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Areas of application for dryspin lead screw technology

Lead screw drives are machine elements that convert rotary motion into translatory motion. dryspin lead screw drives are always based on self-lubricating plastic nuts and therefore enable lifelong operation without external lubrication.

The technology of dryspin lead screw drives is based on the principle of lubrication-free linear technology. The specifications and geometries of the lead screw drives, which are matched to the plastic nut and lead screw, and the unique dryspin technology guarantee even longer service life and efficiency.

An overview of the different industries

  • 3D printers
  • Work platforms
  • Vending machinery
  • Automation
  • Automotive
  • Railway technology
  • Construction machinery
  • Boats and shipbuilding
  • DIY projects
  • Facade technology
  • Beverage industry
  • Camera technology
  • Food industry
  • Aerospace
  • Medical technology
  • Furniture making & industrial design
  • Sports and rehabilitation equipment
  • Packaging industry
  • Machine tools

A brief outlook:

Safety bar

Requirements: Over one million cycles, vibration-dampening, strength, compact design, lubrication and maintenance-free, low abrasion

Success for the customer: Twelve million load cycles were applied to the lead screw assembly of the HLU LE-X (E) and it held out. In addition, calculations and the relevant values were provided throughout.

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Swimming facility

Bionic hand prosthesis

Requirements: Long service life, high efficiency, low weight, 100% lubrication- and maintenance-free, cost-effective

Success for the customer: With the current solution, the costs are optimal in relation to the function of the hand prosthesis

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Swimming facility

3D printer for industrial components

Requirements: Long service life, high load, easy assembly, cost-effective, 100% lubrication-free

Success for the customer: dryspin lead screw technology was able to reduce costs and increase robustness and stability

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3D printer industrial components

Production machine for plywood boxes

Requirements: Long service life, self-lubricating, dirt-resistant, cost-effective, 100% maintenance-free

Success for the customer: Savings of up to 10 litres of lubricant and 30kg of CO2 by using lubrication-free dryspin lead screw technology

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Plywood boxes

Braking system for autonomous racing cars

Requirements: High load in extreme conditions, high efficiency, long service life, cost-effective, 100% lubrication- and maintenance-free

Success for the customer: Cost savings of €400 by using the lubrication-free linear module with drylin SLT lead screw drive

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Braking system

Chassis damper

Requirements: Small installation space, high load, high efficiency, 100% lubrication- and maintenance-free, lightweight

Success for the customer: Savings of €1,093, plus a 1.1kg reduction in lubricant and hydraulic oil CO2 consumption

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Chassis damper

Solar car

Requirements: Smooth operation, no adhesion of dust and dirt, water-resistant, resistance to aerodynamic and driving-related vibrations, zero clearance

Success for the customer: The rapid retraction of the carbon wing profile saves energy from the car's solar battery. The low weight of the igus component also increases overall efficiency.

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Lead screw technology in solar-powered cars

Joystick in flight simulator

Requirements: Quiet travel, minimal clearance between nut and lead screw, low-noise and vibration-free operation even under load, lubrication- and maintenance-free

Success for the customer: "The use of dryspin lead screw technology has significantly improved the overall performance of the drive, from the feel and noise level to extremely clean and smooth operation," says Thomas Brunner, Head of Mechanical Engineering at BRUNNER Elektronik.

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Joystick in the flight simulator

Beer dispenser

Requirements: Fast movement, low friction, heat resistant, insensitive to humid environments and dust, able to withstand high summer temperatures, FDA-compliant

Success for the customer: The igus drive unit ensures linear adjustment of the tap head, where guidance and positioning accurate to a tenth of a millimetre are essential.

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Swimming facility

Swimming pool

Requirements: Chlorine resistance, weather resistance, low wear and maintenance, reliability and precision

Success for the customer: Savings of approx. €30,000 and 1kg of lubricating grease per pool compared to previously used gearboxes.

