Drive technology application examples

Applications of linear drives

Plain bearings in industrial applications for construction machines, wind turbines, and production.

Latest applications & highlights

Autonomous inspection boat Precise depth measurements with igus® components

Echodrone vessel in the Port of Antwerp-Bruges on the water.

Offshore robots - Inspection, cleaning & repair

Remotion cleaning robot on a surface with mud streaks in an application.

3D printer for concrete - Lubrication-free solution for dusty environment

A 3D printer builds a large curved wall at an outdoor construction site.

Road core drilling machine - taking road samples with great effort

Measuring vehicle with test equipment and trailer on a road.

Electrical adjustment system Lubrication-free solution for professional espresso machines

C.I.M.E. machine with a red frame and four black containers, beside a 130–140 mm height marker.

3D printer

3D concrete printer for building structures

XXL 3D printer for house facades

Linear bearings in 3D printers

3D printer to replicate

Cleanroom 3D printer

3D plastic parts printer

Automotive industry

Packaging system with safety fencing and control panel for automated handling.

Rotating car wash brush system

Construction machinery industry

Linear axis for bend testing device

Field drainage machine

Beverage industry

Maintenance-free filling plants

Automated cocktail mixer

Innovative packing aid gripper

Vending machine for cleaning reusable cups

Automatic beer dispenser

Adjustment system in espresso machine

Food industry

Suction pad insertion machine

Linear bearings, plain bearings and drive elements in thermoform packaging system

Aerospace engineering

3D printing for space debris removal

Rocket module for space debris removal

Mechanical engineering

Maintenance-free filling plants

Linear systems in diaper production plants

Film packaging machine

Innovative packing aid gripper

Suction pad insertion machine

Filling height adjustment in folding and gluing machines

Linear bearings, plain bearings and drive elements in thermoform packaging system

Production machines

Material handling

Linear movements in industrial vehicles

Automatic order picking by robots in logistics

Cable chain guides cables to a machine on the concrete floor.

Product pusher with 16m long energy chain

Medical technology

Linear axis in the laboratory for DNA diagnostics

Conveyor track in medical technology

Optical industry

Format adjustment in inspection systems

Linear axis for e-scooter lift

Two men present a drylin aluminium guide in a warehouse.

TV lift

Testing technology & quality assurance

Visual inspection of small components

Filling plant in bioanalytics

Trailer with infraTest road core drill electric for road core drilling.

Road core drill

Linear axis for e-scooter lift

Laser station for marking industrial products

Mobile scanning machine

2in1 - testing booth and conference table

Straightening technology

Offshore robots for cleaning & repairs

Autonomous inspection boat

High pressure water chamber

Packaging

Filling height adjustment in folding and gluing machines

Linear systems in diaper production plants

Suction pad insertion machine

Linear bearings, plain bearings and drive elements in thermoform packaging system

Film packaging machine

Innovative packing aid gripper

xiros deflection roller in an adjustment unit with rollers and guides in a packaging machine.

Bearing technology for labelling machines

Science and research

Room linear robot for filling plant in bioanalytics

Computer tomograph on drilling platform

Robotic setup for an art application on a workbench.

Special measurement setup with lead screw axis, motor & control system

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