Use iglidur plain bearings and extend maintenance intervals

iglidur plain bearings in use

CLAAS combine harvesters

iglidur plain bearings help to boost the reliability and service life of increasingly powerful machines despite their growing technical complexity. They do not require any grease for operation and therefore do not need to be lubricated.

iglidur plain bearings in use

Hoeing machine for weed control

"We were looking for a material that was lubrication-free, robust and cost-effective, so we opted for the iglidur plain bearings from igus"

Klemens Ollmaier, managing partner of samo Maschinenbau GmbH

iglidur plain bearings in use

Harvester

"We were also looking for a bearing that does not require lubricant, because the farmer does not want to lubricate and, in the very dusty environment, this would quickly lead to heavy adhesion of dirt."

Jochen Gnann, Director Supply Chain at AGCO Feucht

iglidur plain bearings in use

Slurry tanker

"The wear on the brass bushes was too high. That's why we were happy when we finally found an effective alternative with the polymer bearings, because the plastic bearings are simply more robust."

Sebastian Zunhammer, CEO Zunhammer GmbH

iglidur plain bearings in use

Foot pedals for agricultural and construction machinery

"We have successfully tested the pedals with millions of actuations to ensure years of trouble-free operation"

Michael Stoffers, Engineering Manager Mechanic Design, Sensata Technologies GmbH

iglidur plain bearings in use

Cultivator

"With the Karat cultivator, everyone smiled at us at first because we wanted to use plastic at the bearing point"

Lars Heier, Head of Marketing Lemken GmbH

iglidur plain bearings in use

Yard loader

"Previously, the bushings had to be individually reground after being painted [...] Thanks to the use of iglidur plain bearing, this work step is now a thing of the past."

Manfred Thaler, CEO Thaler GmbH & Co KG