Lubrication-free and maintenance-free products for the textile industry

In the textile industry, dispensing with lubricants and using dust-resistant components are top priorities. The maintenance-free and tribologically optimised high-performance polymers from igus completely fulfil these and many other requirements. igus products do not require any additional lubricants and impress with their long service life and smooth operation, even at high cycle rates in textile machines.

Advantages of igus products:

Cost-effective
Save installation space and weight
Maintenance-free for 24/7 use
Fast delivery and easy installation
Complete system or individual components with no minimum order quantity
Service life calculation
Low-noise and low-vibration

Textile threads run through an industrial weaving machine.

Selected products for the textile industry

Three xiros ball bearings in white, blue, and dark gray side by side.

xiros radial deep groove ball bearings

Lubrication-free, maintenance-free and suitable for washdown
Lightweight
Corrosion-free
Dirt-resistant

Ball bearings in the shop

iglidur bearing formed from many small cylindrical elements.

iglidur plain bearings

Free from lubrication and maintenance
Corrosion-free and dirt-resistant
High pressure and wear resistance
Low coefficient of friction
High mechanical dampening

Plain bearings in the shop

igus igubal KCRM spherical bearing in close-up.

igubal spherical bearings

Free from lubrication and maintenance
Particularly cost-effective
Insensitive to dust and dirt
Corrosion-free
Can be used in liquid media

Spherical bearings in the shop

DryLin-W guide carriage with two rollers and a metal bracket.

drylin W linear guide

Particularly cost-effective
Free from lubrication and maintenance
Corrosion-free
Quiet
Lightweight

Linear guides in the shop

Energy supply systems

High torsional resistance
Very small inner heights and bend radii
Available as e-chain or fully enclosed e-tube
Cable-friendly interior
Extender crossbar for guiding, e.g. suction hoses

e-chains in the shop

chainflex cables

4-year guarantee
Unharnessed or harnessed
Developed for moving applications
Predictable service life

Cables in the shop

iglidur plain bearings arranged in an infinity shape.

Your component in the shape, quantity and material of your choice

Individual solutions are just as much a part of the igus product range as standard parts. Our experts tailor the manufacturing process and component material precisely to your requirements. The right material is selected for you from a wide range of wear-resistant and maintenance-free high-performance polymers.

Request customised components

igus Apiro drive components for linear motion axes in front of a stylized machine structure.

Customised automation system with the Apiro modular gearbox system

Realise individual automation applications with the drygear Apiro modular gearbox system in an extremely modular and cost-effective way.
Typical application areas include aisle adjustment, pusher tasks, gearboxes with different transmissions as well as rotary tables and axes.

Apiro modular gearbox system

Tested in the test laboratory for real-life use

Success stories

iglidur J in a test machine with multiple rollers and drive units for material testing.

Lubrication-free plastic bearings in innovative weaving machine

The UniShed2 machine from Gitec GmbH works without an electromechanical harness and instead uses vibrating axes that are supported in plain bearings from igus. For this purpose, bearings made from the high-performance polymer iglidur J3 are employed. They significantly improved the service life. Their freedom from lubrication ensures that no maintenance is required and no dust or dirt from the environment sticks to the bearing points.

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Stoll knitting machine with chainflex cables in e-chains for automated knitting production.

Energy supply systems in flat knitting machines ensure quality and flexibility

Stoll relies on 27i-series e-chains in its knitting machines. They have to fulfil high requirements: in combination with strong accelerations (10m/s² in the normal range, up to 20m/s² for quick stops) and the sometimes poor ambient conditions, such as extreme heat and oily air, the internal copper cables and hoses must not break.