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igus® solutions for textile machines

machines
plastics for longer life®...

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Reduce costs ...

... improve technology

Clean igus® plastic solutions for textile machines
The textile industry places top priority on components being free fromlubricants and resistant to dust. Maintenance free and tribologically optimised
plastics from igus® ideally fulfil these and many other requirements

Patrick Carl
Industry Manager, Textile
Phone: +49 2203 9649-265
E-mail: pcarl@igus.deigus® products are completely lubrication free and offer impressive service lifes
even at high cycle rates in textile machines. With more than 100,000 products
from stock, igus® offers a huge modular range in the sectors of energy supply/
cable routing and protection, highly flexible cables, as well as lubricationand maintenance free plain bearing solutions for all types of movement. This
document presents you with suitable products and usage options.
Our online tools also enable you to reduce process costs. igus® delivers fromstock in 24-48 hours! Also, see our industry website.

www.igus.eu/textile
I look forward to speaking to you.

Embroidery machine

Combing machines

Lubrication free: iglidur® and xiros®
Extremely robust: drylin® TEnergie supply: system E2/000

Lubrication free: iglidur®
Maintenance free: igubal®
Precise: drylin®

Sewing machines

Spinning technology

Lubrication free: iglidur® and xiros®
Rapid positioning: drylin® ZLW
Jolt free: system E6

Lubrication free: iglidur® and xiros®
Ready-to-install: PRT slewing ring
bearings
Maintenance free: igubal®

Inspection technology

Dye factory

Lubrication free: iglidur®
Ready-to-install: PRT slewing ring
bearings
Maintenance free: igubal®

Lubrication free: iglidur®
Maintenance free: igubal®
Extremely robust: drylin®

Weaving techniqueFurther processing

Lubrication free: iglidur® and xiros®
Ready-to-install: PRT slewing ringbearings
Maintenance free: igubal®
Energy supply: system E2/000

Lubrication free: iglidur®
Extremely robust: drylin®
Energie supply: system E2/000
Jolt free: system E6... with motion plastics from igus
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... and dirt resistant ...

Dry-running made easy. For example ...

Maintenance free plain and linear bearing solutions. For example ..

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allg uiDimensio

Dry-running, maintenance free ...

recirculatingbDimensions are identical to recirculatingball-bearing guides – drylin® T

Wear resistant polymers 16 standard materials for(almost) any application Tailor-made custom solutions– from a quantity of 1 High wear resistance Excellent resistance to dirt Online lifetime calculator
www.igus.eu/iglidur

ticaiden l tonsrings

Dimen
sio

For applications in automation and handling
Dimensions identical to recirculating ball-bearing guides
Adjustable bearing clearance Automatic clearance
adjustment
www.igus.eu/drylinT

Lubrication free and resistant to dirt –
iglidur®

linear ball beadrylin® R shaft slides as an alternative toball bearings
100% lubrication free Dimension identical to standard commercial ball bearings Shafts, shaft support
blocks and accessories available from stock Replaceable liners
www.igus.eu/drylinR

Linear guide system for virtually unlimited design freedom. – drylin® W
Modular kit with 14 different profiles and more than 50
carriage options
Extreme flexibility, simple assembly
Resistant to dirt due to dry running Smooth and quiet
www.igus.eu/drylinW
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Easy to cut and glue – Tribo-Tape
For the lining of tribologically stressed surfaces andshapes Easy to cut and glue Low space requirement With adhesive backwww.igus.eu/tribotape

Dirt resistant igubal® spherical bearings
Self-adjusting bearing elements completely made ofplastic
Various models, such as spherical, flanged
and pillow block bearings Various spherical ball materials Cost-effective Online lifetime calculator
www.igus.eu/igubal
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... dry-tech bearing technology ... ... fit and forget.
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Linear movement without lubrication ...

... made easy... rolling and sliding for easy
movement... linear drive systems... the best shaft for your linear bearings... low profile designs

drylin® hybrid bearings

drylin® lead screw technology

drylin® shafts

drylin® N flat guide systems

Unique combination of plain and roller bearings
Defined installation orientation reduces drive torque
Offset loads are absorbed by the liner
www.igus.eu/drylinW

Efficient and durable dryspin technology
Self-locking trapezoidal and metric threads
Lead screw nuts made from 5 iglidur® materials

8 different shaft materials
Low weight
Round or fully supported

www.igus.eu/leadscrew-technology

www.igus.eu/drylin®

100% lubrication free
Low installation height between 6 and 12 mm
Very low weight
Numerous carriage options – also with pre-load
www.igus.eu/drylinN... drive via trapezoidal,
high helix or toothed belt... linear axis with motor,
ready to connect... lubrication free, dirt resistant slewing
ring bearing... dry running ball bearings

drylin® linear axes

drylin® E drive technology

iglidur® PRT slewing ring bearing

xiros® polymer ball bearings

100% lubrication free
For format adjustments and quick
small parts handling
Extensive accessories
www.igus.eu/drylin-drive
6Complete system delivered in 3-4 days
With NEMA stepper motors / DC motors
Can be configured online

www.igus.eu/drylinE

Cost-effective, low maintenance, lubrication free
Simple assembly, replaceable sliding pads
High wear resistanceFor high load capacity, high rigidity
Extensive accessories
www.igus.eu/PRT

Lubrication and maintenance freeHigh corrosion resistance for temperatures
up to +150°C
Non-magnetic
Low weightwww.igus.eu/xiros
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... for textile machines.

A selection of the 100,000 e-chainsystem® parts
for the textile machine industry. For example ...

A selection of the 1,040 chainflex® cable types,for the textile machine industry. For example ...

