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1.2 Overview Drylin

Application overview drylin

Linear plain bearing application examples

Machine deburring of metal parts

plastic instead of recirculating balls - drylin® linear guide for machine deburring.

What difference does linear technology make in handling devices? | igus®

The right linear technology allows handling devices to play to their strengths. This is what AS-Morawski experienced with the NTS Ultra-Speed handling system.

What difference does linear technology make in handling devices?

Engraving machine

An engraving machine with igus® products as a final project after four years of further training in automation technology.

plastic plain bearing in use on oil platform

drylin® linear guide, iglidur® plain bearing and igubal® spherical plain bearing are successfully in use in an inspection device for offshore drilling risers.

Bearing technology for offshore drilling risers

Concrete pipe cutter

Concrete milling machine has been running maintenance-free for three years under the toughest conditions.

Flight simulator with maintenance-free polymer plain bearings

The decision was made in favour of the bearings from igus because they are maintenance-free, cost-effective and very easy to handle.

Plain bearing for flight simulator

Cable guide on the robot

With this industrial robot, a fixed pipe between the 3rd and 6th axis was replaced with a three-dimensional triflex® R energy chain.

Cable guide on the industrial robot

Mobile and stationary sawmills

maintenance-free polymer bearings in mobile and stationary sawmills.

Flexible linear sliding system for automatic welding cap changer

Automotive industry: Flexible linear sliding system for automatic welding cap changer.

Automatic welding cap changer

Compact cable guide in machining centres from Alzmetall | igus®

For tight bend radii at high travel speeds, the GS series from Alzmetall, a machine manufacturer, uses our energy chains.

Compact energy chains in Alzmetall machining centres

Robust guide system in linear actuators from EME Parker | igus®

The drylin N linear plain bearings with high continuity and good sliding and friction properties were installed in the linear actuator LCB from Parker EME.

Robust guide systems in EME Parker linear actuators

Long service life in bag forming, filling and sealing machine

Maintenance-free plastic plain bearings withstand all external influences and ensure the necessary service life.

Plastic plain bearings and rollers make the levelling machine maintenance-free

Fast, straight, precise: This is how the requirements in sheet metal processing can be summarised. Sophisticated straightening technology makes all this possible.

Bearing technology, energy chains and cables for straightening machine

linear guide without stick-slip for CNC laser cutting system | igus®

This laser cutting system for private households was built to be affordable and low-maintenance. drylin linear guides on the X- and Y-axes.

Linear guides with no stick-slip effect for a CNC-controlled laser cutting system

Lubrication and maintenance-free bearing technology in belt conveyors | igus®

Efficient with little installation space: linear and pillow block bearings for automatic storage and retrieval units in high-bay warehouses

Bearing technology for belt conveyors

Maintenance-free linear adjustment of footrests on the motorbike

A drylin W double rail system is installed in this adjustment mechanism for a motorbike footrest, which enables maintenance-free operation even with aggressive media such as salts, dirt and water.

Adjustable rider footrest on motorbike

Friction-optimised bearing in propeller with folding mechanism

Tough and vibration-dampening: Electric motor glider

Bearing technology for electric motorised gliders

Maintenance-free plain and linear bearings for production machines igus®

A manufacturer of production machines for brushes is an example of the application areas and properties of iglidur and drylin bearing products.

Production machines

Lead screw nut application in edge banding machine

Lubrication-free and clearance-free lead screw/nut system ensures precise glue application in edge banding machines.

spindle-lead screw nut in edge banding machine

Compact energy chain for robots in control system for spacecraft

Roller e-chain®, drylin® linear systems and igubal®-bearing work in this test stand for control systems.

energy chain in robot guidance system for spacecraft

plastic components in glass processing

Several maintenance-free plastic components are used for precise processing in laser engraving machines.

linear technology for laser engraving machines

Lubricant-free linear and spherical bearings for bakery product grippers | igus®

This gripper takes freshly baked goods from a conveyor belt to pack them into baskets. drylin and igubal bearings enable hygienic and maintenance-free movement.

Lubrication-free linear and spherical bearings for baked goods gripper

Dental casting device: Reliable linear guide in extreme heat

The closing mechanism of the medical device is supported with a drylin W profile guide at high temperatures and dirt levels.

Linear guides for dental casting machine

Bearing technology and energy chains for electric aircraft

In order to achieve the best flight conditions, all components must be as light and at the same time as resilient as possible.

Medication dispenser moves lubrication-free

This machine removes medicines from their original packaging and repackages them in smaller doses. The exact positioning of the blister packaging is done via drylin XY tables.

Linear technology for medication dispensers

Economical linear bearings for adjustment devices in body scanners

A compact and maintenance-free drylin T linear guide system is used in this medical body scanner.

Linear guide for medical body scanners

Packing robot

Packing robots for safe and automated packaging technology.

Durable linear technology in grinding machine for wooden barrels | igus®

In this grinding machine for wooden barrels, our lubrication-free linear guides and plain bearings guarantee a long service life.

Sanding machine for wooden barrels: durable guide rails for grinding head

Linear guides for adjustment unit

A drylin® T linear guide is used for the adjustment. It can easily cope with a cycle rate of 80 cycles per minute.

Shaft guides for doors in high-speed trains | igus®

These trains have been racing between Beijing and Shanghai at more than 350km per hour since 2012.

Maintenance-free shaft guides in doors of high-speed train

Uncomplicated filling height adjustment in folding and gluing machines | igus®

When designing customer-specific folding box gluers, the special machinery manufacturer Bernhardt Maschinenbau relies on lubrication and maintenance-free linear plain bearings.

