The motion plastics specialist
igus has launched a new modular guide trough system, which is entirely made of
tribo-optimised plastic: guidelite plus. The system is very light, easy to
install, cost effective and is also suitable for use in
harsh environments.
Guide troughs, usually made from aluminium or steel,
ensure correct operation and a long service life for energy chains in gliding
applications with long travels. The new guidelite plus from igus is a guide
trough that is made entirely of plastic and is easy to assemble. Individual
elements made of abrasion-resistant high-performance plastic can be connected
together very quickly and without tools by hand due to a locking mechanism
specially designed for this system. The low weight of the plastic parts helps
with installation, but is also advantageous where lightweight solutions are
needed. A special expansion joint, which is provided in every second link of
the trough elements, guarantees flexibility and adaptability especially in case
of large temperature variations. Thus, the product can also be used without
restrictions in outdoor applications.
Plastic for harsh
application areas
The plastic guidelite plus guide trough is also suitable
for applications where metallic alternatives are very expensive or cannot be
used due to aggressive chemicals or risk of corrosion. For these applications,
the guidelite plus can be manufactured from a special plastic that is more
resistant to chemicals. Thereby new applications are possible in the
galvanising sector or fertilizer production, where expensive stainless steel
solutions were previously required. But even in other dynamic uses, in which
long travels have to operate reliably without failure or maintenance at a low
speed of up to 1 m/s, the guidelite plus is an alternative that saves time and
cost. In purchasing alone, double digit percentage savings are possible
compared to aluminium or stainless steel troughs.
The plastic guide trough is available for energy chains
with outer heights of 35, 50 and 64 millimetres. The use of guidelite plus is
economical in both new installations and retrofitting of existing plants. Much
cheaper than a comparable stainless steel or aluminium trough, the user saves
twice, in the purchase as well as the fast assembly.
This video illustrates the structure and nature of the
guidelite plus from igus: https://youtu.be/P_JCObtDTxc
About
igus India
igus®
operations in India started in the year 1998 with head quarters in Bangalore.
igus offers widest range of products that includes polymer bearings, igubal®
spherical bearings, flexible cable, cable track etc. which
enable them to serve the whole industrial establishments in India from a small
work shop to huge industrial establishments.
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