CF211 chainflex® PVC data cable. PVC data cables now with up to 25% smaller bending radius: 7.5 x d. For highduty applications, PVC outer jacket, shielded, twisted pair, oil-resistant and flame-retardant.
www.igus.eu/CF211

For all applications: System E4.1
Strong, snap open e-chain® for large unsupported
lengths Supplied also as an enclosed tube Innerheights up to 162 mm
www.igus.eu/E4-1

CF130.UL & CF140.UL chainflex® PVC control cables. PVC control cables for medium duty applications, PVC
exterior jacket (CF140 shielded), flame-retardant.
www.igus.eu/CF130

CF210.UL & CF21.UL chainflex® PVC servo cables. PVC servo cables for medium (or high; CF 21)
duty applications, PVC exterior jacket, shielded, oil-resistant and flame-retardant.
www.igus.eu/CF210"Allrounder": System E2/000
Range of e-chains® and e-tubes Many accessories
For all installation orientations and applications
www.igus.eu/E2000

CFBUS.PVC chainflex® PVC Profibus. PVC bus cables for medium duty applications, PVC exterior jacket, shielded, oil-resistant and flame-retardant.
www.igus.eu/CFBUS

CF240 chainflex® PVC data cable. For medium duty applications PVC exterior jacket, shielded, oil-resistant andflame-retardant

www.igus.eu/CF240

CF890 chainflex® PVC control cable. PVC control cables for flexing applications, oil-resistant and flame-retardant.
www.igus.eu/CF890... low vibration, smooth running, fast:System E6.1

8For highly dynamic applications
running Low vibrations
www.igus.eu/E61

Extremely smooth

CF.INI CF9 M23 chainflex® cable for sensor/actuator terminal blocks. For the connection of sensor/
actuator terminal blocks with an M23 connection cable, oil resistant, hydrolysis and microbe resistant, T/Rmoving: -35°C to +100°C, min. bending radius 5 x d, nominal voltage: 300/500 V.
www.igus.eu/CF220UL.H

9Harnessed systems ...

... delivered ready to install.

readychain®: chain – cable – guarantee... in 3 - 10 daysreadycable®: harnessed drive cables ... in 24 - 48hreadychain® – fully harnessed
systems in 3-10 days.

readycable® – in 24-48h or today

1,000 systems produced per week in 12 readychain
factories around the world – assembly time optimised
to increase your cash-flow.
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Harnessed igus® readychain® system fortextile machines.

Lower storage costs for cables, e-chains® andconnectors to zeroCut turnaround times by half
Flexibility when orders vary
Reduce the number of suppliers and orders by 75%
Minimise your machine downtimes
System guarantee – depending on the applicationigus® provides more than 3,200 harnessed cables fordrive technology to 22 different manufacturer standards.
Professionally produced, 100% tested.
Servo, motor and signal/encoder cables
No cutting charges, no surcharges forsmall quantities and packaging

Customer-specified cable length with up
to centimetre precision
Smallest bending radii from 7.5 x dReduce storage costs and increase cashflow
www.igus.eu/readycablewww.readychain.eu

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readychain® assembly rack

Intercontec SpeedTec

80% savings during prototyping. Assembly transport
rack for ready-to-install energy supply systems.

Service packs (starting at 1 piece) or harnessed directly
to customer specifications. Also harnessed as an overmoulded version to your specifications

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Tested! Service life ...

... predicted accurately.

9,679 tribological tests of all kinds per year (rotating, pivoting, linear, heated, underwater, etc.). In addition, 661 customised tests at the igus® lab.

Tested at the 1,750 m2 Cologne lab. 4,100 tests, 7,512 findings added to the electronic database, 10 billion e-chains® cycles per year for chains and cables.

Service life tests with dirt.

Part of the igus® laboratory, Cologne.

Wear tests under the influence of several
media.

Load tests.

Test for torsion and twisting with e-chains® andchainflex® cables.

Service life experiments for e-chains® andchainflex® cables.

Continuous running tests.

Polymer bearings technology: tested a thousand
times ... under real conditions.

Cold test at -40°C for chainflex® cables ande-chains®.

Quality assurance: on-going lot testing to ensure
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igus services ...

... fast and reliable®

The igus® delivery service
Over 97% availability of all catalogue items –no need for you to stockOver 100,000 products from stock
No minimum order value
No surcharges for small quantities
No costs for cutting cables
No packaging costs

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Modern injection moulding technology
The igus® GmbH quality policy is based on the objective of identifying and meeting customer needs, and ofalways being a professional partner and reliable supplier. igus® has always been committed to producing
products of the best possible quality and consistently
developing innovative solutions.

Visit our industry web pages for more information, products, application examples and useful online-tools.

www.igus.eu/textile

RoHS

The igus® lab
The industry's largest test lab (1,750m2) conducts morethan two billion test cycles per year on a total of 107
test rigs.
Extensive test databases
Customised tests on request

Quickly find and configure products and calculate
service life - all online
Using our online product finders you can find the rightigus® product and get a service life prediction.

www.igus.eu/online

For any task – in any batch size
Different industries need different solutions. Whether in mechanical engineering, automotivemanufacturing or in the robot industry – igus® offers customised support for specialised applications. igus®
already has many years of experience and specialised resources in many industries.

www.igus.eu/industry
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www.igus.eu/testigus® motion plastics®
One vision has been driving us for 50 years – motion plastics®:
moving parts made of plastic that cost less and last longer.
Our core technology consists of tribo-polymers – high-performanceplastics, which we have optimised for friction and wear. The technology
has made us into a world-wide leader for developing and manufacturing
energy supply systems and plain bearings.
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/9001:2008/16949:2009
igus® is certified in accordance with ISO 9001:2008
and ISO/TS 16949:2009 in the field of energy chains ®,cables and harnessing, as well as plastic plain bearings.

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