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Solar protection for plain bearings: new igus material with enhanced UV resistance11/8/2018
Solar systems as well as other outdoor applications have to function for years often under extreme environmental conditions. This calls for machine components that offer a long service life and prolonged holding times. Furthermore, plain bearings that fulfil their service, for example, in solar tower power plants, parabolic trough power plants or for the mounting of the rotary axis for the panel adjustments, should have the lowest possible costs. For such application scenarios, igus now has an optimised, advanced development of its wear-resistant and durable standard material iglidur J, which is the high-performance plastic iglidur J UV. The new UV-stabilised material is especially suitable for continuous direct sunlight. Like all igus plain bearings, the iglidur J UV plain bearings too, by virtue of their incorporated solid lubricants, are lubrication-free and thus maintenance-free as well as insensitive to dust and dirt. In addition, the long-term mechanical properties of iglidur J UV have been further enhanced. This provides the customer with the ideal material for extremely smooth-running, lubrication-free and long-lasting solar systems. |