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almost 5 years ago
FDA-Compliant Magnetic Plastics to Keep Food Safe During Manufacturing

Read this blog to learn why magnetic plastic materials are crucial for the food industry, and discover a self-lubricating, maintenance-free product that helps keep food safe from plastic fragments.

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almost 5 years ago
Designing a Pivot For Outdoor Heavy Duty Environments & Agriculture Webinar

Nick Van Tol discusses 3 things to consider when designing a true maintenance-free pivot for your outdoor application. Check it out today!

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about 5 years
Do plain bearings with large wall thicknesses offer advantages inside heavy-duty applications?

Do plain bearings with large wall thicknesses offer advantages inside heavy-duty applications? I say no. Here''s why.

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about 5 years
Sealed Bearings: What are the options?

Sometimes the best solution is an old-fashioned one! This post reviews how a felt ring protects the bearing and shaft and helps avoid hundreds of hours of maintenance.

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about 5 years
Shaft considerations for bearing applications

Agriculture, construction, and heavy duty all deal with harsh, dirty, and corrosive environments. Your bearings have to hold up! Shaft hardness plays a major role avoiding maintenance.

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about 5 years
Vertical farming – motion plastic components help plants grow indoors!

Indoor farming facilities need reliable automation and motion enabling components to ensure their plants are properly cared for. In this video we show all of the maintenance free igus® components tha

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over 5 years
How to make bearing pivots maintenance-free

There are a lot of factors to consider when designing a pivot, but there''s one in particular that''s crucial to achieving a successful, maintenance-free pivot bearing.

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almost 7 years ago
Automated farming at Superwurm

Read how igus empowers automated farming at a worm farm via cable carriers, self-lubricating plastic bearings, linear slide tables and flexible cables in AGVs.

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over 7 years
Plastic vs. Metal Bushings – Field Test

Plastic and metal bushings go head-to-head in this data backed field battle. Compare how many maintenance stops the equipment outfitted with plastic bushings requires against their metal counterparts.

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almost 8 years ago
Can igus® products help label 50,000 bottles in one hour?

Watch a KRONES utilize tribo-tape in their high-speed labelling machine!

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almost 8 years ago
Designing a true maintenance-free pivot

We compared true maintenance-free designs with alternative designs. Discover what goes into creating a truly maintenance-free pivot.

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almost 8 years ago
Your guide to modern ball bearings

We break down the components of a modern ball bearing, and explain what type of bearing materials are best for certain environments.

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almost 8 years ago
Complying with the Food Safety Modernization Act

Bearing lubrication can transfer bacteria and other contaminants between food. See what bearings you can use that are compliant

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almost 8 years ago
Dirt and dust resistant bearings and bushings for agriculture and heavy duty

Self-lubricating iglide® bearings and bushings are perfectly suited for dirty and dusty environments and can be direct substitutes for metal. Learn more here!

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over 8 years
Packaging Industry Solutions

Read and download our brochure for Packaging Industry Solutions.

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over 8 years
Agriculture Industry Solutions

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over 8 years
Maximizing Shaft and Bearing Lifetimes in Agricultural Machinery

Explore different processes of surface treating shaft materials and examine the effects on wear behavior of plain bearings i agriculture applications.

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over 8 years
Custom Machining Services with iglide® Bar Stock

Watch this video to learn about our iglide® bar stock manufacturing.

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over 8 years
iglide® plastic bearings on a front loader test rig

Agricultural and heavy duty equipment is subject to harsh environments having to operate in dusty, dirty and all weather conditions. Watch to learn more.

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over 8 years
iglide® knife edge (conveyor) rollers

iglide® conveyor rollers offer a tight deflection radius and require a low amount of drive power, perfect for food processing, material handling, & automation.

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