Iglide

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Iglide

• All Polymer Bearings
• USPs
• Competition
• New products

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We are a Plain Bearing

• Basically this means that we do not use rolling
  technology like
• ball bearings.
• Instead of rolling we are sliding (friction
  bearings)
• Often times referred to as Bushings

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What benefit can innovation in polymers have for
plain bearings?
Thermoplasic polymer
Reinforcing compounds
Solid lubricants
iglide

• Universal and custom solutions
• Advantages of Polymers are enhanced
• Disadvantages of Polymers minimized or eliminated

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Unique Selling Points

• Maintenance-Free
• No lube (messy, bad around food, attracts dirt,
  dust, etc.)
• Lifetime Calculation/Online Calculator
• Light - Quiet
• Vibration Dampening
• Good in Abrasive Environments
• Good Chemical Resistance
• Quiet Operation
• Higher Static Load than Bronze/Steel plain
  bearings

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Other types of Plain Bearings
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Sintered Bronze (Oilite)

• Oil-impregnated bearings
• Most common in US
• Best for high RPM applications
• In most apps they are not used correctly
• Need maintenance/oil

What about Bronze?
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Sintered-Bronze (Oilite)

• Iglide Advantages
• Better for linear (no oil)
• Better for pivoting/oscillating
• Better for lower speeds
• No lube in dirty environments, food applications,
  etc.

Mention Iglide R and M250 as they are
dimensionally interchangeable
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DU Bushing (Garlock)

• Metal-backed Teflon liner
• Very common in Europe
• Dimensionally similar to Iglide thin-walled parts

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DU Bushing (Garlock)

• IGUS Benefits
• Lower Cost
• Better in bad environments (think about
  scratching a Teflon pan)
• DU has thin liner-if gone you get metal-to-metal
  contact bad.

When you see these applications we often
recommend our G300 material
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The 6 Rules of Iglide

1. Check application surface pressure, speed, and
   temperature
2. Max Pressure x Velocity (PV value) 28,571
   continuously lube-free
3. Ideal App is low speed lt60FPM, with loads up to
   14,500PSI (rotating/pivoting)
4. Use hardened shafts if PSI gt725
5. Total travel lt6000 miles
6. Clearance of .02-.04 is acceptable

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Extreme Iglide Products

• iglide Z/T500
• For extreme loads 21,000PSI
• For high temperatures
• Permanent application temperature 550F
• Excellent chemical resistance

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The DryLin Family
DryLin R for Round- shafts
DryLin HTS Linear Slide Table
DryLin W Mounted Systems
DryLin T Profile Rail Systems
DryLin N- Low Profile Systems
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USPs- DryLin

• Maintenance-free
• Self-Lubricating
• Good in dirty, nasty environments
• Lower cost
• Innovative Designs
• Flexible
• Low-Profile
• Quiet

We have the very unique capability to calculate
lifetime and wear!
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Competition Ball Bearings

• Names THK-Thompson-Hiwinn-IKO-INA-Star-Rextroth
• aka. Ball bushings, ball slides, recirculating
• ball bearings
• Disadvantages
• 1. Not suitable for abrasive/harsh environments
• (dirt, chemicals, water, washdown, metal
  shavings)
• 2. Not good with high static loads
• 3. Often over engineered for many
• applications Very
• Loud
• Must use special, hardened, expensive shafts

Tribocological Benefits
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Competition- plain bearings

• Main US competitor is Pacific Bearing
• Disadvantages
• No lifetime calculations
• Mostly sold through Distributor
• More expensive
• Bad in harsh environments
• CANNOT REPLACE LINERS

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DryLin - 2 1 RuleThe Principle
lt 2
Fdrive
floating bearing
fixed bearing
The driving force must not be further away from
the fixed bearings than twice the distance
between the bearings
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See catalogue page 26.13
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Expert System Based on test data
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Drylin Applications

• Labeling Machine

• Coach Luggage Slide

• ZLW Linear Actuator

• Box Turner

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USPs- DryLin

• Maintenance-free
• Self-Lubricating
• Good in dirty, nasty environments
• Lower cost
• Innovative Designs
• Flexible
• Low-Profile
• Quiet

We have the very unique capability to calculate
lifetime and wear!
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Thank you for your time.
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