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Two-component injection-moulded bearings
06 December 2023
FOR THE first time igus has found a way to manufacture heavy-duty bearings made from two components of high-performance plastic, using the cost-effective injection moulding process. Until now, a plastic-based multi-layer structure was only possible using a winding which is more expensive for mass production.
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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