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5 key considerations for designing underwater linear systems
By Jared Worth Underwater applications present a variety of unique challenges to design engineers not found in other application areas. If these challenges are not thoroughly understood and planned for, the system will likely fail. ...
Achieve longer lasting plain bearings in just four steps
By Jared Worth
Plastic belt rollers for food production
By Jared Worth
Understanding igus Linear Guides: A Beginner-Friendly Overview for Mechanical Engineers
igus offers a wide range of linear motion products, and for engineers who are new to the brand, the product names can feel unfamiliar at first. Each igus drylin® product family addresses a specific...
3 ways to reduce costs of injection-molded parts
The design rules for the most cost-effective injection molding designs apply to plain bearings in particular, to wear parts in general and to all other components. The pressure to cut costs is particularly high for plain bearings and wear...
The Lightweight Advantage of igus Motion Plastics
By Shizu Yamaguchi, written with the use of Copilot GenAI Excess mass slows everything down. It increases energy consumption, adds load to actuators, and often complicates both installation and long‑term maintenance. That is why...