Complies with the European fire protection standard DIN EN 45545
Flame retardant
High wear resistance
Low coefficient of friction
No additional lubrication
Maintenance-free
motion plastics® are polymer bearing technology, energy chains and fail-safe cables from igus® which, thanks to their outstanding qualities, help you to master the challenges you face. In the igus® test laboratory, the largest in the industry, these qualities have been tested and verified, and have also proven themselves in practice.
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Complies with the European fire protection standard DIN EN 45545
Flame retardant
High wear resistance
Low coefficient of friction
No additional lubrication
Maintenance-free
A glimpse into the chainflex® and e-chain® test laboratoryTake a look at our chainflex® and e-chains® test laboratory, where tests are run with 10 billion cycles every year.
Glimpse into the dry-tech® test laboratoryIn the industry's largest test laboratory, iglidur® plain bearings and drylin® linear technology are put to the acid test.
Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft Nürnberg (VAG) is already profiting from the use of motion plastics® and igus® cables in the entrance systems of its trams. VAG system technician Robert Meier: "The developments and requirements are increasingly moving in the direction of the intelligent door. For this purpose, there are cables for the optical door closing signal, for the sensors that detect trapping and for the door switches. "Each door of VAG railways has tocope with around 70,000 opening and closing cycles per year.
VAG system technician Robert Meier and igus® expert Werner Pecher test a door system.
Large, easy-to-install bolts in the
E2 micro e-chain® used make it very stable while smooth contours reduce wear and tear on the cables. This is particularly important in the VAG's case, where very thin energy chains led to cable and chain damage in the past. In addition, CFSPECIAL.414 cables that were specially developed for railway vehicles are used. They increase the maintenance intervals to up to 16 years, as can be verified in tests, and have a halogen-free, flame-retardant jacket material.
e-chain® with chainflex® cable in the VAG door system
Reliable, maintenance-free operation are critical when used under high cycle rates and changing weather conditions. motion plastics® from igus® are absolutely maintenance-free as they do not require any lubricants. They are fail-safe, free of toxic substances and have been tested in accordance with corresponding standards for rail systems. igus® offers the widest range of cables for motion, all tested in the largest laboratory in the industry and with a guarantee of 36 months.
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