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almost 9 years ago
3 Methods for Installing a Cable Carrier Vertically

Learn important factors to consider when installing vertical cable carrier configurations, including standing, hanging, and zig-zag designs.

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7 Guidelines for Continuous Flex Cables

Learn the key design features that can ensure a continuous-flex cable will last for millions of cycles in your applications.

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almost 9 years ago
7 Guidelines for Cable Installation

Review 7 rules to maximize service life and performance of cables in your next application.

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almost 9 years ago
The 2:1 Rule and Defining Fixed/Floating Bearings

Get an expert advice on how to implement the 2:1 rule into your linear designs.

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almost 9 years ago
3 Tips for Selecting a Linear Slide Table

Download PDF Whether you are looking to design your own linear slide table assembly, orpurchase a ready-made, off-the-shelf system, there are a huge number ofoptions available on the market today. Component choices, such as plasticor bronze lead screw nuts, ball screws, and belt-drives can make selecting thebest slide table system difficult. In this brief tech talk, […]

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6 Reasons to switch to plastic spherical bearings

It's easy to use the same steel or bronze bearings on your machine, but could they be costing you more in the long run?

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almost 9 years ago
Robot cable

igus'' blended sheath cable with a flexible core for robotic applications.

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Humanoid Robots

Watch this fun animation of a humanoid robot featuring Robolink articulated joints from igus playing chess against itself.

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almost 9 years ago
Low profile linear slides for office furniture

Low profile DryLin N linear slides are ideal for office furniture applications, as well as a multitude of others. For additional information, visit http://www.igus.com

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almost 9 years ago
System E3 and System E6 cable carriers

System E3 and System E6 cable carriers feature a low vibration design and quiet operation.

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Cable carriers for machine tools

igus cable carrier solutions for machine tools.

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System T3 cable carriers

igus T3 cable carrier for applications involving very high speeds and accelerations. This lightweight cable carrier is very quiet running: 33 dB(A) with 26.5 dB(A) of background noise. The polymer sid

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Zigzagging cable carrier application

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almost 9 years ago
Cable carriers for cranes

Cable carriers from igus can replace traditional cable management solutions, such as cable reels, on cranes. They can cope with long travels, high speeds, and heavy loads.

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almost 9 years ago
System P4 cable carriers

System P4 cable carriers for indoor and outdoor cranes and conveyor systems. Manufactured by igus.

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almost 9 years ago
How to install cables into split crossbar cable carriers

Cables can simply be pushed into the cable carrier via a flexible opening in the crossbar ("E-Z Chain").

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almost 9 years ago
igus® test lab

Take a look inside the igus test lab and see how the company tests its cable carriers and continuous-flex cables.

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almost 9 years ago
chainflex® continuous-flex cables vs. other types

A comparison between chainflex® continuous-flex cables from igus versus so-called ''chain-suitable'' cables.

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almost 9 years ago
Guidelok cable carrier system

Metal chips can cause abrasion and wear in long travel, gliding cable carrier applications. To combat this, igus has developed a horizontal guiding system called Guidelok, which is designed to keep th

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almost 9 years ago
Best of manus 2011

Video snippets showing some of the entries into igus'' global manus plastic bearings awards. For more information, visit www.igus.com/manus

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almost 9 years ago
Second Generation igubal® Rod Ends

Hexagonal housing offers simple assembly.

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