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How to Install & Properly Measure Plastic Plain Bearings

The manner in which a bearing is installed and quality tested is essential to the success of any mechanical system. If the installation of the bearing is incorrectly done, or if the quality-testing me

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Robotic Cable Management Made Easy

Download PDF Intricate movements carried out by robots, especially the sixth-axis rotation, have created a need for a more modern way of thinking about cable selection and management. In this tech talk,, get tips from the igus® cable experts on how to easily and reliably design cable management systems for 6-axis robotic systems. 

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Webinar: Lightweight, Low Cost Robotics for Manufacturing

The field of manufacturing is ever-more reliant on lightweight, low cost robotic systems to keep up with rapidly changing industry and plant demands. In this brief webinar, discover the history of robotics in manufacturing, classify modern robotic options, and learn about current and future applications and developments in the field. 

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Webinar: Reducing Downtime and Eliminating Cable Failure

Cable failure is an all-too-common cause of unplanned downtime across a range of industries and applications. In moving applications, these cable failures can be attributed to a few common causes. In

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over 8 years

Designing Cable Management Systems for Collaborative Robots

Collaborative robots work side by side with human workers to complete a wide range of tasks, including welding, quality inspection, and component insertion/fastening. With anticipated global compound

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over 8 years

Designing a true maintenance-free pivot

We compared true maintenance-free designs with alternative designs. Discover what goes into creating a truly maintenance-free pivot.

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over 8 years

Your guide to modern ball bearings

We break down the components of a modern ball bearing, and explain what type of bearing materials are best for certain environments.

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almost 9 years ago

Complying with the Food Safety Modernization Act

Bearing lubrication can transfer bacteria and other contaminants between food. See what bearings you can use that are compliant

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almost 9 years ago

5 Reasons to replace PTFE bearings

Over the past 3 decades, there has been a revolution in the advancement and use of highly engineered plastics in bearing applications. In this tech talk, uncover the top 5 reasons to replace PTFE-line

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about 9 years

drylin® ZLW for linear robotic applications

In this video the drylin ZLW linear robot system is explained in more detail by motion plastics specialist, igus. This modular drive system enables engineers to design and configure their own ready-to

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about 9 years

Designing gliding cable carrier systems for large machinery

Compared to cable reels, bus bars or festoon systems, plastic cable carrier systems are an extremely low maintenance, resilient solution which can reduce required installation space and reduce the len

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about 9 years

Robot cables designed for continuous-flex and torsion

This video explains why choosing a robot cable designed for continuous flex is superior in applications that involve torsional motion. The design of these optimized cables ensure their performance for

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