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Shaft considerations for bearing applications

Agriculture, construction, and heavy duty all deal with harsh, dirty, and corrosive environments. Your bearings have to hold up! Shaft hardness plays a major role avoiding maintenance.

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How to Select Plain Bearings for Sheet Metal

Learn which factors make a plain bearing ideal for use within sheet metal despite it being a thin-walled structure.

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How Long Will My Cable Management System Last?

Read about how long your cable management system should last, and how we use our service life calculator to expertly predict when you''ll need to replace it.

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Why are there color variations between extruded aluminum linear rails and shafting?

Ever wonder why your aluminum shafting & linear rails are different colors? Read why this occurs, and the good reason behind it.

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How Online 3D-Print Tools Have Changed Prototyping

Learn about how 3d print services have made prototyping more efficient & accurate than ever before through the power of web-based tools.

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Hey Engineers, Interested in Reducing Avoidable Warranty Claims?

Ever wondered how you might reduce the amount of warranty claims due to replacement parts? Read about these maintenance-free solutions.

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No, UV Rays Don’t Damage All Plastic Cable Carriers

It''s common for people to think that the sun will damage any and all plastic cable carriers. But, one brand is actually specially designed to withstand UV rays & other harsh environmental conditions.

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The Rise of Automation: How I Learned to Love the Robot Revolution

Read about how igus® has adapted to the rise of automation by creating innovative solutions that benefit a wide range of modern & older applications.

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Vertical farming – motion plastic components help plants grow indoors!

Indoor farming facilities need reliable automation and motion enabling components to ensure their plants are properly cared for. In this video we show all of the maintenance free igus® components tha

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The Science Behind Our iglide® Plastic Material

What are iglide® bearings made of? Why are they wear resistant? iglide® Product Manager Nicole Lang explains the different components within igus® plastic.

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Self-lubricating iglide® plastic bearings from igus®

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igus® solutions for the medical field

Watch to see all the components we offer that can be used in applications for the medical industry.

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Inside the igus® readycable® factory for cable assemblies

Learn more about igus® readycable® here: https://www.igus.com/info/readycable Take a detailed tour of the igus® North American readycable® factory in Rhode Island as Product Manager, Dale Rheaume walk

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igus® works with Chicago Flyhouse

A 75-foot energy chain from igus® was used by Chicago Flyhouse for lifting 28 tons of equipment in an ongoing exhibit at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.

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How to use the drylin® linear guides configurator

Click here to use the drylin® expert tool: https://drylin-linear-guides-expert.igus.tools/series?l=en&c=US Linear Systems Product Manager, Matt Mowry will you through how to use the linear guides con

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2020 03 23 12 38 igus® DELTA Click Move® control program

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Avoiding Cable Failure – Strain Relief

To learn more about chainflex® cables click here: https://www.igus.com/info/chainflex-information For more information on installation services, visit our webpage: https://www.igus.com/info/field-serv

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6 ways to save on cable cost – Episode 1 – Control Cables

Access our cable price check here: https://www.igus.com/info/cable-price-check Learn more about chainflex® cables here: https://www.igus.com/info/chainflex-information Saving up to 25% on your control

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Floating Tow Arm – how to compensate for lateral deviation in energy chains

Learn more about the floating tow arm here: https://www.igus.com/info/energy-chains-fta-floatingfmoving-end-com No long travel cable management system is 100% straight. The floating tow arm helps to

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Winning the Crane Cable Management Race with Less Pit Stops

Read about how you can quickly reduce your cable carrier installation time for your crane by up to 80% so that you can keep things on track & running smoothly.

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UL Verified: What It Means and Why It Matters

Read this blog post to learn what UL is, how their verification process works, and how it all benefits consumers.

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