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Swimming facility

Cup sealing machine

Requirements: 100% lubrication- and maintenance-free, durable, heat-resistant, moisture-resistant, lightweight, quiet and vibration-free, food-safe

Success for the customer: More than 300,000 cycles possible

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Tub closing machine

Laser station

Requirements: 100% lubrication-free and maintenance-free, compact, lightweight, quiet and vibration-free, inexpensive

Success for the customer: The igus components enable a lubrication-free and also compact, lightweight, quiet and cost-effective application

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Laser station

Testing booth

What was required: A testing booth that converts into a meeting table

Requirements: 100% lubrication- & maintenance-free, corrosion-resistant, smooth & continuous movements, long service life

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Test cabin

Perimeters

What was required: Perimeters, i.e. devices that measure the field of vision and determine the sensitivity of the visual system

Requirements: 100% lubrication- and maintenance-free, hygienic for medical use, small installation space

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Perimeter

Robots for sports and health

What was required: A robot system for the sports and health sector that promotes fitness, strength, balance and walking speed in a playful and motivating way

Requirements: 100% lubrication- and maintenance-free, dust and dirt resistant, robust, durable, quiet

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Robots for sport and health

Cleanroom 3D printer

Lumifold 3D printer

A precise and reliable cleanroom 3D printer for processing thermoplastics.

3D printer for workshop & office

Lumifold 3D printer

A large-format and precise 3D printer suitable for use in offices or workshops.

Lumifold 3D printer

Lumifold 3D printer

A compact, portable 3D printer that can still produce detailed 3D parts.

Reprap xBot

Reprap xBot

A 3D printer that can produce its own essential parts quickly and precisely.

3D printed lead screw nut

3D

Lead screw nut as an alternative to the conventional ball screw nut - directly from your own 3D printer.

Miniature 3D printer

Miniature 3D printing

This 3D printer is only ten centimetres high, but prints objects with the highest quality.

Fabforge 3D printer

Fabforge 3D printer

A precise, quiet 3D printer that meets the "Made in India" requirements.

3D printers for industrial components

3D printer for industrial components

For the adjustment mechanism of construction tables, design engineers use linear modules of the drylin SAW-1040 series and polymer plain bearings of the iglidur J series

Work platforms

Fall protection platform

Safety platform
A solution that provides more safety for work at height, for which the modular SRU safety platform for Euro pallet high-bay warehouses is used.

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Cup closing machine

Laser station

A cup closing machine that automatically places lids on plastic cups in fast food restaurants.

Laser station

Laser station

A laser station for marking industrial products.

Fish vaccination robot

Parcel lockers

A delta robot capable of picking up fish and injecting them with vaccine.

Parcel lockers

Parcel lockers

A parcel station locker system that offers users maximum ease of maintenance.

Biscuit pouring machine

Biscuit moulding machine

A biscuit pouring machine capable of producing the wide variety of shapes required by customers and the market.

Scanning machine

scanning

A mobile scanning machine that can be used to inspect even complex plates and free forms using air ultrasound.

Disinfection machine

Disinfection

An automatic cleaning machine that disinfects reusable cups in just a few seconds with steam heated to 140°C.

Rotating car wash brush system

Rotating car wash brush system

Washing complex parts after they are painted is the task for which the rotating car wash brush system was developed.

Cup tray adjustment

Book scanner

Components for the automatic cup tray adjustment mechanism for a fully automatic coffee machine.

Book scanner

Book scanner

Lubrication-free drylin® trapezoidal lead screw nuts are used in a book scanner for the digitalisation of cultural assets.

Winding machine

Cross-threaded shaft

Improved sliding properties thanks to 3D printed replacement parts in a winding machine.

Dosing machine

Gunda automation solution

A dosing machine in which autocaps ensure that the dosing head closes effectively and automatically after each dosing operation.

Gunda automation solution

Gunda automation solution

Compact, high-quality automation solution that is easy to operate.

Rotating car wash brush system

Rotating car wash brush system

Washing complex parts after they are painted is the task for which the rotating car wash brush system was developed.

TV lift in caravans

TV lift for caravans

A maintenance-free, vibration-resistant and durable motorised TV lift for the interior of caravans.

Solar car

Solar-powered car

A solar-powered car with retractable carbon aerofoil profile for additional thrust.

Suspension damper

Solar-powered car

An autonomous racing car for the Formula Student university competition has a special feature: an active damper for the chassis

Brake system for racing cars

Race car

The brake system is supported by an electric motor that converts a circular motion into a linear motion, thereby generating hydraulic pressure in the brake lines

Gap bridging

Gap bridging

No jamming or sluggishness during continuous sliding step operation.

Field drainage machine

Field drainage

An innovative field drainage machine that can manoeuvre plastic drainage tiles on construction sites, unrolling them next to the device.

