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Charlotte Stonestreet
Managing Editor |
Automation & Industry 4.0 technologies
24 August 2016
Motion plastics specialist, igus, will showcase a range of its latest automation solutions in line with industry 4.0 at this year’s Northern Manufacturing and Electronics (NME) event.
Visitors will see demonstrations of the new igus smart plastics that help enable machine and system builders open the door to Industry 4.0. The chainflex cable, energy chain and linear bearing products within the smart plastics range have embedded intelligence via the use of innovative sensing, monitoring and communication technologies.
Another new introduction to be demonstrated during NME is the igus online 3D printing service for wear-resistant prototypes and special parts. Engineers simply upload their STL file to an online configurator, check the component in the 360-degree view and specify measurements. Once the specific tribofilament is chosen, the parts can be ordered for printing and dispatch within 24-hours. Stand D44
- Eliminating bearing failure at low temperatures
- Heavy-duty bearings & chain
- World's first driven e-chain system
- igus e-skin energy chain systems receive ISO Class 1 certification for cleanrooms
- Multi-dimensional gantries
- Adapter makes straight connectors angled
- Bearings pass around the world endurance test
- FDA & EU-compliant filament
- Live webinar - Why should gears be 3D printed instead of machined?
- Custom parts produced rapidly & economically
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