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drylin® linear plain bearings application examples

drylin® - Linear plain bearings move on gliding elements unlike the common recirculating ball bearing systems. These glide elements made of high performance polymers can in principle be produced from all iglidur® materials. For this reason, the advantages of the various iglidur® bearing materials are available for the drylin® linear technology. However the iglidur® J is best suited for most linear applications due to its low-wear and low-friction properties. Hence the drylin® linear bearings are equipped with this material. This application overview shows you highly varying application areas for maintenance-free linear guide systems made with the drylin® range.

Search from over 250 applications of our customers


In a wide range of industries, solutions are technically improved and costs saved by the use of drylin® linear plain bearings.

Carpenters rely on drylin linear guides and telescopic rails

drylin telescopic rails ensure smooth and maintenance-free movement in furniture

Blister centre

igus bearing technology in an automated blister centre. Automated medicine handling for chemist shops/pharmacies: with over 7,500 systems installed worldwide, Rowa Systems from Becton Dickinson is a clear leader in this market segment.

Ready-to-install components for labelling machines

Numerous rotary and linear bearings from the igus® product range are not the only ones installed in KHS GmbH's labelling machines.

Linear guide
components for 3D printers

fabmaker relies on proven linear guide components for 3D printers.

Medical assistance system

This year’s Gold award winner is a system that assists doctors with keyhole cochlea implant surgery to treat inner ear deafness and profound deafness.

3D printing machine

This year, Bronze goes to a laser-based 3D printing machine that prints metal parts made of titanium, aluminium, steel or even gold.

Mobility solutions for people with disabilities

Maintenance-free igus® linear technology are used in electric wheelchairs and rehabilitation therapy systems.

Pit saw for insulation materials

Maintenance-free bearings from the igus® construction kit simplify operation of a pit saw for insulation materials.

Fitness equipment

This fitness equipment works almost silently.

3D Printing machine

This 3D printer was constructed with almost no ready-made components.

Bracket

This bracket is used for recordings with 3D cameras.

Foil welding device

With this device, plastic bags are welded.

Medical sports equipment

This device is used for physiotherapy treatment for back problems.

Multi-functional gantry in lightweight design

This student project deals with the development of an NC-controlled gantry for use as a multi-function machine tool.

Ergonomic office chair

Lubrication-free plastic bearings for ergonomic office chair

Wafers for the world

Sturdy lead screw linear system for extracting paper ice-cream cones.

Bottling plants

Positioning with maintenance-free igus® lead screw units.

Camping without lubricants

Highly compact while traveling, very spacious at the campground, with the help of drylin® lead screw modules.

3D Printing machine

Lubricant-free, accurate, and very quiet: igus® components in 3D printers.

Sausage link cutting machines

Clean, durable, and maintenance-free: polymer plain bearings in the food industry.

Utility vehicle technology

linear plain bearings for steering systems on bus trailers

Tyre mounting machine

This machine enables professional and time-saving mounting and removal of bicycle tyres.

Wear-resistant linear guides

Wear-resistant linear guides ensure 50 percent longer service-life for grinding tool machinery.

Bearings for lab presses

Gliding under the most demanding conditions. Stainless steel shafts, flanged and plain bearing for lab presses.

Linear guides in the production of wooden pallets

Dry-running linear pillow blocks ensure a long service life in Krenzer's wooden pallet production.

Linear technology in diaper production systems

Dry-running linear technology in diaper production systems

Lubrication-free lead screw and linear technology in filling systems for reaction vessels

Trapezoidal lead screws with matching nuts have been installed at various points in this fully automatic filling plant for medical devices.

Production machines

A manufacturer of production machines for brushes is an example of the application areas and properties of iglidur and drylin bearing products.

Lead screw nut in an edge-gluing machine

Lubricant and clearance-free lead screw nut system ensures precision glue dispensing on an edge-gluing machine

Shutoff valve

Plastic plain bearings in fluid technology: completely maintenance-free and lubrication-free.

Test stand for control centres

Only extensive earthbound testing can demonstrate the suitability of components for space applications.

Lab equipment for liquid handling

Freedom from lubrication and cleanroom compatibility can be ensured with the maintenance-free steep thread nuts.

Table with a concept

A drylin® linear guide has been opted in the production of a table due to its freedom from maintenance.

Plastic components in glass processing

For the precision machining in laser engraving machines, several maintenance-free plastic components are used at once.

Paper processing machines

By the use of clearance-free pretensioned nuts in format changing systems in the paper industry, a precise and maintenance-free adjustment of the formats is enabled.

Sliding worktop

The solid worktop can be moved on glide rails, increasing the working surface of the desk.

Lubrication-free linear and spherical bearings for baked goods gripper

This gripper picks up freshly baked goods from a conveyer belt and packs them in baskets.

Dental casting machine: reliable linear guides for extreme heat and dirt

The closing mechanism of the medical device is supported with a drylin W profile guide at high temperatures and dirt levels.

User report: food packaging grippers

This gripper takes packaging units from a sealing machine, turn each unit by 90 degrees and arranges them in cartons.

Small electric aircraft

To achieve the best flying conditions, all components must be lightweight and at the same time as durable as possible.

Medication dispenser

This machine removes medications from the original packaging and re-packages them in smaller doses.

Economical linear bearings for adjustment devices in body scanners

A compact and maintenance-free drylin T linear guide system is used in this medical body scanner.

Packing robot

Sanding machine for wooden barrels: durable guide rails for grinding head

In this grinding machine for wooden barrels, our lubrication-free linear guides and plain bearings guarantee a long service life.

Adjustment unit

A drylin® T-linear guide is used for adjustment. This easily copes with the cycle rate of 80 cycles per minute.

