Achieve longer lasting plain bearings in just four steps
By Jared Worth
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Plastic belt rollers for food production
By Jared Worth
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...
igus Provides Unique Problem-Solvers
By Shizu Yamaguchi Early Adopters: Why Their Mindset Matters in Design Engineering In the world of design engineering, innovation is essential. Yet, innovation often begins with a select group of individuals: early adopters. Representing...
What Does igus Actually Do? A Closer Look Behind the Booth
By Shizu Yamaguchi When visitors stop by our trade show booths, like at the recent ADM show in Toronto, they often ask the same question: “What exactly do you do?” It’s a fair question....
Case Study: How igus and Camosun College Helped a Candle-Making Business
By Shizu Yamaguchi From Interior Design to a Small Business After a decade as an interior designer and co-owner of a design firm, Bryn Milward stepped away from client work in 2020 to focus...
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...
The Coating That Beats Friction: Tribo-Coating Explained
Introduction Friction is inevitable. Failure isn’t. That’s the idea behind Tribo-Coating: surface treatments designed to protect moving parts where traditional solutions fall short. If you’ve ever faced wear issues on complex geometries, this technology...