News 2020 | Energy chains, cables, plain bearings and robotics

Energy and data transmission installed in 1 hour

Horizontal travels ready for installation from €49/m

No more complex trough design - the e-chain travels exactly in line on just one tensioned steel cable. And it's very cost-effective too: from €49/m including e-chain®, five single-core cables, one bus cable, and steel cable and installation material.

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Energy, data, air and liquids in ONE system

4m/s speed, 80m travel

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88% shorter assembly time compared to aluminium trough

All the details about the new autoglide 5

Continuous panel feed

e-spool flex 2.0 the igus version of a cable drum

Cable diameters from 5mm up to 15mm can be used. The cable is always safely guided through a feed-through to ensure that it is properly wound up at all times.

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Universally installable (on the floor, on the ceiling or on the wall)

Space-saving

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No slip ring, cost-effective when repairs are necessary

All the details about the e-spool® flex 2.0

No more unexpected bearing damage

New plain bearings standard product range for predictive maintenance

iglidur isense plain bearings indicate their wear status in good time. If a bearing needs to be changed, the system is informed about it.

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Avoid sudden failures

Detect and monitor maintenance requirements via remote diagnostics

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Shafts are protected from damage

All the details about the new isense bearings

Electrostatically dissipative laser sintering material

SLS powder for all commonly used laser sintering systems and in 3D printing service

Electrostatically dissipative laser sintering material for durable, abrasion-resistant 3D printed components. Ideal for applications in the electronics industry, where ESD properties are essential for avoiding damage to electronic components.

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Contact resistance 10^6 to 10^9 ohms * cm

Rigidity 60% higher than with iglidur I3

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Component entirely black, no additional dyeing necessary

All the details about the new iglidur® I8-ESD

Modular control and Software

igus Robot Control for linear robots, robolink and delta robots

This set enables you to control robolink D robot arms, drylin linear robots or delta robots. Robots are easy to program and control via the software's graphical user interface.

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Programming and integration of robots for everyone

Available in control cabinet or on top-hat (DIN) rail assembly

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Digital Twin feature

All the details about the new igus® robot control

Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) - now also for e-chains

chainflex® PUR bus cable with Single Pair Ethernet technology

Single Pair Ethernet technology (SPE) is the key to smart industrial automation. For the first time, this enables uniform, space and cost-efficient Ethernet communication, including the "last metre" from the cloud via the switch cabinet to the machine.

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This allows continuous Ethernet communication, including the "last metre" (from the control cabinet to the machine)
Cable 25% thinner than that of CAT5e with the same data transmission rate

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Installation spaces can be 25% smaller than CFBUS.PUR.045
Costs are 20% lower than those of a four-paired CAT5e cable (CFBUS.PUR.045)

All the details about the new chainflex® Single Pair Ethernet (SPE)

Pull-out made easy

Save costs and weight with drylin polymer telescopic guide NTP27

Lightweight for easy transport. Also very energy-efficient in interior applications. Installation is quick and intuitive, and the polymer telescopic guide adapts to the application environment thanks to the colour selection.

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Complete telescopic guide made of iglidur® polymer material

Quiet operation with no rolling elements

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Cost-effective production in injection moulding

All the details about the new drylin polymer telescopic guide

Direct from the Cologne trade show stand: more than 100 motion plastics® innovations 2020

2020 innovations by product category

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