Maintenance-free shaft guides in doors of high-speed train

At a speed of more than 350 kilometres per hour, these trains will be racing through China as of 2012, connecting Beijing and Shanghai.

Stop dog system

A stop dog system based on the drylin® W linear guide has been used here for the accurate drilling of glass.

Component test / Measuring technology

In this testing station, the eddy current crack detection of components for the automotive industry is conducted with the application of drylin® T.

Leg press on fitness equipment

Maintenance-free guide and bearing in seat and footrests on a fitness equipment.

Blister machine / Packaging technology

drylin® W for positioning of films in a blister machine.

Label feed

drylin® T in label feed with quick and flexible format adjustment.

Welding tongs for the automotive industry

drylin® linear guide in EURO-C welding tongs for the automotive industry.

Mechanical deburring of metal parts

Plastic instead of recirculating ball bearings - drylin® linear guides for machine deburring

Mobile and stationary saw mills

Maintenance-free polymer bearings in mobile and stationary saw mills.

What difference does linear technology make in handling devices?

The right linear technology allows handling devices to play to their strengths. This is what AS-Morawski experienced with the NTS Ultra-Speed handling system.

Oil platform

drylin® plastic plain bearings in an inspection device for offshore drilling riser

Flatbed ink-jet printer

drylin® W in a flatbed ink-jet printer.

Conveyor chain

Application of drylin® W for the guidance of a conveyor chain for goods.

Separation of bottles

drylin® SLW - With reverse spindle in the glass industry for separation of bottles.

Glass cutting machine

drylin® W in adjusting unit for a glass cutting machine.

Encoding machine

Application of the drylin® spindle lift table in the encoding machine for the height adjustment while changing the encoding material.

Enveloping machine

drylin® T linear guides of a pneumatic opener mounted on one side for envelopes.

Engraving machine

An engraving machine with igus® products, as final project work after four years of advanced education in automation technology.

Automatic welding cap changer

Automotive industry: flexible linear sliding system for automatic welding cap changer.

Set head for small format tiles

drylin® guide systems in a die head for small size tiles work without problems despite dusty and cramped working conditions.

Compact energy chains in Alzmetall machining centres

For tight bend radii at high travel speeds, the GS series from Alzmetall, a machine manufacturer, uses our energy chains.

Robust guide systems in EME Parker linear actuators

The drylin N linear plain bearings with high continuity and good sliding and friction properties were installed in the linear actuator LCB from Parker EME.

Bag forming, filling and sealing machine

Maintenance-free plastic bearing defy all outer influences and provides for the required service life.

Photovoltaic tracking system

Wind, sand and sun: Plastic plain bearing for solar technology

Straightening technology

Quick, straight, precise: this is how the requirements in sheet metal machining can be summarized. Sophisticated straightening technology makes all this possible.

Linear guides with no stick-slip effect for a CNC-controlled laser cutting system

This laser cutting system for private households was built to be affordable and low-maintenance. drylin linear guides on the X- and Y-axes.

Lubrication-free and maintenance-free bearing technology in belt conveyors

Efficient with little installation space: linear and pillow block bearings for automatic storage and retrieval units in high-bay warehouses

Winding machine for carbon fiber spools

No stick-slip

Adjustable biker's foot rest on motorbike

A drylin W double rail system is installed in this adjustment mechanism for a motorbike footrest, which enables maintenance-free operation even with aggressive media such as salts, dirt and water.

Electric motor glider

Robust and vibration-reducing

Inspection device

The bearings reliably transmit the high radial centering forces with low friction and free of stick-slip and minimize the arm system's friction through their integrated start-up.

Concrete pipe cutter

Concrete cutting machine in extremely heavy-duty operation since three years free of maintenance.

Special bikes and therapeutic accessories

Plain, spherical and linear bearings made of plastic help to improve mobility and the quality of life

Cable guide on the industrial robot

With this industrial robot, a fixed pipe between the 3rd and 6th axis was replaced with a three-dimensional triflex® R energy chain.

Flight simulator

The bearings from igus® were decided because they are maintenance-free and cost-effective and absolutely simple to handle.

Soccer table

Application of a high-value spindle lift table with steep-threaded spindle, linear guide systems and igubal® spherical bearings.

PLC laboratory trainer

The aim of the concept is to demonstrate to the students how to handle a programmable logic controller (abbreviation: PLC) in an attractive way.

Ultra high vacuum gadget

Despite the particularly very high temperatures (up to 180°C during baking out of the gadget), the igus® plain bearings provide for the necessary flexibility and simultaneous precision.

Center armrest

iglidur® polymer bearings / drylin® linear slide bearings in center armrest

Fence post

As the air in the machinery is very dusty, no lubricants may be used in the production process.

Linear bearings for simple filling level adjustment in folding and gluing machines

When it comes to designing customer-specific folding box gluing machines, special machine constructor Bernhardt Maschinenbau relies on lubricant and maintenance-free linear plain bearings.

Bag forming, filling and sealing machine: Hygienic design of the format adjustment

On these horizontal forming, filling and sealing machines, the total freedom from maintenance over the machines' entire life cycle was particularly important for the customer.

Wear-resistant spherical and linear bearings in Niles Simmons machine tools

Today, lightweight, robust, lubrication-free polymer bearings are installed in a wide variety of locations in Niles Simmons machine tools and machining centres.

drylin® linear axes in inspection installations

Visual inspection of very large numbers of small components: The job of automating this task has been taken on by Gefra GmbH in Friedewald/ Westerwald

drylin® E in filling system

Maintenance-free drylin E room linear robot from igus enables optimum use of the available installation space in filling plant of M2-Automation

Application examples from other product areas



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