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motion plastics for the
wind power industry

Severe temperature fluctuations, strong winds, turbulence and sand storms: wind turbines have to work reliably even when exposed to harsh weather conditions. igus offers many solutions for wind turbines as well as for the associated equipment used in production, transport and installation. These can help you reduce downtime and costs. The components required include robust energy chains and highly flexible cables for torsional movements which are used, for example, in towers, azimuth systems and rotor blade adjustment. Wear-resistant bar stock and high-performance plain bearings, which do not need lubrication or maintenance, are ideally suited for use in rotor blade adjustment and brake systems.

Benefits of igus products:

  • Safe torsional and circular movements
  • Cable protection against vibration
  • Suitable for small installation spaces, tight radii
  • Maintenance-free and lubrication-free bearings
  • Fail-safe cables with a 36-month guarantee
  • High static and dynamic load capacity
  • Wear-resistant and dimensionally strong
  • Quiet operation
  • Constant coefficient of friction due to tribo-optimised polymers
  • Low cost

Areas of use

Wind turbine with markings for motion plastics
iglidur plain bearing in the rotor lock

Rotor lock systems

iglidur plain bearings TX1

  • Up to 200MPa static and 140MPa dynamic
  • Wear-resistant and dimensionally strong

More about TX1 in the shop
iglidur plain bearing in the blade-angle adjusting system

Pitch actuators

iglidur plain bearings TX1

  • Up to 200MPa static and 140MPa dynamic
  • Wear-resistant and dimensionally strong

More about TX1 in the shop
iglidur bar stock plates in azimuth brakes

Azimuth and rotor brakes

Customised iglidur X or F parts

  • Bar stock or injection-moulded parts
  • High wear resistance and compressive strength

iglidur X plates

 

iglidur bar stock plates in the azimuth

Azimuth adjustment

Bar stock sliding plates iglidur W300

  • Extremely high wear resistance
  • Low coefficient of friction
  • Resistant to dirt

More about iglidur W300 plates

 

e-loop in wind turbine

Energy supply for nacelle

Modular energy chain system e-loop

  • Modular system, easy to open
  • Protects against impact due to robust PU outer body

Find out more about the e-loop

 

RBR rotating energy supply in the rotor blade and in the azimuth adjustment system

Rotor blade and azimuth adjustment

RBR rotating energy supply

  • For high fill weights and confined spaces
  • Rotation angle up to 900°

More about Reverse Bend Radius modules

Further products for wind turbines

chainflex robot cable subject to torsion

Twistable cables

  • For torsion applications with +/- 180° with a cable length of 1 m
  • 36-month guarantee

chainflex torsion cables
twisterband

twisterband

  • Rotary movements up to 7,000°
  • Rotary speeds up to 180°/s
  • Modular and easy to fill

Find out more about the twisterband
Energy chain triflex R

3D energy chain

  • Defined bend radius
  • +/- 10° twist per chain link
  • High tensile strength

e-chain triflex R
Q2E iglidur plain bearings

Heavy-duty plain bearing

  • For loads far beyond 130MPa
  • Optimised for even better absorption of edge loads

More information on iglidur Q2E

Tested in the test laboratory for use in the real world


All products are tested for wear and durability under real-life conditions in the igus test laboratory, the largest in the industry. The results are entered into our service life calculation tools for precise durability predictions.
 
Upon request, igus carries out customer tests to check product use under completely tailored conditions.

Find out more about the igus test laboratory now

Application example: wind turbines

Further information

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