launched its manus competition for the sixth time. The international competition has taken place every two years since its inception in 2003.

igus releases 2013 bearings catalog1/10/2013

igus® has released a 2013 bearings catalog for its iglide® plastic bushings, igubal® self-aligning bearings, and DryLin® linear bearings and guides.

igus Supports nation-wide student robotics competition12/10/2012

For the fifth consecutive season, igus® is a sponsor for Botball, an educational robotics program produced by the KISS Institute for Practical Robotics.

igus® Sponsors 2013 Rube Goldberg Machine Contest12/3/2012

The 2013 Rube Goldberg Machine Contest® has opened for registration to international collegiate, high school, and middle school teams.

New fire-resistant plastic bushing11/1/2012

igus®, an expert in triboplastics, has released a new polymer plain bearing that is fire retardant and classified according to UL94 with V0 standards.

Strip cables 50% faster9/25/2012

igus®, an expert in cables for automated applications, presented an intelligent solution to strip back long cable lengths quickly and easily at IMTS 2012.

Low cost long travels9/25/2012

Cable carrier specialist igus® introduced a new plastic guide profile at this year’s IMTS show in Chicago, IL. Guidelite is a lightweight and cost effective system that enables Energy Chain® cable carriers to travel over long runs without requiring a steel guide trough.

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