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Real-world application stories based on customers solving design challenges and finding success with igus® parts.

over 3 years
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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over 3 years
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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over 3 years
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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over 4 years
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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over 5 years
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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over 5 years
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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over 5 years
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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about 6 years
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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almost 7 years ago
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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almost 7 years ago
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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almost 7 years ago
Machine cutting leader improves productivity with igus® e-chains®

One of the world's most innovative businesses in machine cutting has improved its productivity with igus® energy chains in one of its flagship products. Engineers at Messer Cutting Systems, based in W

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almost 7 years ago
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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almost 7 years ago
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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almost 7 years ago
igus® component helps students design award-winning child-proof lock

Students from a prestigious technical university in Germany developed a child safety lock for cleaning agent bottles that includes a self-lubricating igus® bearing.

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about 7 years
e-chains® in power automated drilling operations

An offshore drilling company from Norway is using energy chains from igus® to help provide a reliable power supply under extreme conditions for automated drilling operations on platforms.

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about 7 years
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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about 7 years
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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about 7 years
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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about 7 years
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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about 7 years
igus® plastic bearings podium across the cycling world

The iglide® plain bearings are composed of lightweight, high-performance plastics and contribute to overall mass reduction and extended service life. The plain bearings defy environmental influences,

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about 7 years
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. Festoons on cranes were replaced by e-chain cable carriers to reduce downtime and cost.

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