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the-chain ... moving energy made easy

50 years of igus® / 43 years of e-chains®

igus® presented the first energy chain made of plastic 43 years ago; today the company offers the largest range of plastic chains with the widest range of flexible cables in the world. To navigate through the large range, the customers can use an online tool to easily select their chain with cables and connectors and even calculate the service life. Today, igus® is a system provider in energy supply. The readychain® systems are offered as finished, custom-assembled units.
Company founders Günter and Margret Blase in front of their “double garage” from 1964
First e-chain® from 1971
First chainflex® cable CF1 from 1989
readychain® rack: energy supply with system

motion plastics® – plastics in motion

In the 70s, igus® became a founding member in the field of modern energy supply. Today, with motion plastics®, another new genre is being founded by pioneering work. The task of the tribo-optimised plastics in motion is to actuate, to facilitate and to move installations, machinery and products. motion plastics® have become indispensable in the automotive, chemical and wood industries, mechanical and plant engineering and even robotics.

The igus® motion plastics® promises:

Cost down, life up

Calculate lifetime online

Delivery from 24 hours

QuickChain100: Find online and calculate the lifetime
The new, chip-resistant E2 e-tube
150 years with the company – with motion in the future
l. to r.: Tobias Vogel, Head of Sales & Marketing Bearings; Michael Blaß, Vice President, Head of Sales & Marketing e-chain systems®; Frank Blase, CEO; Gerhard Baus, Vice President, Head of Business Unit Polymer Bearings; Artur Peplinski, Vice President, Head of International Group Development & Marketing; Harald Nehring, Vice President, Head of Business Unit e-chain systems®; Christoph Müller, Vice President, Head of Finance and Controlling
Current bird’s eye view of the flexible igus® factory in Cologne

50 years of igus® / 30 years of iglidur®

From the simple plastic bearing to high-tech machine element - 50 years of igus® / 30 years of iglidur®.


The terms "igus", "Apiro", "chainflex", "CFRIP", "conprotect", "CTD", "drylin", "dry-tech", "dryspin", "easy chain", "e-chain", "e-chain systems", "e-ketten", "e-kettensysteme", "e-skin", "e-spool", "flizz", "ibow", "igear", "iglidur", "igubal", "igutex", "kineKIT", "manus", "motion plastics", "pikchain", "readychain", "readycable", "ReBeL", "speedigus", "triflex", "robolink", "xirodur", and "xiros" are legally protected trademarks of the igus® GmbH/ Cologne in the Federal Republic of Germany and where applicable in some foreign countries.

igus® GmbH points out that it does not sell any products of the companies Allen Bradley, B&R, Baumüller, Beckhoff, Lahr, Control Techniques, Danaher Motion, ELAU, FAGOR, FANUC, Festo, Heidenhain, Jetter, Lenze, LinMot, LTi DRiVES, Mitsubishi, NUM,Parker, Bosch Rexroth, SEW, Siemens, Stöber and all other drive manufacturers mention on this website. The products offered by igus® are those of igus® GmbH