For highly loaded components, the base body can be made of metal (stainless steel, aluminum, cast iron, etc.). Using the fluidized-bed coating process, a plastic coating up to 1 mm thick can be applied and subsequently machined. This allows tight tolerances (down to IT7) to be achieved for use as clearance seals or guide surfaces.
Sealing and guiding functions typically go hand in hand. So why not develop a single component that combines both? Modified UHMW-PE can be used for both functions, even in completely dry-running, self-lubricating applications. As ready-to-install snap-fit or screw-mounted designs, these all-in-one solutions have already proven themselves thousands of times in beverage filling systems, compressors, and
Leading manufacturers offer trapezoidal lead screws designed to operate with plastic lead screw nuts. A key advantage of these systems is their low friction, even under dry-running conditions. Particularly for custom sizes or special designs, we can machine virtually any type of power transmission thread.Our high-performance plastics rank among the most capable bearing materials available
Whenever switching, locking, or positioning is required in machinery and equipment, surfaces slide against one another. Pins or guide blocks engage in grooves or cam tracks, thereby controlling movements or defined switching positions. These relative movements require sliding pairs with low friction and long service life. CNC-machined grooves combined with turned bearing and guide elements
Catalog parts made from thermoplastic materials are commercially available and are typically manufactured by injection molding. These include bushings with or without a flange, as well as split bushings and press-fit bushings. We can now manufacture plain bearings with extremely tight tolerances by machining, which, unlike standard catalog parts, can also be produced in custom
Do injection-molded guide elements meet the requirements of mechanical engineering? Plastic plain bearings have now become established in mechanical engineering and automation technology as an alternative to bushings made of bearing metals. While brass bushings require lubrication, the so-called“Igus® bushings”can generally be operated in a dry-running mode. (Igus® is a registered trademark of IGUS GmbH,