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.
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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
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- 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.Request customised components
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
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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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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.
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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.
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