iglide® A160 - sheet stock

iglide® A160 – sheet stock
Food-grade triboplastic for hygienic liners and low-profile glide elements. Combines FDA and EU 10/2011 compliance with low moisture uptake, strong media resistance, and clean, dry-running performance for bonded wear layers and shims in washdown environments.

When to use it: For compliant, thin wear sheets in food or cleanroom equipment needing chemical resistance and low friction.
When not to use it: For very thin 3 mm sheets with similar compliance, see A180; for general-purpose non-compliant sheets, see J; for large 1000 × 1000 mm panels, see REC200.

Industry/Application Areas

• Food processing and packaging equipment
• Bottling and filling lines
• Medical and laboratory devices

igus® sheet stock provides thin iglide® panels for shims, liners, and low profile glide elements. Sheets are ideal when a broad face at minimal thickness is needed to reduce friction, noise, and wear. You keep core iglide® benefits—self-lubrication, chemical durability, and long service life—while meeting tight height constraints.

When to use sheet stock

• Low thickness liners and shims with wide surface area
• Bonded or fastened wear layers on sliding surfaces
• Lightweight, low profile glide pads and noise reduction layers
• Quick profiling of flat parts from thin panels

When not to use sheet stock

• Parts needing deep counterbores, threads, or structural stiffness (choose plate stock)
• Long, straight rails better served by a fixed strip width (choose plate strips)
• Turned, round geometries (choose round bar)
• Very high volumes of one geometry (use catalog parts or molding)

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