August, 2019 - igus Blog - Page 2

Seal for plain bearings: What are the approaches available?

Uwe Sund | 5. August 2019

Too much dirt in the bearing? Basically, many plain bearings – depending on the type – are much less sensitive to dirt than rolling bearings. But as it often happens, if it’s too much, it’s too much. At the latest when the entire bearing clearance is filled with dirt, no one is wondering about problems. […]

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Donwtimes

3 Tips on how to reduce downtimes in the manufacturing process

Beke Nieszytka | 2. August 2019

Downtime is the period of time in which the production equipment is offline or is not available for the manufacturing process as it requires maintenance or is defective.

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Time savings

Throughput time and its significance for your production

Beke Nieszytka | 2. August 2019

Throughput time is one of the most important parameters in industrial production. It is a reflection of cost, quality and delivery time.

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Material innovation for the music industry – piano parts made of iglidur plastic

Dirk Zacharias | 1. August 2019

Components or spare parts for musical instruments from 3D printing. We have received more and more requests in this exciting area and we are happy to find suitable solutions for the extraordinary requirements. By using low-wear and durable plastic components from the 3D printer we can meet the most individual requirements. Like with a grand […]

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