Products for the food industry

FDA- and EU-compliant products and materials for the food industry

Plain and linear bearings, spherical bearings, e-chains and more for food machines.

What you will find on this page:

Products for the food industry

Frequently asked questions:

Products with FDA and EU 10/2011 conformity

Plain bearings in hygienic design

Plain bearings

  • Wide range of bearings for food contact
drylin linear bearings

Linear bearings

  • FDA- and EU 10/2011-compliant linear technology
  • Completely lubrication- and maintenance-free operation
  • Also available in corrosion-resistant stainless steel
igubal in hygienic design

Pillow block and spherical bearings

  • Pillow block and spherical bearing technology for food contact
  • Easy to detect
  • Up to 80% cost advantage over stainless steel
xiros in hygienic design

Ball bearings

  • Lubrication-free ball bearings for food contact
  • High temperature and chemical resistance
xiros conveyor rollers

Conveyor rollers

  • Smooth running in continuous operation
  • Chemical resistance
Knife edge roller in hygienic design

Knife edge rollers

  • High wear resistance for continuous operation
  • FDA- and EU10/2011-compliant
Energy chain in hygienic design

Energy chains

  • First energy chain in hygienic design
  • Based on FDA and EU 10/2011 specifications
dryspin in hygienic design

Thread solutions

  • Wide range of lead screw nuts and lead screws
  • Also suitable for the food and pharmaceutical industries

Bar stock, liner, filaments

Products made of stainless steel

Stainless steel linear axis

Stainless steel linear systems

  • Robust, corrosion-free and resistant to chemicals
drylin W linear rail and carriage made of stainless steel

Stainless steel linear rails

  • Monoblock carriage made of VA stainless steel
  • Liners made of the FDA/EU 10/2011-compliant material iglidur A160
  • For high running performance
igubal stainless steel

Pillow block and spherical bearings made of stainless steel

  • Pillow block and spherical bearing technology for food contact
  • Easy to detect
  • Up to 80% cost advantage over stainless steel
PRT slewing ring bearings in stainless steel

Stainless steel ball bearings

  • Suitable for FDA- and ESD-compliant use
  • Especially for food and packaging applications
xiros conveyor roller made of stainless steel

Stainless steel conveyor roller

  • Conveyor rollers made of 304 stainless steel
Stainless steel lead screws

Stainless steel lead screws

  • Resistant to corrosion and aggressive cleaning agents
  • Wide range of high helix, trapezoidal and metric lead screws

Our materials and their conformities (FDA, EU 10/2011, 3-A, GB4806.1, Food Sanitation Act)

Food standards - conformities of iglidur plain bearings/materials
Food standards - conformities of iglidur plain bearings/materials

Food-grade alternatives to iglidur materials

Specifications of food-compliant plain bearings

Linear technology in hygienic design

Design study drylin SHT

Lead screw linear system in hygienic design

Design study drylin W

Guide carriages in hygienic design

Selected success stories

Filling system with special plain bearings
Energy chain TH3 in slicer in the food industry
igubal in flap bearing of Atoma multi-head weigher
Clamping star wheels from Krones with iglidur plain bearings
Knife edge roller in conveyor belt
TH3 energy chain in mushroom-harvesting system
High-performance bearings for extreme temperature fluctuations in brewery plants
Lubrication-free and quiet knife edge rollers in conveyor system
More success stories in the food and packaging industry

igus blogs: Topics for the food industry

Hygienic design: What are the guidelines for production facilities?

Designing hygienically

Are there detectable plastics for moving applications?

Detectable plastics for the food sector

Which plain bearings should I choose for cleaning at particularly high temperatures?

Cleaning energy chain

Consulting

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