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50 years of igus®

50 years of igus® / 43 years of energy chains

igus® presented the first plastic energy chain 43 years ago. Today, the company offers the widest range of plastic cable carrier systems, as well as its own line of chainflex® cables specifically designed for continuous flexing. To help customers navigate through such an expansive selection, customers have access to free online tools to easily select their perfect e-chain®, cables and connectors, and even calculate the system’s service life. readychain® systems are also available as finished, custom-harnessed solutions. Today, igus® is a provider of complete energy supply systems.
Company founders Günter and Margret Blase in front of their “double garage” from 1964
First energy chain from 1971
First chainflex® cable CF1 from 1989
readychain® rack: energy supply with system

Motion Plastics® – plastics in motion

In the 1970’s, igus® became a founding member in the field of modern energy supply. Today, the company is faced with the task oif actuating, facilitating, and moving installations, machinery and products with their tribo-optimized Motion Plastics®. These plastic materials have become indispensable in a wide variety of tasks and applications.

The igus® Motion Plastics® promises:

Cost down, life up

Calculate lifetime online

Shipped in 24 hours

QuickChain100: Calculate service life online
The new, chip-resistant E2 Energy Tube
150 combined years at igus, and still moving.
Left to Right: Tobias Vogel: Head of Sales & Marketing Bearings, Michael Blaß, Vice President, Head of Sales & Marketing e-chain systems®, Frank Blase: CEO, Gerhard Baus: Vice President, Head of Business Unit Polymer Bearings, Artur Peplinski: Vice President, Head of International Group Development & Marketing, Harald Nehring: Vice President, Head of Business Unit e-chain systems®, Christoph Müller: Vice President, Head of Finance and Controlling
Current bird’s eye view of the flexible igus® factory in Cologne

50 years of igus®

50 Years of igus® / 30 Years of iglide® / 43 years of energy chains.
50 years of igus®

50 years of igus® / 30 years of iglide®

From the simple plastic bearing to high-tech machine element - 50 years of igus® / 30 years of iglide®.
50 years of igus® / 30 years of iglide®

The terms "igus", "Apiro", "chainflex", "CFRIP", "conprotect", "CTD", "drylin", "dry-tech", "dryspin", "easy chain", "e-chain", "e-chain systems", "e-ketten", "e-kettensysteme", "e-skin", "e-spool", "flizz", "ibow", "igear", "iglidur", "igubal", "kineKIT", "manus", "motion plastics", "pikchain", "plastics for longer life", "readychain", "readycable", "ReBeL", "speedigus", "triflex", "robolink", "xirodur", and "xiros" are legally protected trademarks of the igus® GmbH/ Cologne in the Federal Republic of Germany and where applicable in some foreign countries.

igus® GmbH points out that it does not sell any products of the companies Allen Bradley, B&R, Baumüller, Beckhoff, Lahr, Control Techniques, Danaher Motion, ELAU, FAGOR, FANUC, Festo, Heidenhain, Jetter, Lenze, LinMot, LTi DRiVES, Mitsibushi, NUM,Parker, Bosch Rexroth, SEW, Siemens, Stöber and all other drive manufacturers mention in this website. The products offered by igus® are those of igus® GmbH

igus inc headquarters is located at 257 Ferris Ave, Rumford, RI 02916. igus enjoyneering center is located at 2055 Franklin Rd, Bloomfield Twp, MI 48302