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All applications in machine tools

Machine tools: examples of industrial applications

Our products are used successfully in these applications

Application example highlights Machine tools

Linear rail in laser marking system

High pressure water chamber application | igus®

Lubrication-free and maintenance-free solution in spray water areas

High pressure water chamber application

Play it safe with tested cable/connector combinations

Tested cable/connector combinations increase the safety of machines

Tested cable/connector combinations

Sealed and safe: energy chains in pipe production

Tightly sealed and safe energy chains in pipe production

Process optimisation: ready-to-connect energy chains for high-volume production

Ready-to-connect energy chains ensure process optimisation in the high-volume production of five-axis machining centres

Impressive dynamics: Energy chains in rat trap production

Energy chains with high speed and acceleration in pest control

Application example | DMF 200|8 five-axis milling machine | igus

Low-vibration E4Q-series energy chains are used in DMG MORI five-axis milling machines.

DMF 200|8 milling machine

Milling machine: unsupported energy chain over a travel of 28m | igus

DECKEL MAHO uses a guidelok e-chain to safely guide the heavy hoses and cables in its DMU 600 machining centre.

DECKEL MAHO milling machine: unsupported energy chain over a travel of 28m

Dynamic performance and reliability

Measuring system cable also transmits signals reliably over long distances, ensuring high machine availability.

APLOS five-axis machine tool

energy chain in machines in the micro-assembly of electrical components | igus®

Häcker Automation GmbH manufactures micro-assembly machines and uses our e-chains and cables for 20 million movement cycles a day.

Energy chains in machines for micro-assembly of electrical components

energy supply in gear grinding machine with tight installation space | igus®

Realising a vertical lifting of over one metre and a pivoting range of 270° in a confined installation space was made possible in this application in the grinding head of a gear grinder.

Reliable energy supply system in a gear grinder in a tight installation space

energy supply and cable in linear drive technology from HIWIN | igus®

Energy supply systems and cables for the highest demands in linear drive technology.

Resilient energy supply systems and cables for linear drive technology from HIWIN

Laser station

A laser station for marking industrial products

Roller bearings in a welding station - drylin linear technology

Application example: Roller bearing in a welding station

Compact and precise automation solution with dryspin® lead screw drives

Automation solution from Gunda

Automated machining center loading with harnessed energy chains | igus®

Harnessed energy supply systems ensure reliable automatic loading of machining centres.

Automation solution

Handling at BSH with Doosan cobot

energy supply with retraction system for Fanuc robots

Robot equips processing centre

Machining centre loaded by robots

Loading of machine tools by robots

No looping or snagging of the corrugated hose when loading the machine tool due to the use of an RS retraction system on the robot

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 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

Smooth-running plastic plain bearings in machine tools from DMG | igus®

Deckel Maho Gildemeister (now DMG Mori) works with special plastic plain bearings with an almost constant coefficient of sliding friction for a long service life.

Smooth running plastic plain bearings in machine tools from DMG

Linear bearing in polishing milling machine for plastic shells | igus®

This milling machine produces plastic shells for prosthetics. The fine dust produced in the process called for dirt-resistant linear guides.

Linear bearings in polishing milling machine for plastic shells defy dust exposure

Maintenance-free linear guides in the XY positioner "MaXYposi" | igus®

The MaXYPosi is a modular, economical and robust XY positioner. Lubrication-free drylin W rails were installed on both axes.

Maintenance-free linear guide in the XY positioner "MaXYposi"

lead screw technology in CNC machines for chips and dust igus®

Threaded rods are used to perform linear movements.

Low-wear lead screw technology in CNC machines for chips and dust

linear technology for milling machine for prototype production | igus®

These compact milling machines produce prototypes simply but with high quality. 15 drylin®-miniature guides and dryspin®-lead screw nut were installed.

Linear and lead screw technology for milling machine for prototype production

Compact cable routing to the milling head of a machine tool | igus®

Interlocking energy chains were installed to guide a large number of media safely to the swivel head in the tightest of spaces.

Compact cable guidance to the milling head of a machine tool

lubrication-free linear guide in milling machine for Stryropor | igus®

As styrofoam particles are deposited on all surfaces of this milling machine, self-cleaning linear guides are used.

Lubrication-free linear guide in milling machine for styrofoam

Safe guidance of hoses in high-frequency welding machine | igus®

This high-frequency welding machine moves in a working area of 8x2.5 metres and rotates 360 degrees. E4.1 energy chain takes care of the hose guidance.

Safe guidance of hose in high-frequency welding machine

15 energy chain in travelling column milling machine for 50 m travel | igus®

In this large milling machine, no fewer than 15 igus® e-chain® are installed in all travel axes, the lifting cabin and the tool changer. They ensure long travels (up to 50m).

15 energy chain in travelling column milling machine with up to 50 metres travel

Expansion of partially automated machines

80% less working time thanks to readychain

To save space, weight and time when finalising their machine tools, DVS Universal Grinding GmbH counts on pre-assembled energy chains.

UGrind machine tool series

Special cables supply KESSLER spindle with power and signals | igus®

KESSLER uses chainflex cables for the energy and signal supply in its swivelling spindle heads and rotary pivoting tables.

chainflex cables supply KESSLER spindles with energy and signals

energy chain for 70 m travel in welding systems from Cloos | igus®

Hanging, standing, or in linear travels: Our energy chains have proven themselves for years in Cloos welding systems.

