Whether it’s a construction site, fire brigade equipment or a Hollywood movie set: lifting platforms with elevated axes and telescopic extension are used worldwide. Their designers need energy supply systems that are lightweight, robust, resistant and easy to maintain.
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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.