Successful use in facade and building technology

Application examples for facade and building technology

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Our lubrication-free plain and spherical bearings are used successfully in these customer building technology applications

Maintenance-free bearings in the exterior facade of the E.ON technical centre

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Corrosion-resistant, lightweight, low-noise and maintenance-free: iglidur® J bearings enable the carefree movement of 1,028 slats on the sun protection façade of the E.ON Technology Centre in Salzgitter.

3D concrete printer for building structures

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Application example for drive technology: a lubrication-free solution that also works in dirty environments.

Fail-safe cable guidance for sliding gates

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SATIXI uses micro flizz® for fail-safe guidance of energy and data cables.

Slide bearings for windows & Doors

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Guide and collar bushes made of heavy-duty iglidur® materials with incorporated lubricant are used in the WSS fitting systems.

Change the water depth at the touch of a button

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To change the water depth at the touch of a button

Inspection of building facades and concrete structures

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How WaveScan's proprietary technology, with the help of drygear® Apiro®, makes facade inspections possible in tropical climates

Automated production of thermal walls

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The automated production of thermal walls for energy-efficient construction is supported by iglidur® PRT slewing ring bearings, which are used in an insulation material cutter

Spherical bearings in sun protection fins

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The French company Arcora relies on our lubrication-free plain and spherical bearings and linear guides in their system for moving sun protection fins on façades.

3D-printed special slider for a lift without cables

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Glide pads made of iglidur i3 in the linear drive equipment of the Thyssenkrupp MULTI rope-free lift

Folding sliding shutters

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These folding sliding shutters are moved by a motor and thus protect entire window fronts on buildings from sunlight completely automatically.

3D printing in XXL format

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Safe cable management through TRE.B with the pneumatic retraction system (RSP)