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The fairytale of the very finely stranded wire

igu-blog-adm | 17. March 2020

What is a stranded wire? What are the different classes of conductors? What does this have to do with the very finely stranded wire? Answers to these questions can be found in the article!

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The energy chain in the lane

Christian Strauch | 16. March 2020

There are so many reasons why an energy chain is rarely found in the aisles of high-bay warehouses. The main reason is probably the price. In contrast to the busbar system, which merely consists of a plastic profile and the copper or aluminium strands embedded in it, we speak of the energy chain as a […]

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This is how you protect shafts from wear and corrosion

Lars Butenschön | 12. March 2020

And again the working platform cracks, squeaks and crunches when the hydraulics are actuated. If noise is generated during operation or the device even jams, it is often already too late. Once you (or the appointed service technician) have located and dismantled the bearing, it often flashes and shines at you. Something like that! A […]

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Die Automotive Branche setzt vermehrt auf Bauteile aus Köln von igus®.

This is why system suppliers and OEMs in the automotive industry trust the linear guides from igus in Cologne

Dirk Tietz | 11. March 2020

The automotive industry increasingly relies on igus components in cars. We have summarised here the advantages they gain from this and why igus is attractive to the major manufacturers.

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Recycling of plastic energy chains? It works!

pwirth | 10. March 2020

At a time when schoolchildren are demonstrating for the future in the streets on Fridays and plastic bags are being abolished in the retail trade, the responsibility for sustainability is increasing for all of us.

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