FDA compliant and maintenance-free: components for beverage production

Filling, labelling, palletising, cleaning: wherever beverages are produced, the demands on machines and systems are high. Hygiene regulations must be observed, precise format adjustments and fast movements must run smoothly, and system components must withstand aggressive cleaning agents. We offer machine components made of high-performance polymers, which are used precisely here. They are abrasion-resistant, lubrication-free, easy to clean, resistant to chemicals and corrosion and have low moisture absorption.

Benefits of igus products:

Lubrication and maintenance-free
Chemical and corrosion-resistant
Low moisture absorption
Easy to clean
Save installation space and weight
Fast delivery
Easy installation

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Use of igus products in beverage technology

Filling

Inspection technology

Palletising & materials handling technology

Labelling

Cleaning technology

Blow moulding machines

Selected products for beverage technology

Coating powder: iglidur IC-05

Food compatible according to FDA and EU10/2011
No additional lubrication necessary
Increases the service life of your application

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iglidur A160 liner

Low coefficient of friction
High wear resistance
FDA-compliant

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xiros conveyor rollers

Low coefficient of friction
Lubrication and maintenance-free
Cost-effective

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igubal flange mounted bearing

Two and four hole flange bearings
Corrosion-free and chemically resistant
Without external lubricants

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SLW lead screw linear system

Stainless-steel version, corrosion-free
Dirt-resistant
Clean and hygienic

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iglidur A181 plain bearings

Compliant with FDA and EU 10/2011 regulations
Good wear resistance
High media resistance

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Cobots, delta pickers, gel arm robots and much more ...

Automation in the packaging industry

Automating processes with low complexity, fast integration into existing systems and a quick return on investment? That is the stated aim of our products from "Low Cost Automation".

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The "blue" sample box

Products for direct food contact

e.g. our lubrication- and maintenance-free bearing programme
Hygienic Design energy chain made from FDA and EU-compliant materials
...and much more

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lane adjustment in the beverage industry - from manual to smart positioning

Manual

Linear guides with manual clamp for quick and easy adjustment tasks

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Propelled

Linear axes driven by hand wheel for demanding and precise positioning

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Automation

Linear axes with motor and control system for efficient and synchronised format adjustments

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... or with Apiro® gearboxes

Apiro® enables simple, modular, fast and cost-effective format adjustments.

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white paper: Kolsterising and tribopolymers

Especially in an industry that depends on precise and fast processing with maximum purity and economy, the combination of colsterisation and high-performance plastics should become the standard ...

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Customer application examples

Sleevematic TS labelling system

Successful cooperation for more than 25 years
A wide range of igus® products are used in the Sleevematic TS. From lubrication-free drylin® plastic nuts in the belt station and the sleeve brush, to drylin® profile guides in the infeed and outfeed sensor, to drylin® SLW spindle lifting tables in the pre-shrink and height adjustment of the conveyor rollers.
Krones AG

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Innoket Neo labelling machines

High precision and extremely high speed
In addition to corrosion resistance and hygiene, speed plays an important role for this machine as up to 60,000 bottles are labelled every hour. Lubrication-free drylin linear guides from igus are used here.
KHS GmbH

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Filling systems

Maintenance-free positioning of the filling head
igus lead screw lifting modules from the drylin product range are used at Fricke. The lead screw lifting modules work without lubrication and cause minimum abrasion. They also reduce costs
Fricke Abfülltechnik GmbH & Co. KG

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Filling systems

iglidur bearings already in use for 40 million cycles
For more than 20 years, igus components have been used at Küppersbusch GmbH as they have a long service life and need no additional lubrication. This not only makes them hygienic but also saves maintenance costs and time. One of the Küppersbusch filling machine has already completed 40 million cycles, whereby the first shaft and the first igus plain bearings are still being used.
Küppersbusch GmbH

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Inspection unit for industrial test processes

Since the most important safety standards for the protection of consumers are applicable in beverage and food technology, designers need products that do not require external lubrication. This is the only way to rule out contamination in food or beverages. In addition, among other things the need, amongst other things, for resistance to chemicals and corrosion, freedom from maintenance and low moisture absorption. These requirements are met by the drylin® linear modules and easy chain® energy chain.
Indspect GmbH

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...and many further success stories

Aggressive environmental conditions (cleaning, extreme temperatures, dust and dirt), high hygiene standards, long service life in continuous operation, fast and flexible format adjustments... The requirements in the packaging, food and beverage industries are diverse. Here you can find out more about the successful use of our motion plastics by our customers.

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