Customer-specific test by the dry-tech® lab finds the cause and solution for bearing failure

After only 25% of the expected service life, the customer's original bearing for a rotating motion (counterpart made from fiberglass reinforced PP rotates at 100 RPM) developed problems in 122°F hot water and cleaning media. Wear in the form of small fragments resulted in shortening of the bushing. Because of the high chemical resistance of the material, the customer determined that the cleaning media was not the cause.
 
The igus® test lab used original parts from the customer to create a realistic copy of the application, and started testing with various materials.
 
The results were clear after only a few days: Only the combination of vibrations and chemicals results in bearing damage. By concurrently testing several other iglide® plain bearings, iglide® J emerged as the suitable bearing material.