Autonomous cleaning robot runs even cleaner with drylin linear bearings
Learn how Swiss startup KEMARO AG is using igus components to improve their industrial cleaning robot design, making it lighter, quieter, and longer lasting.
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Application Stories
Real-world application stories based on customers solving design challenges and finding success with igus® parts.
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This robot sells chocolates
Read this application story to learn how Belgian chocolate shop Roose's Chocolate World is employing an igus® robolink® robot to package chocolate for customers.
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A robot is the cook here: How a Canadian start-up is rethinking gastronomy
Learn how Canadian company Roboeatz is utilizing various igus® components in their fully autonomous kitchen, where everything is prepared and cooked by a robot.
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Hydraulic A-Frame on Ship with Polymer Bearings Provides Maximum Freedom of Movement
The founder of a boat company developed a hydraulic A-Frame called the Linkage System for 180 degree range of motion using self-lubricating, polymer bearings
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Ergometers with Injection Molded Bearings for Cardiovascular Care
Using the igus Fastline service, injection-molded iglide plain bearings became a fast and economical solution for recumbent bikes by ergoline GmbH. Read the story to learn more.
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Pipeline repair robots deployed to reduce danger for human workers
A Wisconsin company has designed “The Crawler,” a pipeline repair robot that can surface-blast and line midsize to large-diameter pipes.
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Solar-powered vehicle vs. Australian desert: students prepare for world record attempt
Students from a German university are building a solar vehicle to be powered by the blazing sun in an Australian desert in hopes of setting a Guinness World Record.
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Pennsylvania teens complete record-setting run with robotics world championship
Students from a Pennsylvania high school robotics team set out on a quest to design, build and compete against the best teenagers from across the world.
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Robots bring airplane production up to speed
Robots are helping a European manufacturer of airplanes cut into an eight-year backlog of orders for one of its most popular aircrafts.
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Startup develops cell phone sanitizer using igus® linear rails
An infection-control startup has developed a device for hospitals that kills 99.999 percent of MRSA on cell phones. Self-lubricating igus® components were used to design a quiet, dry-running system.
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Automated farming at Superwurm
Read how igus empowers automated farming at a worm farm via cable carriers, self-lubricating plastic bearings, linear slide tables and flexible cables in AGVs.
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The world's longest e-chain® runs for over 10 years
A coal-fired power plant in the Czech Republic receives energy through an igus® e-chain®. This plastic cable carrier, which has continuously been in operation for ten years, travels over 2,017 feet.
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Port of Virginia remains a leader with superior crane technology
At the Port of Virginia, thousands of shipping containers are lifted, moved and lowered by about 30 cranes. The fast-moving cranes stand more than 130 feet high and operate 24/7, often in extremely tu
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The wheelchair redefined with igus® bearings
For wheelchair users, the judders of uneven ground can seem all too familiar. Determined to make ride discomfort a thing of the past, Israel-based company, SoftWheel, has completely reinvented the whe
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New exoskeleton is revolutionizing work processes
A new device that supports manufacturing workers is among the latest technological advancements that speak to the power of plastics. The device, the Airframe™ exoskeleton, is made by San Diego-based L
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Building human organs is underway with cell-stacking technology
Pick-and-place automation has progressed beyond machine manufacturing and into the world of human anatomy. Research engineers at Brown University are building tiny versions of human organs, one micro-
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Redesigning the Portsmouth Memorial Bridge with modernized engineering
Spanning across the Piscataqua River connecting New Hampshire and Maine, the Portsmouth Memorial Bridge was built in 1923 as an official tribute to the New Hampshire sailors and soldiers of World War
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Device for boat operators is a breeze on the knees
Paul Nowack developed a love affair with the sea at an early age. His knees, back, and joints saw the Florida man’s passion as a love-hate relationship that grew more challenging with each new ocean a
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Simulating subsea conditions with igus® energy chains
Hyperbaric testing simulates deep-water conditions, and effectively assesses subsea equipment with hydraulic and electrical components at depth. Master Flo Valve Inc. is home to one of the largest cus
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igus® e-tubes drive bending tool of top manufacturer
TRUMPF Inc. is a global leader in manufacturing machine tools. In one of its most complex and popular bending machine product lines, energy tubes from igus® are used to guide and protect cables. More
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