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Special Design Award Goes to Pneumatic Hand
Robot hand uses Zipper-style cable carriers from igus East Providence, RI - Louisiana Robotic Machines has developed an innovative, all-pneumatic robot hand that uses Zipper-style cable carriers in its finger joints. The design won the Special Design" award in the igus-® vector® 2012 competition, which sought to honor those implementing polymer cable carriers in unique and challenging ways....
Read More »Special Design Award Goes to Pneumatic Hand
Robot hand uses Zipper-style cable carriers from igus East Providence, RI - Louisiana Robotic Machines has developed an innovative, all-pneumatic robot hand that uses Zipper-style cable carriers in its finger joints. The design won the Special Design" award in the igusÃ-® vectorî 2012 competition, which sought to honor those implementing polymer cable carriers in unique and challenging...
Read More »Plastic Bushings Are the Backbone of Students' Robot
The 21st annual FIRSTÃ-® Robotics Championship came to a close on April 28th in the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, MO. More than 30,000 fans, families, educators and industry leaders gathered for the week-long event, which celebrated the engineering and robotics accomplishments of more than 600 student teams from all over the globe. igusî, a diamond-level sponsor for the organization,...
Read More »Plastic Bushings Are the Backbone of Students' Robot
The 21st annual FIRST-® Robotics Championship came to a close on April 28th in the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, MO. More than 30,000 fans, families, educators and industry leaders gathered for the week-long event, which celebrated the engineering and robotics accomplishments of more than 600 student teams from all over the globe. igus®, a diamond-level sponsor for the organization, donated...
Read More »Rod End Bearings come with application-specific ball materials.
Suitable for rotating, oscillating, and linear movements, igubal-® K-Series rod end bearings are available in clip version with different ball materials: 6 high-performance plastic blends as well as stainless steel. Balls come in iglide® L280 for applications with high wear rates, cost-effective iglide R, low-friction iglide J, iglide J4 with low moisture absorption, chemical- and high...
Read More »Rod End Bearings come with application-specific ball materials.
Suitable for rotating, oscillating, and linear movements, igubalÃ-® K-Series rod end bearings are available in clip version with different ball materials: 6 high-performance plastic blends as well as stainless steel. Balls come in iglideî L280 for applications with high wear rates, cost-effective iglide R, low-friction iglide J, iglide J4 with low moisture absorption, chemical- and...
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Linear Bearings Deliver Savings of $36,000
A manufacturer of scientific instruments and laboratory equipment used for applications and research in particle science technology uses DryLinÃ-® R linear bearings in its series of physisorption and chemisorption analyzers. The manufacturer replaced recirculating ball bearings, which required frequent maintenance and re-lubrication, and as a result is able to save more than $36,000 per year....
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Linear Bearings Deliver Savings of $36,000
A manufacturer of scientific instruments and laboratory equipment used for applications and research in particle science technology uses DryLin-® R linear bearings in its series of physisorption and chemisorption analyzers. The manufacturer replaced recirculating ball bearings, which required frequent maintenance and re-lubrication, and as a result is able to save more than $36,000 per year. The...
Read More »Cable Carrier offers low-vibration, low-noise operation.
System E6.1 Energy Chain weighs 37 percent less than its predecessor igus-® has redesigned its System E6 Energy Chain® cable carrier best known for its robust, low-vibration and low-noise operation. The second generation, System E6.1, is even easier to assemble and weighs up to 37 percent less than its predecessor, which makes it suitable for a wider variety of applications. For the past ten...
Read More »Cable Carrier offers low-vibration, low-noise operation.
System E6.1 Energy Chain weighs 37 percent less than its predecessor igus® has redesigned its System E6 Energy Chain® cable carrier best known for its robust, low-vibration and low-noise operation. The second generation, System E6.1, is even easier to assemble and weighs up to 37 percent less than its predecessor, which makes it suitable for a wider variety of applications. For the past ten...
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