What is a machine tool? Turning, milling, drilling and grinding are among the most important technologies for machine tool manufacturing. The machine tool is the "mother" of all machines and the basis for e.g. car manufacturing or smart phone production. The set up of the machine tool can be very complex - from conventional lathe, to CNC machine or machining center up to a production line with automation unit. The target is to produce complex workpieces with the help of tools. Together with the degree of automation, the usage of igus motion plastics also increases. From the energy chain and flexing chainflex cables up to dry-tech bearings, all product groups are used in the machine tool. The future project Industry 4.0 is taking on an ever more concrete shape. Thanks to igus smart plastics, the Machine Tool 4.0 is becoming reality for machine tool manufacturers. The goal is always to reduce costs and improve technology.
Read our new igus magazine for the machine tool industry to find out more about motion plastics products for your modern machine tools and many ways of lowering your costs and improving the performance of your machines.
Test our energy supply systems and bearing technology for machine tools yourself: improve the performance of your equipment and lower costs at the same time.
In the igus test laboratory, the largest one of its kind in the industry (2,750m²), more than two billion test cycles are carried out on 107 test rigs every year. Extensive test databases are created in the process and even tests for individual customers are possible upon request.
Leak test in chip drum Only 2.7g of chips were found in the interior of the RX tube after 251,900 cycles.
Media resistance test Test of energy chains for their resistance to diverse media. Result: they function perfectly after 100,000 cycles.
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