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Spherical bearings
Maintenance-Free Polymer Spherical Bearings for Demanding Applications
igus® spherical bearings are self-aligning, corrosion-resistant components made entirely from high-performance polymers, offering a maintenance-free solution for a wide range of industrial applications. Designed to operate in dusty, dirty, or wet environments, they are ideal for use in conveyor systems, agriculture, food and beverage processing, and heavy-duty sectors like wood and glass handling. With temperature resistance up to +200°C and no need for lubrication, these bearings reduce downtime and operating costs.
igus® also provides online design tools to help calculate service life, ensuring optimal performance and reliability in your application.
Spherical bearing options
All bearing types
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igus® manufacture and supply many variations of lubrication-free bearings, ensuring we can offer the right bearings for your application. These bearing types include:
- plain bearings
- spherical bearings
- ball bearings
- slewing ring bearings
- linear bearings
- bespoke bearings
igus® spherical bearings in use
Customer application examples
Indoor or outdoor. Underwater or above water. Hot or cold.
Our products are designed for harsh and demanding environments and work well where other materials reach their limits.
Here is a selection of customer projects that we have already completed. Do you also have a demanding environment?
FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions
Spherical bearings are designed to allow for angular misalignment between two connected components. The igus® range of spherical bearings include rod ends, spherical plain bearings, fixed flange bearings, spherical plain bearings, spherical insert bearings, spherical balls, coupling joints, clevis joints and pillow block bearings.
There is a range of materials that the igubal® spherical bearing range can be made of, so it depends on the application. The standard housing is igumid® G and the balls tend to be iglidur® J or W300. However there are a large range of materials available.
The purpose of self-aligning bearings are to allow for angular misalignment between the shaft and the housing.
Ball and socket joints—are also referred to in some contexts as axial articulation joints—are mechanical bearing assemblies designed to enable multi-axis angular displacement and rotational motion between two connected components.
The joint consists of a spherical male element (the ball) and a concave spherical female housing (the socket). This geometry forms a spherical plain bearing interface, enabling the connected parts to pivot, rotate, and accommodate misalignment while transmitting load.
At igus, we have a range of both plastic and metal ball and socket joints in our igubal range.
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