“We have used igus solutions in many of our installations, including the Tung Auditorium in the city where they are still going strong,” says Adlib Sales Manager, Kevin Toms.
Reaching the end of the first week, the team visited the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts to marvel at another, perhaps more famous, bike. The institute was co-founded by Sir Paul McCartney and Mark Featherstone-Witty in 1996 and has a rich creative history as well as some cycling intrigue. Paul McCartney gifted one of his bicycles to the institute which sits pride of place in the atrium of the building for students and staff to see.
Week two began in the scenic city of York, where igus met with agricultural machinery specialists, Sumo UK. Sumo integrates igutex® bearings from igus into their tillage and seeding equipment, leveraging their exceptional load capacity and long-lasting performance.
“I’ve been working with igus over the last couple of years. We did use traditional brass and lubricated bushes, but found the deterioration on the pivot points was extreme and we wanted a hard-wearing bush that would give us longevity,” says Tim Lord, Head of Engineering and Quality at Sumo. “We’ve found that the performance of the igus bush is better than anything else on the market.”