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The early bird catches the sunrise

adematos | 18. October 2024

The team of stage 3 kicked off their day early, starting the tour just before sunrise at 6:00 AM on the 153-meter-high Halde Hoheward. With a stunning view of the Ruhr area, cyclist Johannes Erdinger (International PR Manager at igus GmbH) sped downhill along the Rhine-Herne Canal towards an exciting e-chain application. After approximately 12 […]

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Off-road test for the igus:bike at Wahner Heide

adematos | 17. October 2024

Tour day 2 stared with dry conditions and around 15°C. On the bike: Max Burger. Starting point was again our headquarters in Cologne Porz-Lind. After a short 4 kilometre ride, the team arrived at the facilities of ARIS Stellenantriebe GmbH, manufacturer of advanced Linearis drives. Linearis drives are powered by igus dryspin lead screw units, […]

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The first stage in Cologne with spontaneous company

Michael Thelen | 16. October 2024

Yesterday marked the start of our big world tour with the igus:bike. We started at our headquarters in Cologne Porz-Lind, more precisely in the new Hall 8, where the plastic bicycle is developed, tested and assembled. Together with selected journalists, we counted down and cheered on our rider Melanie on the first meters of the […]

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The starting signal for our igus:bike world tour

Michael Thelen | 15. October 2024

To mark our 60th company anniversary, we are sending our igus:bike on a world tour. The goal is 6000 kilometres in 16 countries over the next 12 months. And the tour starts in 3 … 2 … 1 … More impressions of the tour start Our rider: Melanie Kamp I am Melanie Kamp, 27 years […]

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60 years of igus: From a garage in Cologne out into the world

Hendrik Winter | 12. October 2024

At igus, it all started in a garage in Cologne-Mülheim. In 1964, Günter and Margret Blase founded the company with confidence in the potential of polymer materials. With the words “Give me your most difficult part and I’ll find a solution”, the couple won over their first customer Pierburg. The complicated problem part was a […]

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