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An essential part of port facilities around the world are Rubber Tyred Gantry (RTG) cranes, and with the d-rover data transmission system, igus provides a solution to supply data to these cranes quickly and safely – for travels of over 800m.

The Northern Manufacturing & Electronics exhibition held at Event City, Manchester, on 27th– 28th September, will see igus exhibit its range of lightweight and maintenance-free bearings and cable management systems for a variety of applications.

The advent of smart plastics could play a crucial role in helping UK manufacturers move towards the connectivity of Industry 4.0, according to igus, the motion plastics specialist. igus has embedded intelligence and networking capabilities into its cable, energy chain and linear bearing products for the first time, ushering in a new era of smart plastics whereby data on the performance and condition of these essential components can be gathered, ...

igus has extended its range of liners with an antibacterial and UV stable material withthe white tribo-tape made of iglidur W160. Therefore surfaces where areas wear in hygiene-sensitive applications, such as in medical and laboratory equipment, can be lined quickly and easily.

For over 26 years now, igus has been a cable manufacturer, and the company is associated with many different materials and products such as plastics and chain bearings.Engineering Specifier’s editor recently visited the igus headquarters in Cologne, to learn more about the company, whose chainflex cables are worth more than €100m a year.

For applications where an extremely low noise energy chain, with very high dynamics or very low abrasion, is required, igus has developed the E6.1 series. It is suitable for applications with speeds of up to 20m/s, these chains are now available in new sizes with larger inner heights of up to 62mm.

igus has introduced a compact 3D energy chain system for cranes and work platforms. The e-drum routes energy, data and media, such as air and liquids, safely to great heights.

As part of its YES (Young Engineers Support) programme, igus has backed many universities for several years with free engineering advice and products – supporting university teams participating in the Eurobot challenge is one such programme. The winning team of the Eurobot UK final are from the Faculty of Engineering and the Environment at the University of Southampton, which received a robolink articulated robotic arm from igus.

A new data cable series has been introduced by igus into its chainflex product range, especially for confined spaces.The CF298 (unshielded) and the CF299 (shielded), which have a small bend radius down to 4xd (from 15mm), are suitable for short, very fast moving applications, such as those found in pick-and-place machines.

In the developed of Industry 4.0 and the ‘factory of tomorrow’, predictive maintenance has a major role to play.Supporting this future, igus has added more sensors and monitoring modules to its smart plastics family for more intelligence - warning of potential failure in good time before unplanned and costly down-times occur.