Reliable despite dirt, vibrations and humidity

Conditions in agriculture are rough and volatile. Therefore, it is even more important for components to work reliably and withstand the daily conditions. Our technical products can do exactly that: They are not impressed by vibrations, moisture and dirt because they are specifically designed for these conditions and made out of high-performance motion plastics that also do not require any lubrication.
Maintenance-free polymer plain bearings can, for example, For example, they can be used for high loads in soil tillage machines or front loaders. drylin linear systems can adjust monitors in tractor cabins. Energy chains and chainflex cables are ideal for supplying field-spraying systems with energy and liquids. The application options are numerous.

Benefits of igus products:

Dry-running and corrosion-free
Insensitive to dust and dirt
UV-resistant and weatherproof
High mechanical stability, very resilient
Vibration-dampening
Compensation of misalignments and deflections
Long predictable service life
Easy installation

Agricultural engineering for...

This saves Lemken 22 lubrication points per cultivator.

"GO ZERO". A new study by RWTH Aachen University shows that polymer bearing technology can save customers expensive greases and oils, as well as maintenance time and labour costs. The manufacturer Lemken also benefits from this with its Karat 9 cultivator.

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Suitable products:

Mirror adjustment: Plain bearing iglidur J
Monitor adjustment: Guide carriage drylin® W
Seat backrest adjustment: linear guide drylin® W
Steering column: Plain bearing iglidur® G
Control elements: 3D energy chain triflex
Hydraulic valve connection: Double spherical plain bearing igubal®
Seat backrest adjustment: linear guide drylin® W
Armrest adjustment: linear guide drylin® W
Seat adjustment: Energy chains E2 and chainflex cables

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Our components for cylinders
Wear-optimised plain bearings, guide rings, angle joints and shafts for e.g. Hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders.

Plain bearings for cylinders

Successfully in use

No more failures due to wearing brass bearings

More sustainability thanks to durable components: Zunhammer achieves this in the axle system of its slurry tankers with our plain bearings made of iglidur® Q material. They have been working reliably for years, even with high loads, heavy soiling and chemical loads caused by ammonia. Since the lubrication-free plastic bushes have replaced the brass bearings previously used, there have been no more failures.

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No more wasting time with lubricating bearings

Numerous Lemken devices are equipped with igus® plain bearings, including the Karat 9 cultivator. In the overload elements, the metal bearings previously used had to remain in place for up to 1 hour. against wear and corrosion for up to one hour a day. By switching to lubrication-free polymer plain bearings, the farmer saves valuable time. Furthermore, the dirt resistance and stability of the plain bearings increase service life and dependability.

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Application examples agricultural industry

Further success stories

Dirt-resistant spherical bearings in robots for weed control, corrosion-free cable guides in greenhouse spray robots, torsion-resistant cables in semi-automated harvesting systems ... discover more about the successful use of our motion plastics in these and other projects.

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