Linear bearings for simple filling level adjustment in folding and gluing machines

Hygienic linear bearings in format adjustment of flow-wrapping machine

For this vertical bag forming, filling and sealing machine, absolute freedom from maintenance over the entire life cycle of the machines was particularly important to the customer.

Bag forming, filling and sealing machine: Hygienic design of the format adjustment

Wear-resistant articulated and linear bearings in machine tools | igus®

Today, lightweight, robust, lubrication-free polymer bearings are installed in a wide variety of locations in Niles Simmons machine tools and machining centres.

Wear-resistant spherical and linear bearings in Niles Simmons machine tools

lubrication-free linear technology in filling systems for reaction vessels

Trapezoidal lead screws with matching nuts have been installed at various points in this fully automatic filling plant for medical devices.

Lead screw technology for filling system for reaction vessels

lubrication-free linear systems in nappy production lines

Various products from an extensive modular linear bearing programme ensure the necessary flexibility when converting the different formats. In the long run, they defy the rough and tumble of everyday operations.

lubrication-free for wood dust and chips | drylin® Housing bearing

Dry-running linear pillow blocks ensure a long service life in Krenzer's wooden pallet production.

Linear guides in the production of wooden pallets

shaft guide for laboratory presses

Gliding under the toughest conditions. Stainless steel shafts, flange and plain bearings for laboratory presses

Wear-resistant linear guide

Wear-resistant linear guides ensure a 50 per cent longer service life for grinding tool machinery

Linear plain bearings for bus trailer steering systems

Göppel Bus GmbH relies on drylin® R-linear guide for the steering system of its bus trailers.

Commercial vehicle technology

Clean, resilient and maintenance-free: bearing in sausage chain separator | igus®

Clean, resilient and maintenance-free: polymer plain bearings in the food industry.

Sausage link cutting machines: Clean, resilient and maintenance-free

3D printer

Smear-free, precise and very quiet: igus® Components in 3D printers.

Lubrication-free linear tables for retractable alcoves in caravans

Compact when travelling, spacious at the campsite: Ross Design GmbH uses drylin® SLW spindle linear tables in its "Zoom" caravan prototype.

Spindle linear tables for camping caravans

Maintenance-free drylin linear axes in filling plants

Positioning with maintenance-free lead screw modules

Maintenance-free filling plants

Sturdy spindle linear system for pulling off paper ice packs | igus®

Rugged lead screw linear system for extracting paper ice cream cones.

Strong lead screw linear system in wafer baking systems

Lubrication-free plastic bearings for ergonomic office chair

Lubrication-free plastic plain bearings make ergonomic office chairs clean and maintenance-free and ensure exceptionally quiet operation.

Office chair

Multi-functional gantry in lightweight construction

This student project deals with the development of a no-camber-controlled gantry for use as a multifunctional machine tool.

Clearance-free plain and linear bearings for assistant robots in surgery | igus®

For absolutely clearance-free bearing support in this robot in minimally invasive cochlear implant surgery, drylin glide bars were sometimes used.

Linear and plain bearings for assistant robots in surgery

Linear bearing in 3D printing machine for metal parts at 150°C

In this laser-based 3D printing machine for metal parts, lubrication-free drylin linear technology enables maximum precision at 150°C and with abrasive powder.

University project: 3D printer built in-house with igus® products

This 3D printer was designed with almost no finished components.

University project: DIY 3D printer with igus® products

Friction-optimised format adjustment of film sealers | igus®

drylin SLW lead screw linear modules enable lubrication-free and maintenance-free format adjustment in this sealing unit on bag packaging machines.

Film sealing device

lubrication-free linear bearing in physiotherapeutic sports equipment

This device is used for physiotherapeutic treatment of back problems. iglidur® and drylin®-bearing allow silent and lubrication-free adjustments.

Physiotherapeutic sports equipment: silent and lubrication-free linear adjustment

lubrication-free format adjustment in inspection systems from Gefra | igus®

In Gefra's optical testing systems, modular drylin linear axes with actuators ensure the automated adjustment of the lighting units.

lubrication-free format adjustment in inspection systems from Gefra

room linear robot for customised filling system in bioanalytics

Lubrication-free and maintenance-free drylin linear axes with motor enable optimal use of installation space for handling liquids in the M2-Automation filling system.

linear axis for bioanalytical filling systems

Bearing technology & energy chains for wheelchair seating systems

Maintenance-free plain bearings and linear guides as well as lightweight e-chains are used in electric wheelchairs and rehabilitation therapy systems from Motion Solutions.

Mobility solutions for people with physical disabilities

Pull saw for insulation materials

Maintenance-free bearing from the igus® construction kit simplifies the operation of a pull saw for insulation materials.

Robust linear guide in 3D printers for training companies

The company fabmaker relies on proven linear guide components for 3D printers.

Linear guide components for 3D printers

Precise format adjustments in KHS labelling machines | igus®

Numerous rotary and linear bearings are installed in labelling machines for the beverage industry of KHS GmbH.

Ready-to-install components for labelling machines

Bearing technology in automated blister centre

igus bearing technology in an automated blister centre. Automated medicine handling for chemist shops/pharmacies: with over 7,500 systems installed worldwide, Rowa Systems from Becton Dickinson is a clear leader in this market segment.

Storage technology for blister centre

Linear guides and telescopic rails from igus for furniture

drylin telescopic rails ensure smooth and maintenance-free movement in furniture

Linear plain bearing application examples

Maintenance-Free Linear Guide Systems with drylin® Technology

Application examples

Machine deburring of metal parts

What difference does linear technology make in handling devices?

Engraving machine

Bearing technology for offshore drilling risers

Concrete pipe cutter

Plain bearing for flight simulator

Cable guide on the industrial robot

Mobile and stationary sawmills

Application examples from other drylin product areas

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