Heavy plastics - applications in building material manufacturing
40 years' experienceigus® is a specialist in the area of plastic research and can look back on 40 years of experience here. Specially developed high-performance plastics enable the use of igus® e-chain systems® in almost all application areas. Damp, dirt, chips, heat, cold, we have the solution for every requirement and do not use any steel or other metals in our e-chain® materials. In an increasing number of heavy duty areas, steel systems are being successfully replaced by igus® plastic e-chains® due to their exceptional suitability.
State your requirements and we fulfil them:
Corrosion-free
Cost-efficient, modular design
Long life at minimum maintenance costs
Resistance against dirt, chemicals and high temperatures
Proven, tested material with igus® system guarantee
Low weight with high stability
TÜV certified
That is only a few points that we consider when selecting and designing your "heavy-duty system". See all the things for yourself that are possible in the heavy-duty area with igus® - plastics for longer life®.
Application examples in building material manufacturing
Shelving system for concrete bricks
Data exchange is possible by exchanging the cable drum with an e-chain®.
Porous concrete hardening
Reliable process control in adverse environmental conditions, such as dust, rust and moisture.
Handling roof tiles
No more cork screws and cable failures when transporting roof shingles.
Cable Carrier for Brickworks
Application of cable carriers and continuous-flex cables in tile factory
Roof tile factory
Maximum uptime for cables despite extreme conditions in this roof tile factory.
Service life clearly enhanced
Since switching to chainflex® continuous-flex CF9 and CF10 control cables, service life has dramatically increased.
Concrete pipe cutter
drylin® R linear bearings have run oil-free for over three years in this heavy duty concrete pipe cutter
Cable carriers for road construction
Asphalt is supplied to the front of this road construction vehicle via an energy chain cable carrier.
Stop dog system
A stop dog system based on the DryLin® W linear guide has been used here for the accurate drilling of glass.
Positioning of milling heads
The positioning of milling heads is done with drylin® HTS linear slide table in this plant which manufactures aluminum window frames.
Robotic end-effector
drylin® T is used for its low weight in this tile-handling machine
Woodworking machining center
Pre-assembled readychain® cable carriers for woodworking machinery.
Woodworking machine
iglide® G300 plastic bushings withstand sawdust and high temperatures in this demanding woodworking application.
Veneer jointing machine
Polymer bearings give a weight and time advantage to the ACR Speedstar veneer jointing machine
Mobile and stationary saw mills
Maintenance-free plastic bearings in mobile and stationary saw mills.
Rotating machine tool
This rotating machine tool for furniture production uses drylin® linear guides.
Wood and sandwich processing
Here an energy supply system was developed from standard parts, whose piggyback system at last allocates a
defined place for the large volume suction hoses.
Disc-sawing machine
A readychain® pre-assembled cable carrier system is installed on this disc-sawing machine, resulting in quick cycle times.
Reduced electrical installation time
Energy chains, fully assembled with cables and connectors, are delivered ready for mounting (readychain®) and can be installed immediately. In this way the electrical installation time has been halved.
Woodworking machine tool
This company decided to use pre-assembled readychain® cable carriers in a new machine tool series.
