5 Reasons to replace PTFE bearings
Over the past 3 decades, there has been a revolution in the advancement and use of highly engineered plastics in bearing applications. In this tech talk, uncover the top 5 reasons to replace PTFE-lined...
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Complying with the Food Safety Modernization Act
The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) aims to ensure that food supply in America, and worldwide, is safe from bacteria, illness or adverse side effects as a result of contaminated or spoiled food. Rather...
Your guide to modern ball bearings
Ball bearings can be used in a range of applications, from medical and packaging technology to electronics and office technology. Since these components are available in different types of materials, each with their own...
Designing a true Designing a true maintenance-free pivot
Engineers working in the agricultural industry can benefit greatly from implementing true maintenance-free pivots within their machinery. Maintenance-free pivots have several benefits that can help significantly increase efficiency within the agricultural field. Here, we...
Designing Cable Management Systems for Collaborative Robots
Collaborative robots work side by side with human workers to complete a wide range of tasks, including welding, quality inspection, and component insertion/fastening. With anticipated global compound annual growth of more than 60% over...
Robotic Cable Management Made Easy
Intricate movements carried out by robots, especially the sixth-axis rotation, have created a need for a more modern way of thinking about cable selection and management. In this tech talk,, get tips from the...
How to Install & Properly Measure Plastic Plain Bearings
The manner in which a bearing is installed and quality tested is essential to the success of any mechanical system. If the installation of the bearing is incorrectly done, or if the quality-testing methods...
Belt-Driven Actuators vs. Lead Screw Systems
Pre-assembled linear slide tables from igus® are designed to save engineering time and resources. They are also flexible enough to meet the demands of a wide range of applications. The two most common types...
4 Considerations for selecting a shaft for use with iglide® bearings
It is critical to use shaft and bearing materials that work well together. A whole range of problems can arise if the wrong shaft material is used with a particular bearing. In this tech talk,...
Four Ways to Drive a Slewing Ring Bearing
There are many new and innovative versions of slewing ring bearings on the market, including sliding slewing rings made with an iglide® polymer liner, hard-anodized aluminum rings or stainless-steel rings. The success of slewing ring...