In the food and packaging industry, the highest
safety standards apply. To protect consumers, food must be free of contaminants
of any kind. As part of its ball and spherical bearing series, igus offers
plastic products that are lubricant-free and at the same time, detectable. This
guarantees that no lubricants and no plastics enter the production chain during
operation or in the event of a system failure.
In
the plants of the food and packaging industry, metal detectors are now an industry
standard. They detect any metallic conductive particles derived from the
production environment. Subsequently, the products can be sorted out as soon as
possible. But how can plastic particles be traced? That was the question that
developers at Cologne-based motion plastics specialist igus asked themselves.
The solution was finally the development of a special high-performance plastic,
which can easily be traced with standard metal detection methods. The material
is used today in selected products in the igubal series, which includes rod end
bearings and clevis joints, flange bearings, spherical bearings and pillow
block bearings. Both the housing and the spherical balls are made of the
detectable plastic. This characteristic is sought after in other areas of
bearing technology. For example, xiros M180 is a lightweight polymer ball
bearing, whose material is also detectable.
Freedom from lubrication ensures additional safety
In
addition, these high-performance polymers do not require external lubrication.
"A central point in the production process of the food and packaging
industry is the avoidance of contact of product and lubricants in the
machine," points out Lars Braun, Industry Manager for Food and Packaging
Technology at igus. A major contribution towards this is made by the
lubrication-free and maintenance-free plain bearing materials from igus.
Because, they precisely meet these requirements: materials like iglidur A181 or
iglidur A350 need not be actively lubricated. Moreover they are compliant with
the EC Directive 10/2011 and also with FDA specifications for repeated contact
with food.
For
more information please visit: http://www.igus.in/iglidur?C=IN&L=en
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 Plain
Bearings and Bushing Accessories etc. which enable them to serve the whole industrial
establishments in India from a small work shop to huge industrial
establishments.