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Tyre production

Lubrication-free and great strength even with high speeds

The tyre manufacturing industry places top priority on components being free from lubricants and resistant to dust. Maintenance-free and tribologically optimised polymers from igus® fulfil these and many other requirements. igus® offers a huge range of products in the areas of energy supply/cable guidance and protection, highly flexible cables and dry-running, maintenance-free plain bearing solutions for all types of movement.

Benefits of igus® products:

Dry running and corrosion-resistant
Suitable for high speeds
Insensitive to dust and dirt
High mechanical stability, very resilient
Vibration dampening
Long predictable service life

Would you like more information about igus® products used in the tyre production? Our experts will be happy to get in touch with you.

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Products frequently used in tyre production

E2/000 e-chain®

E2/000

Inner heights from 21 to 45mm.
Openable on the left and right
Diverse modular interior separations

e-chain® E4.1

E4.1

energy chains of medium sizes
Inner heights from 21 to 162mm.
Openable along the inner or outer radius

chainflex® cables

chainflex cables

Up to 36-month chainflex® guarantee
Unharnessed or harnessed
Developed for moving applications

iglidur® plain bearings

iglidur G

Maintenance-free dry running
Low coefficient of friction
Absorbs vibration

iglidur® PRT

Various special bearings customised by igus to your specific requirements

For horizontal rotary movements
Ready-to-install slewing rings for lubrication-free, dry running

drylin® lead screws

dryspin

100% lubrication and maintenance-free
100% corrosions-free and media resistance
Up to 88% weight savings

drylin® W profile guide

iglidur G

Easy installation, maintenance-free
Resistant to dirt due to dry running
Lightweight and quiet operation

dryspin

drylin® ZLW toothed belt axis

End supports with ball bearing
Lubrication-free linear guide system with polymer plain bearings

drylin® R shaft guide

Various special bearings customised by igus to your specific requirements

Same dimensions as recirculating ball bearings
For all shaft materials
Lightweight

tyre brochure

Tyre industry product brochure

Important information about our products and services to help in the tyre prodyuction industry. igus® can help in applications with;

High loads
Small installation spaces
High speeds
Long travel
Acceleration.

Areas of use

Extruder machine

Extruder machine

Coating machine

Coating machine

Cutting machine

Cutting machine

Tyre building machine

Tyre building machine

Uniformity measuring machine

Uniformity measuring machine

Store robots

Store robots

More information

Tyre manufacturing industry brochure

Tyre industry product brochure

Important information about our products and services

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