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Lead screws and Lead screw nuts

High Efficiency. Long Service Life. Zero Maintenance.
dryspin® lead screw systems are precision-engineered for demanding applications. With polymer nuts and optimised geometries, they deliver up to 82% efficiency and a 30% longer lifespan than conventional drives—without lubrication.

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Lead screw technology options

Lead screw nuts

Lead screw nuts
  • Seven different materials
  • Low coefficient of friction & high efficiency
  • Up to 50.9 per cent lower procurement costs
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Lead screws

Lead screws
  • Steep, trapezoidal and metric threads
  • Stainless steel, steel or anodised aluminium
  • Up to 30% longer service life
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Special geometries & accessories

Special designs and accessories
  • Special designs for any application
  • Accessories for lead screw nuts and lead screws
  • Our experts will be happy to advise you
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dryspin® High Helix Threads — Engineered for Efficiency & Longevity

Patented Performance
Developed by igus® in 2015, dryspin® high helix threads feature a flat thread angle for efficient power-to-motion conversion. Optimised geometries and materials deliver up to 5× longer service life and quiet, low-vibration operation under load.

Smart Design for Low Wear
Rounded tooth profiles reduce contact area, while wider thread spacing increases the share of wear-resistant, tribologically optimised polymer—boosting durability and efficiency by a factor of 1.3.

Custom Machining Made Easy
Need a ready-to-fit lead screw? Use our online configurator or send a drawing—we’ll quote and manufacture to spec.

Lead screw technology

Configure customer-specific designs in lead screw technology online


Lead screw expert configurator

DGE


  • Support in choosing the perfect lead screw drive for your application
  • Service life calculation of the desired configuration
  • PDF download with all details for the  application
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Lead screw configurator

DSK


  • Individual pin machining without CAD software
  • 2D dimensioned drawing and 3D step file, generated directly online
  • Immediate price calculation with online ordering
Configure your custom lead screw
Lead screw technology

The dryspin® test laboratory

We are happy to test your specific application as well!

We test so that you do not have to do any experiments ...
... over 15,000 tests: around 11,000 of them for dry-tech 
... rotating, pivoting, linear, heated, under water and much more
... at over 450 plain bearing test stations
... and  more than 400 customer-specific tests

Lead screw technology

Selected application examples

The drylin lead screw technology can be adapted to individual requirements and can therefore be used for a large number of different applications.
► Solar technology
► Laboratory technology
► Railway technology
► Packaging technology
► And many more ...

Lead screw technology
all bearings

All bearing types

Browse and shop all igus® bearings

igus® manufacture and supply many variations of lubrication-free bearings, ensuring we can offer the right bearings for your application. These bearing types include:

  • plain bearings
  • spherical bearings
  • ball bearings
  • slewing ring bearings
  • linear bearings
  • bespoke bearings
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Frequently asked questions

A lead screw is a threaded shaft that converts rotary motion into linear motion, commonly used in linear actuators, CNC machines, and presses

The main types are:

  • Acme
  • Trapezoidal
  • High helix
  • Ball screws

Some lead screws do however ours do not. We have matching nuts that are made from self lubricating plastics so no additional lubrication is required

The main materials that we offer are stainless steel, aluminium and steel.

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