Two-component injection-moulded bearings

When an excavator bucket supporting hundreds of kilograms moves, enormous loads act on bearing points – loads that igus has so far met mainly with igutex series plain bearings. These bearings are made of more than one material in a winding process.

“Now we have succeeded in producing a multi-layer structure using injection moulding and still combining materials with complementary properties,” says Rob Dumayne, drytech director at igus UK.

The result is the iglidur Q3E series. “Thanks to the new technology, we can now manufacture multi-component heavy-duty bearings in volume series using very cost-effective injection moulding,” Dumayne adds.

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