Igus

Energy supply systems

Energy chains

Energy chains are the umbilical cord of modern machines. Customised directly from stock. With experts for quick design and calculation.

3D energy chains

Energy supply systems for robots, also as a complete solution including excellent torsion-resistant cables. With quick configurator.

Ready-to-connect guide systems

Ready-to-install e-chain systems and harnessed cables. No minimum order quantity, delivered in one to 10 days. With quick configurator.

Recycling of technical plastics

With our chainge program, we enable our customers to return and recycle our products.

Engineering and installation service

Whether converting or installing a new energy chain, we work with our customers to develop customised solutions. Everything from one source.

Predictive maintenance

Defects are recognised before they occur. Downtimes or breakdowns are avoided and maintenance costs are reduced.

Bearing and sliding technology

Plain bearings

Increase service life, reduce costs and eliminate lubrication. 10,000 types from stock. With quick product finder and service life information.

Spherical bearings

Self-adjusting, maintenance-free bearing made of sliding plastics. Almost 2,600 types from stock. With quick product finder and service life information.

Ball bearings

For maintenance-free dry operation, lubrication-free, for temperatures up to 150°C. With quick product finder and service life information.

Guide rollers

Guide rollers made of wear-resistant plastic, no minimum order quantity, without additional lubrication, with high load-bearing capacity and low maintenance.

Knife edge rollers

Knife edge rollers for particularly tight belt deflection. Free from maintenance and lubrication and suitable for direct food contact.

Conveyor rollers

xiros conveyor rollers made of different tube materials. With diameters of 20-100mm and lengths of up to 1,500mm.

Slewing ring bearings

With sliding elements made of absolutely maintenance-free and lubrication-free material. With quick product finder and service life information.

Guide rings

Replace complex punched PTFE tapes with clip-on guide rings. Made of freely selectable materials and with a quick product finder.

Bicycle wheel bearings

For the wheel bearings we use xiros ball bearings made of plastic, which are lubrication-free, corrosion-free and extremely quiet.

Linear and lead screw technology

Linear guides

Rail guides, shaft guides and other linear guides from stock. Lubrication-free, quiet, light and cost-effective. With quick product finder and service life information.

Lead screw technology

High helix, trapezoidal and metric threads with dryspin technology. With quick product finder and service life information.

Cables

Cables sold by the metre

Cable for moving applications with up to 4-year guarantee. Over 1,354 types from stock, with no minimum order value and no cutting charges.

Ready-to-connect cables

Designed for use in energy chains. Numerous types of cable with different approvals and certificates of conformity. With quick product finder

plug-in connectors

Connectors and more than 3,500 connector components - all from a single source. Various connector types available from stock.

Module Connect

Our modular plug-in connector is ideal when several cables need to be connected in a very small space.

Electrical drives

Electric motors

Discover our extensive product range of stepper motors, DC motors and EC/BLDC motors. Many motors available from stock.

Motor control systems

The right control system for every motor or drive. From simple automation to complex control tasks.

Drive technology

Lubrication-free linear axis with trapezoidal thread, high helix thread or toothed belt. With quick drive technology configurator.

Gearbox

Ready-to-install rotary axes with drygear gearbox: lubrication-free, lightweight and shock-resistant. Modular and expandable as required.

Robotics & automation

Cobot

ReBeL cobots in various designs made of high-performance plastic. With accessories such as 7th axis, strain wave gear and various grippers.

Linear robots

drylin linear robots consisting of various linear actuators for xyz movements. Sliding instead of rolling, for quiet and smooth operation.

Delta robot

Delta robot with 2 or 3 axes for fast pick & place tasks. Pick rate of 100/60 picks/min. Further accessories available.

SCARA robot

SCARA robots with 3 or 4 axes for reliable work in the laboratory. Available in different sizes and with ranges from 400 - 600mm.

Articulated arm robot

Automate processes cost-effectively and easily with articulated arm robots. Robot arms can be customised and combined with grippers.

Robot modular system

Modular system with fast, simple and cost-effective robotics components for Low Cost Automation.

Control systems

Robot control system and programming with the igus Robot Control. Simple and intuitive, for an easy introduction to automation.

RBTX

Our platform for automation and low-cost robotics. We bring users and component suppliers together quickly and easily.

Mechanical drive technology

Gears

Wear-resistant plastic gears with no minimum order quantity up to high-volume production of several million. In different manufacturing processes.

Drive technology

Lubrication-free linear modules with lead screw, toothed belt or rack and pinion drive. For every installation space, customised stroke lengths, with configurator.

Gearbox

drygear Apiro gearboxes as worm, gear rack or bevel gears. Available in different versions.

Disc springs

Our polysorb disc springs are lubrication-free and maintenance-free and resistant to a wide range of chemicals and media.

Freewheeling

Our plastic freewheel is extremely strong and fully manoeuvrable. Thanks to the integrated solid lubricants, it requires very little maintenance.

Planetary crank gearbox

We use drygear plastic gearboxes for the planetary gearbox. These are reliable, maintenance-free, lubrication-free, lightweight and shock-resistant.

Pulleys

Our wear-resistant plastic gears are used as pulleys, which are free of lubrication, maintenance and corrosion.

Pedal cranks

Our plastic bicycle crankset: extremely durable, extremely light and corrosion-free. Available in different versions.

Materials and processes

Round bars

Our round bars made of iglidur materials are suitable for low and high speeds, temperatures up to 250°C and other requirements.

Hollow bars

We offer iglidur hollow bars in individual lengths of 100 - 1,000mm and with an outer diameter of 110, 125 and 150mm.

Plates

Plastic sheets in five materials from the iglidur product range. With high wear resistance, suitable for various applications.

3D printing filaments

Our 3D printing filament for maximum service life. With a low coefficient of friction and good wear properties.

SLS materials

Wear-resistant plastic for selective laser sintering. Our iglidur i3 powder is at least three times more abrasion-resistant than conventional materials.

3D printing resin

Resin for DLP 3D printing of wear-resistant parts with the finest details. At least 30 to 60 times longer service life than conventional resins.

Liners

Tribo-tape liner for lining tribologically stressed surfaces and shapes. Easy-to-install protection for all surfaces.

Coating

iglidur coating for the polymer coating of electrically conductive components with excellent coefficient of friction and wear.

Special components

Injection moulded frames

Bicycle frame made of plastic by injection moulding and manufactured from 100% recyclable material. Robust, lightweight and recyclable.

Rotomoulded frames

Rotomoulded plastic bicycle frame: robust, futuristic and recyclable. From ocean plastic to motion plastics.

Rotomoulded wheels

The plastic wheels are manufactured via the rotomoulding process. They are very stable, robust and easy to recycle.

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