Boats and shipbuilding

Racing sailboat

Racing sailboat
A racing sailboat that floats above the water's surface thanks to special wing profiles and water pressure conversion.

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DIY beer lift

Beer lift

Effortless raising and lowering  with the relevant load, low expenditure, no lubrication or maintenance, weather resistance

Pool table

Edge banding machine

A drive system that can easily move an adjustable, fixed table in the pool – despite being continuously surrounded by pool water.

Safety bar

Safety bar

HAWE Micro Fluid GmbH, based in Barbing, Bavaria, presents the LE-X hydraulic locking system, an essential component.

Beer dispensing system

Beer dispenser

An automated beer dispensing system for festivals and large events for drawing beer in seconds.

Labelling machine

Labelling machine

Dry operating high-performance polymers from igus enable a wide range of settings in Krones' labelling machines.

Beverage filling system

Beverage filling system
Küppersbusch GmbH manufactures customised beverage filling systems with igus bearing technology.

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Plywood boxes

Plywood boxes

The Italian company Silmec has developed a machine for the production of plywood boxes

Set-up angle adjustment

Installation angle adjustment

A dryspin trapezoidal lead screw nut was chosen for this application because it is lubrication-free and can be infinitely adjusted.

Espresso machine

Commercial kitchen equipment

An espresso machine that can be operated manually and without electricity.

Biscuit pouring machine

Biscuit moulding machine

A biscuit pouring machine capable of producing the wide variety of shapes required by customers and the market.

Waffle baking machine

Wafer baking plant

Rugged lead screw linear system for extracting paper ice cream cones.

Rocket module

Rocket module

A rocket module that collects space debris from Earth's orbit.

Aircraft throttle

Rocket module

A replica of the throttle valves for simulated 737 NG and 737MAX aircraft.

Joystick in the flight simulator

Flight simulator

A joystick that ensures precise and sensitive controls in a flight simulator.

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Bionic hand prosthesis

Blister centre

The control system of the bionic hand prosthesis is via EMG signals from the patient's muscles

Perimeter

Blister centre

Perimeter, a device that measures the field of vision and determines the sensitivity of the visual system.

Blister centre

Blister centre

A solution that compiles and blisters individual combinations of up to 700 medications for patients.

Cleanroom 3D printer

Cleanroom 3D printer

A precise and reliable cleanroom 3D printer for processing thermoplastics.

Filling system in laboratory technology

Filling system

Clean filling that does not need to be sterile but must be very clean, with a low overall system weight.

Birth simulator

Birth simulator

Optimally simulated birth process with the help of the SIMone birth simulator from 3B Scientific GmbH.

Laboratory equipment for liquid handling

Laboratory device

An extremely clean application of the igus products, plus high efficiency and fast feed rates.

Testing booth

Test cabin

A testing booth that converts into a meeting table in just a few seconds.

Flexible media supply

Edge banding machine

A flexible media supply system that can be navigated in three dimensions to any location and disappears discreetly into the ceiling at the touch of a button.

Edge banding machine

Edge banding machine

Lubrication-free and clearance-free lead screw/nut system ensures precise glue application in edge banding machines.

Pool table

Pool equipment

A drive system that can easily move an adjustable, fixed table in the pool – despite being continuously surrounded by pool water.

Swimming facility

Swimming pool
Change the water depth at the push of a button: adjustable lifting floors for swimming pools with an integrated counter-current system is built by Conmag Engineering GmbH.

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Gait training device

Walking trainer

A device that enables people with cerebral movement disorders to practise walking.

Surf training device

Solar panels

The sports equipment allows you to train your physical fitness based on surfing movements - without any water.

Rehabilitation device for children

Rehabilitation device

A device that rehabilitates patients with lower limb dysfunction.

Robots for sports and health

Robots for sport and health

A robot for sports and health that promotes fitness, strength, balance and walking speed in a playful and motivating way.

Packaging industry

Folding and gluing machine

Folding and gluing machine
When designing customer-specific folding box gluers, the special machinery manufacturer Bernhardt Maschinenbau relies on lubrication and maintenance-free linear plain bearings.

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Machine tools

CNC equipment

M-series CNC machine
The CNC milling machine enables hobbyists and industrial users (such as prototype designers) to discover new freedom and turn their CAD drawings into reality.

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