Tagged: bearings
Gas nitrocarburization: The best protection for bearing bolts?
By Lars Butenschon (Edited by Shizu Yamaguchi) Corrosion protection for shafts and bearing bolts is critically important, especially in applications where the bearing point cannot be lubricated (for example in machines in the construction...
Choosing the Right Plastic Plain Bearings for High‑Temperature Cleaning Applications
Jan Michels (Edited by Shizu Yamaguchi) Machines used in the packaging, food, and beverage industries get cleaned regularly and intensively, often at temperatures above 100 °C. igus® offers several polymer plain bearings that have no...
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...
Why 60+ Plastic Bearing Materials? Your Design Advantage Explained
Engineering challenges aren’t all created the same. Variables like load, speed, temperature, chemical exposure, and hygiene requirements can change what constitutes the right bearing choice. At igus, we’ve developed over 60 plastic bearing materials...