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Bearings and guideways - rotary and linear
News Release from: Igus UK | Subject: DryLin EasyTube linear adjustment system
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 25 April 2008
Igus motion unit is compact, lightweight
Igus said that its DryLin EasyTube lubrication-free, compact and lightweight linear motion system for adjustment applications up to 150N vertically or 500N horizontally.
igus said that its DryLin EasyTube linear adjustment system can be used fup to 150N vertically or 500N horizontally The system is temperature-resistant up to 80 deg C and offers the option of a corrosion-free stainless steel leadscrew
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 21 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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DryLin EasyTube is a completely lubrication-free, compact and lightweight system, consisting of just six individual parts: a leadscrew, tube, two clamping rings, an attachment flange and slide block.
The tube guides the slide block and is available in either anodized aluminium or stainless steel.
The trapezoidal leadscrew and nut are integrated into the tube and so are protected against the external environmental conditions.
The entire EasyTube system is kept as small as possible with this space-saving design.
* No second guide shaft - with this compact, single-tube system, any applied moment is supported by the tube, and therefore a second guide shaft is not required.
The slide block, moment support and leadscrew nut are made from a single moulding of the igus-developed polymer iglidur P.
Igus told manufacturingtalk that this material has extremely high wear resistance, low friction and minimal moisture absorption.
The two end blocks used to attach DryLin EasyTube also act as radial and axial bearings for the leadscrew.
These multifunctional components are also made of lubrication-free iglidur P, which guarantees minimal wear.
* About Igus - Igus is the largest producer of injection moulded polymer bearings and reinforced plastics Energy Chains in the world.
These seemingly unrelated products are linked together through the belief in making functionally advanced, yet affordable polymer components and assemblies.
The company employs over 1,000 people in Germany and 24 subsidiary companies and works with representative partners in more than 21 other countries.
igus products have been consistently field and value proven.
The company has extensive experience and technical data, gleaned from testing between 1,500 and 2,500 new products under extreme conditions in the igus test laboratories every year. Request a free brochure from Igus UK ...
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