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• What was needed: Guidance that is easy to move, is insensitive to welding sparks, is maintenance-free and also runs in dirty environments without jamming or becoming noisy.
• Requirements: Durability, quiet and smooth gliding & rollers, smooth and maintenance-free movement
• Industry: Welding technology
• Success for the customer: Quick installation, no further maintenance required, dirt-resistant solution

The French company AMC Castera builds welding stations for metalworking shops. In order to be able to process large components, the station moves on rails over a distance of 20 metres. To protect the power and control cables from sparks, dust and dirt along this route, the engineers rely on products from igus®