AI app identifies machines and suggests parts
22 November 2023 Plastics specialist igus has developed an app that uses AI to identify machinery and to suggest lubrication-free components that could be used in it. The… Read More
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AUTOMATION FOR MANUFACTURING
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Free UK service tests robot applications before order is placed
8 December 2022 The engineering plastics specialist igus is expanding increasingly into low-cost robotics, and has launched a service to test proposed robot applications for UK customers free… Read More
First motor-driven energy-chain can travel more than 1km
13 July 2022 Igus claims to have produced the world’s first driven energy chain, almost eliminating limits on travel distances, which can stretch to well over 1km. The… Read More
Easy to set up gantry robot is up to 60% cheaper than rivals
29 June 2022 Motion plastics specialist igus has announced a gantry robot which, it claims, is up to 60% cheaper than rival machines. The drylin XXL robot has… Read More
Low-cost Scara robot brings automation to new sectors
7 March 2022 Igus has added a Scara (selective compliance articulated robot arm) robot to its Low Cost Automation (LCA) family of robots and other devices that are… Read More
Lightweight gear-motor-drive kit could slash robot costs
4 February 2021 The German engineering plastics specialist igus has developed a lightweight, low-cost gearbox with an integrated motor and controls which, it says, could cut the cost… Read More
Automation slashes drive cable lead times from weeks to 24h
2 January 2020 igus has commissioned an automated assembly line for its readycable drives cables at its UK headquarters in Northampton. The line uses automated machines and lean… Read More
Design your own low-cost robot ‘in just a few clicks’
12 June 2019 A group of German robotics suppliers has joined forces to create a platform where users can create low-cost robots by choosing compatible components from different… Read More
£5,500 delta robot can pay for itself within six months
7 September 2018 The German engineering plastics specialist igus has combined several of its standard components – including maintenance-free belt drives, encoders, Nema stepper motors and lubrication-free link… Read More
Lightweight plastic parts will lead to low-cost robots
4 July 2018 Igus, the German engineering plastics specialist, is expanding increasingly into robotics and had two new developments on show at the recent Hannover Fair and Automatica… Read More
