Linear Motion Technology

How can you convert rotational to linear motion?

Find out why lead screws are the ideal solution for converting rotary motion to linear motion.

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.

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...

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...

How to Change a Plastic Bearing Liner

Watch this video to see just how easy it is to switch out a plastic liner in an igus® drylin®...

Trapezoidal lead screw drive test

drylin® TR lead screw drives are based on oil-free, self-lubricating plastic nuts offering a long service life.

Webinar – The True Cost of Bearing Lubrication

Matt Mowry, linear bearings product manager, discusses how bearing lubrication failures affect your budget and the environment. This video originally...

Webinar – Discover the World of Plastic Bearings

Discover the World of Plastic Bearings. Presented by igus and hosted by Globalspec on August 21, 2013. igus Product managers...

The igus® linear bearing tool kit

DryLin W linear rails and guides are most often recommended by igus sales engineers when they''re assisting customers with new...

drylin® W Toolkit

drylin® linear systems quality assurance

Take a ride down the quality testing line with one of igus'' DryLin linear systems as it prepares to ship...

igus® Design World product spotlight Linear Guide

Leslie Langnau from Design World explains how an igus® Linear Guide can be used in photography applications as camera slides.

robolink® vs. drylin® – The Checkers Championship

The Robolink D modular robotic arm and drylin® linear guide system face off in a fully-automated game of checkers. Check...

drylin® Files Episode 6 – How to use the drylin Expert 2.0

Episode 6 of Drylin files - During this episode our host Kristen Crowell explains how to measure dimensions and effectively...

igus® introduces the drylin® Curved Rail

igus® drylin® self-lubricating linear systems now offers profile rails curved to customers' exact requirements. These curved rails are made from...

drylin® stop motion adjustable guides

igus® has developed an easy way to apply firm hold and predictable adjustment distances to linear motion guides in the...