iglide® plain bearing applications

Clean and maintenance-free plastic plain bearings ensure smooth movement in infusion pumps. Learn more here about the use of plain bearings in this application!

A packaging machine that can produce up to 210 packages per minute uses iglide® plastic bearings to help guarantee quick timing and positional accuracy.

Plastic bearings are used more often in traditional organ building. Both iglide® bushings and igubal® rod ends & clevis joints are used in this application.

Dirt-resistant iglide® G300 plastic bearings are used in this mini excavator’s track rollers. Learn more about the use of plastic bearings in this application.

iglide® L280 and iglide® Q bushings improve an artificial knee joint. They are wear resistant and are fit for high loads. Learn more about this application!

iglide® L280 plastic bushings are used in this packaging machine because of their dry-running, hygienic operation. Learn more about this application here.

iglide® G300 plastic bushings, DryLin® N linear slides and igubal® rod ends are used in this inspection device for an offshore drilling riser.

A world record for flight altitude in a hot-air balloon partly owes its success to the iglide® plastic bushings. Read more to learn how iglide® was used.

iglide® plastic bushings were used in this industrial scooter because they were lower cost than steel alternatives.

An iglide® Z bearing from igus proved to be the only bearing able to withstand the high forces produced by patients weighing up to 275 lbs.

A manufacturer of agricultural machinery replaced bronze bushings with iglide® J bushings to eliminate corrosion & increase lifespan on its potato planter.