3D printed wear-resistant gears

The igus 3D printing service includes an online configurator that enables engineers to design a gear in seconds. The designer only needs to select the gear module, and set the number of teeth and the torque transmission. The configurator creates a 3D model of the gear, the basis for 3D printing. Hundreds of variants of single and double gears can be created without using computer-aided design (CAD) software.

Industrial selective laser sintering (SLS) machines print the gears. They are usually ready to ship within just 24 hours.