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What are the Differences Between Simple and Engineered Plastics?
Customers often ask us, “What makes an engineered composite plastic different than a simple plastic?” In some cases, a simple plastic would be suitable; however, for challenging applications where loads, chemicals, speeds, or other...
An injection-molded polymer plain bearing in as little as seven days
igus presents FastLine service with an online configurator for developers in the automotive supply industry Farewell to long waiting times: using the FastLine service and the iglide designer, customers can configure their production-ready and...
Lead Screws and Polymer Nuts for the Packaging Industry
By John Nebbia If you’re a machine builder in the packaging industry, you’re probably used to figuring out how to convert rotary motion into linear. Leads screws with metal nuts may have been your...
More wear resistance at the touch of a button: new igus online tool for polymer coating
The iglide coating designer can have your heavily used components coated in just three steps Longer service life thanks to polymer powder coating: the iglide coating designer enables customers to get their individually coated...
The benefits of prepopulated cable carriers from igus®
By Jared Worth Properly installing cables into a cable carrier may seem like a simple task on the surface. However, this isn’t the case. Considerations like proper minimum bend radius, interior separation, mounting brackets,...
New igus service: calculate the service life of 3D printing materials online in 30 seconds
The motion plastics specialist is expanding its 3D printing services for wear-resistant, self-lubricating custom parts The igus online 3D printing service now enables users to calculate the service life of their printed wear-resistant parts....
Tailor-made solution: first igus e-chain rack from additive manufacturing
Printed in just 36 hours: the readychain® p-rack enables customers to benefit even faster from the advantages of a customized transport and assembly rack Installation time reduced by 66%, weight by 80%: the first...
What can curved rails offer that standard rails can’t?
By Erin Kemal This article originally appeared on https://blog.igus.co.uk/what-can-curved-rails-offer/ Creation of the curved rail A curved rail seems like a rather strange phenomenon but the requirement of curvature in applications is more common than you think....
Servo Motor vs. Stepper Motor: Choosing the Right Motor for Your Application
By Jared Worth When it comes to precision motion control in engineering applications, two popular choices emerge: servo motors and stepper motors. Both serve specific purposes and offer unique advantages, but selecting the appropriate...