Handling and automation for plastics processing
Our automation solutions for more efficient production – tailored and easy to implement
Modular design and individual components: igus Low Cost Automation products enable you to make adjustments easily, so that you can react flexibly to new developments in machining concepts. The moving components of our products consist of tribologically optimised polymers, which offer the following advantages:
- Maintenance-free thanks to lubrication-free dry running
- Insensitive to dust and resistant to media
- High stability even at high speeds (such as in winding and cutting machines)
- Weight and cost savings through lightweight design
Would you like more information about low cost automation or do you need an individual consultation? Our experts will be happy to get in touch with you.
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Products for automation
robolink 4 and 5 DOF
- Reach 620 and 790 mm
- Max. load 3kg
- With or without an integrated control system
drylin® delta robot
- As a kit or pre-harnessed
- Reach 360/660mm
- Pick rate of 60/min.
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drylin linear robots
- Standard product range shipped in 24 hours
- Individually configurable
- Loads of up to 75kg; stroke of up to 6m
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readychain harnessed system
- Pre-assembled energy supply systems for such applications as handling robots for injection moulding machines
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IAP1 sprue pickers
- For lateral access to stripper and ejector tool
moulds - Opening to closing total cycle in 1.25s
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Application highlight
Cable guidance for removal robot in injection moulding machine
Hekuma's high-performance automation systems for the plastics industry operate with cycle times every second. For the energy supply system of the grippers, this means that the first million strokes will be achieved after only four to six weeks - and that with heat, high acceleration and movement in two axes. This is where our chainflex cables and e-chains prove their worth.
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Condition monitoring and predictive maintenance: smart plastics for energy chains and bearings
Smart energy supply
Sensor technology can be integrated into the chain or cables, measures wear or push and pull forcesFind out more
Smart bearing technology
Wear measurements on plain bearings and liners that are difficult to reach in the machine design.Find out more
Further information
smart plastics
Condition monitoring and predictive maintenanceFind out more
RBTX Lean Robotics
Multi-axis articulated robot as a complete systemFind out more
chainflex® control cables
Long service life in moving applicationsFind out more
The IAP1 sprue picker
Entry-level price of under €2,000
To make production more economical, we have developed the low-cost sprue picker: it removes and separates sprue directly in the injection-moulding machine, eliminating costs for subsequent separation and other manual tasks. Thus, the investment pays off after only a few months.Learn more about the sprue picker
