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Lubrication-free and maintenance-free products for the textile industry

Maintenance-free and lubrication-free components

In the textile industry, using lubrication-free and dust-resistant components has top priority. With the maintenance-free and tribologically optimised high-performance polymers from igus®, these and many other requirements are fully complied with. igus® products require no additional lubrication and offer a long service life and smooth running, even at high cycle rates in textile machines.

Would you like more information about parts used in the textiles industry? Our experts will be happy to get in touch with you.

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Selected products for the textile industry

xiros® ball bearings

Lubrication and maintenance-free and washable
Lightweight
Corrosion-resistant
Dirt-resistant

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iglidur® plain bearings

Resistant to corrosion and dirt
High resistance to pressure and wear
Low coefficient of friction
High mechanical dampening

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igubal® spherical bearings

Extremely cost-effective
Insensitive to dust and dirt
Corrosion-free
Can be used in liquid media

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drylin® W linear guide

Extremely cost-effective
Lubrication and maintenance-free
Corrosion-resistant
Quiet operation
Lightweight

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Energy supply systems

High torsional resistance
Smallest inner heights and bend radii
Available as e-chains® or fully enclosed e-tube
Cable-friendly interior
Extender crossbar for guiding suction hoses

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chainflex® cables

36-month guarantee
Unharnessed or harnessed
Developed for moving applications
Predictable service life
Stock in the UK

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Customise it!

Your component made to your design in the desired quantity and material

Special solutions are just as much part of the igus® product range as standard parts. Our experts match the choice of the manufacturing process and the component material precisely to your textile needs. The right material for your purposes is selected from a wide range of wear-resistant and maintenance-free high-performance polymers.

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Customised automation system with the Apiro® modular gearbox system

Implement individual automation applications with the drygear® Apiro® modular gearbox system in an extremely modular and cost-effective way.
Typical application areas are lane adjustments, pusher tasks, gearboxes with various gear ratios, slewing rings and rotary axes.

Apiro modular gearbox system

Successfully in use in the textile industry

Lubrication-free plastic plain bearings in innovative weaving machine

The UniShed2 machine from Gitec GmbH operates without an electromechanical harness and instead uses vibrating axes that are supported in plain bearings from igus. For this purpose, bearing made of the high-performance polymer iglidur J3 are employed. They improved significantly the service life. Their freedom from lubrication ensures that no maintenance is required and no dust or dirt from the environment sticks to the bearing points.

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Flat knitting machine from Stoll with e-chains

Energy supply systems in flat knitting machine ensure quality and flexibility

The company Stoll relies on igus energy chains from the Series 27i in its knitting machines. They have to fulfil high requirements: in combination with strong accelerations (10m/s² in the normal range, up to 20m/s² for quick stops) and the sometimes poor ambient conditions, such as extreme heat and oily air, the internal copper cables and hoses must not break. Our e-chains easily withstand the more than 50 million movement cycles that are not uncommon in knitting machines.

Hem recognition sensor

By combining an igus plain bearing with a thin-walled metallic bushing, a light sensor could be built, which additionally leads to a cost reduction of 40%.

e-chain® enables fast operation of a wall cleaner

Until an e-chain was used in this wall cleaner, the electricity cable regularly got twisted, leading to short circuits and downtime of the plant. So as to avoid these incidents, the operator used e-chains by igus and the problem was solved.