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dry-tech bearing technology | Lubrication-free made easy iglidur | High-performance polymers
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Proven. Predictable. Performance. Properties and design

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iglidur plain bearings made from high-
performance polymers
Wear-resistant tribo-polymers improved by precise General properties of
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additions of strengthening materials and solid lubricants, iglidur plain bearings
tested thousands of times and proven millions of times -
that is iglidur . igus engineers develop and test more than Lubrication-free
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267 new plastic compounds every year. The finely tuned ●
combination of plastic matrix, strengthening components ● Corrosion-resistant
and solid lubricants in every single tribo-polymer results in Good media resistance
an individual properties profile in each case. In more than ●
15,000 individual tests a year on over 200 test rigs in the ● High compressive strength
igus test laboratory, all materials are thoroughly tested. High mechanical dampening
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The findings go into a unique knowledge database on ●
the tribology of maintenance-free plastic plain bearings. ● Low coefficient of friction
This database enables us to select the ideal iglidur plain
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Proven. offers designers the possibility of not only determining the bearing for our customers depending on the application ● Maintenance-free
Since 1983, igus has been manufacturing plain bearings iglidur plain bearing with the best price-performance ratio and to calculate its anticipated service life. If necessary, it High resistance to contamination
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from specifically developed iglidur high-performance within a few minutes, but also to get an exact report on is also possible to develop an application-specific material, ●
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plastics. Over 50 different polymer compounds have been the predicted service life in the application. Easy. Online exactly adapted to the thermal, mechanical and tribological ● Lightweight
developed and tested since then. In order to make the calculation available. requirements, which goes beyond the existing iglidur High wear resistance
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selection of the best material for wear-resistant parts in product range. In addition, freely accessible and user- ●
various environments as easy and safe as possible, igus Performance. friendly online tools enable every user to select his personal ● Excellent price-performance ratio
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tests these materials in over 15,000 application-oriented Since 1983, iglidur plain bearings have successfully plain bearing from the iglidur product range. Whether
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test series per year. The collected findings flow into unique established themselves in various applications all over the iglidur product finder or iglidur service life calculation,
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online selection tools and the know-how of our global world. They are not only cost-effective but also maintenance- piston ring or bar stock configurator: with a few clicks and
network of iglidur application consultants. free, lubrication-free and versatile. They are suitable for large application-related information a suitable bearing is quickly Over and above the general properties, each iglidur
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or small volume production, in the automotive sector, in
Predictable. special machine construction, underwater applications or found. bearing material possesses a series of special properties
and strengths, which make it specially suitable for
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Plain bearings are wear-resistant parts. And wear-resistant for the food and packaging industry. More than 200,000 certain applications and requirements. You can find a
parts wear out. But when? When is the wear limit reached customers worldwide successfully use iglidur plain comprehensive description of the materials in the respective
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and when does the plain bearing have to be replaced? The bearings and thereby reduce the costs and increase the chapters before the dimensions tables.
iglidur expert system answers this question. Based on more service life of their bearing points.
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than 15,000 wear tests per year, the iglidur expert system
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Picture 02: Injection-moulded iglidur plain bearings Picture 03: Base polymers with fibres and solid
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are homogeneously structured. Base polymer, bonding lubricants, magnified 200 times, dyed

Picture 01: igus test lab: 15,000 tribological tests (friction and wear) in 300 test set-ups in the industry's largest materials and solid lubricants mutually complement
each other.
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laboratory (3,800m ). View inside bearing laboratory in Cologne ASEAN 09/2023 ASEAN 09/2023
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