Given the extreme cost of cleanroom environments, even a very small foreign particle can ruin a chip and reduce yield in a cleanroom environment, as well as make the entire production uneconomical. Under these...
By Max Herrmann Have you ever wondered why most cable conductors are made of copper and not another conductive material, like silver, gold or aluminum? And what’s up with gold-plated plugs? Read on to...
By Richard Habering Plain bearings often have to withstand heavy loads such as abrasive dust, high speeds or chemical loads in extreme environments. Last year, igus® developed an intelligent bearing – i.Sense – with iglide® high-performance...
By Katharina Esch Cables are frequently designed with PVC or PUR outer jackets. In addition to those, igus® uses TPE (thermoplastic elastomers) materials. TPE is a very robust material that we use in high-end cables meant for challenging applications....
By Avory Brookins Photo: “201014-N-RG482-0033” by Navy Medicine, licensed under Public Domain Mark 1.0 The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked an increase in demand for UV disinfection robots, which use ultraviolet radiation to kill germs in the air and/or...
By Shizu Yamaguchi So, you want to know what a lead screw pitch is. We’ll dive into that here and define a few additional terms related to lead screws. Pitch The pitch of a...
By Shizu Yamaguchi Introduction If you have made it here, you are likely wondering what a lead screw is. And you may have some questions about pitch, lead, starts and thread types. In this...
By Shizu Yamaguchi Photo: “English: Slew ring bearing” by Dkluscious, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 Slew rings have a few different names, including turntable bearings, slewing rings and slewing bearings. The purpose of slewing...
An increasing number of companies are advertising food-safe materials and offering more and more materials for processing and packaging in the food industry. But the public eye is also increasingly focused on the plastics...
By Tim Schneebeck DNV is a classification society that was created in 2013 after the merger of Det Norske Veritas (Norway) and Germanischer Lloyd (Germany). The company assesses ships and offshore structures for safety and...