igus Inc.

The 2013 Rube Goldberg Machine Contest® has opened for registration to international collegiate, high school, and middle school teams. This is the second consecutive year for igus® as a nationwide product sponsor of the event.

igus®, an expert in triboplastics, has released a new polymer plain bearing that is fire retardant and classified according to UL94 with V0 standards.

At this year’s IMTS 2012 show for manufacturing technology, igus® presented a new, modular transportation frame to facilitate the installation of its pre-assembled ReadyChain® systems.

At IMTS 2012, igus® launched a new cable management solution called Liftband, a modular chain strip designed for extremely high vertical travel applications in which space is limited.

Cable carrier specialist igus® introduced a new plastic guide profile at this year’s IMTS show in Chicago, IL.

igus®, an expert in cables for automated applications, presented an intelligent solution to strip back long cable lengths quickly and easily at IMTS 2012.

The 20th annual BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology) Robotics Competition has kicked off at hub locations nationwide. This is the eighth year for igus® as a nationwide product sponsor of the event.

igus® will be exhibiting at booth number E-7634 at Pack Expo 2012. Products on show will include the company’s new iglide® knife-edge rollers, as well as new sizes of its compact DryLin® EasyTube lead-screw module for conveyor adjustments.

igus® has launched a new, heavy-duty plastic bushing that can withstand radial loads up to 11,023 pounds per square inch. igus injection-molded self-lubricating and maintenance-free iglide® Q2 bushings are made from a completely new material blend

igus® has significantly upgraded two of its top-selling cables designed for flexing applications on automated machinery. Chainflex® CF5 control cables and shielded CF6 cables now comply with 600-volt AWM styles.