Energy chains for a 70m travel in Cloos welding systems

Successful applications in the machine tool industry

Successful applications with readychain® customised systems in the machine tool industry.

readychain® Application examples

Tribo-tape in Milling Machine | Application | igus®

Compact cable routing in bending machine from Trumpf | igus®

To ensure safe guidance of motor, encoder, and sensor cables, TRUMPF uses our energy tubes for tight bend radii.

Compact cable guidance for tight bend radii in a Trumpf bending machine

Flexible linear guide system for automatic welding cap changer

Robust linear guide systems with polymer sliding elements withstand the harsh usage and surrounding conditions.

Automatic welding cap changer

Pit saw for insulation materials

Maintenance-free bearings from the igus® construction kit simplify operation of a pit saw for insulation materials.

Wear-resistant linear guides

Wear-resistant linear guides ensure 50 percent longer service-life for grinding tool machinery.

Mechanical deburring of metal parts

Plastic instead of recirculating ball bearings - DryLin® linear guides for machine deburring

- drylin® Linear Bearings & Guides for Material Handling Equipment

DryLin® R linear bearings, DryLin® W modular guides, DryLin® T profile rail guides, and DryLin® N low profile linear guides from igus® are all used in this handling device.


Material handling equipment 

Linear Bearings & Guides for CNC Engraving Machine - drylin® 

This CNC-controlled, three-axis machine uses drylin® R linear bearings, drylin® W modular linear guides, and drylin® T profile rail guides, as well as a Zipper-style cable carrier.

CNC engraving machine

Safe cable guidance in dust and dirt

E4.1 energy chains for cable guidance in concrete and sand-lime brick production despite abrasive dirt, sand and splash water.

Robust energy chains in concrete and sand-lime brick production

Wire bending technology

This machine combines two well tested bending technologies.

Pre-Assembled Cable Carriers Reduce Costs in Machining Center | igus®

 readychain® pre-assembled cable carriers reduce costs and saves space for a well-known machine tool manufacturer.

Servo motor feedback cables for machining centers

Application examples/machine tool sector

Successful applications with ReadyChain®, the ready-assembled and ready-to-install energy chain systems from igus® in the machine tools sector.

Application examples

IMAGIC flex drilling systems

The hybrid cables of the chainflex® product range are tried and tested and used in the new flexible IMAGIC flex drilling systems.

Preassembled energy supply systems for special-purpose machinery construction

Pre-assembled energy supply systems for a high speed machining center.

Special machine construction

Tooling machine

Chip protection in tight work spaces in a machine tool.

twisterband in welding machines | igus®

twisterband in welding machines

Linear Bearings drylin® R Run Oil-Free in Pipe Cutter for Years

drylin® R linear bearings have run oil-free for over three years in this heavy duty concrete pipe cutter

Concrete pipe cutter

Energy supply systems for 3D- waterjet cutting plants

accurate travel of the two 3D cutting heads on the gantry axes of a 3D- waterjet cutting plants

Waterjet cutting plants

e-chain® Cable Carriers Used in Machining Center | igus®

igus cables in Turning-and-grinding machine application

Turning-and-grinding machine

energy chains for long travels

This horizontal turning machine is equipped with the new energy chains solution Guidelok for long, unsupported travels in the chip area.

igumid HT Cable Carriers for High Temperatures

igumid HT cable carriers can withstand hot chips and flying debris up to 1,562° Fahrenheit. This application example is on a milling machine.

igumid HT streetcar switches 

Machine tool manufacture

A newly developed horizontal CNC inclined-bed turning lathe, equipped with a main and opposed
spindle as well as two turrets

vector 2008 award for inspiring applications with energy chains: CNC | igus

cable carrier used for a cnc grinding machine performs in residue and oil.  This can be machined in one go with the cnc grinding machine and cable carriers.

CNC grinding machine

triflex® Robot Cable Carriers with Fiber Rods & Assembly Kit

triflex® R with fiber rods and universal assembly kit used in an automatic screwdriver system.

Automatic screwdriver system

Plain Bearings in Technical Brush Production | Application | igus®

Wöhler Brush Tech, a builder of technical brush making machinery known world-wide, uses plain bearings from igus® in many bearing locations. Learn more here.

Technical brushes

Toothed belt unit with guide system

DryLin® N is especially suited for highly dynamic applications.

Robust guide systems in EME Parker linear actuators

3D Printing Fixture for Profile Saw | Application | igus®

In order to precisely cut drylin® linear rails, a device made of iglide® i190  was 3D printed. Read more about the benefits of industrial 3D printing here.

3D printing application: profile saw device

Door guide of machine tools

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

Heavy duty lathe

Lathe manufacturer FAT HACO uses three-dimensionally moving energy chains from the triflex TRC series in its TUR 3MN heavy duty lathe.

Safe energy supply in heavy duty lathe with flying swarf

Cutting unit with safe energy supply from igus®

energy supply system for a cutting unit, reducing costs with a long service life

Durable energy supply system for a cutting unit with a long service life

Polymer bearings in machine tool construction | Application | igus

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