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Improve technical performance and reduce your costs with bar stock from igus

Determine your personal savings potential NOW*

*Whether in monetary terms or as time savings in assembly, selection, design, etc. Technical improvement in the form of ease of installation, durability, etc. If we are unable to provide you with any savings or technical improvements, we will pass your enquiry on to our market partners if you wish.

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Overengineering is a thing of the past. The best bar stock does not have to be the most expensive.
Determine the bar stock with the best price-performance ratio for your application by hand.

Tech up

HLW has an up to 50% lower coefficient of friction than PEEK and PPS
iglidur® HLW is very good for use in high humidity environments and under water
HLW can be used at temperatures of +200 °C
HLW is highly resistant to chemicals

Cost down

HLW is approx. 50% more cost-effective than PEEK
Fast and cost-effective machining for prototypes and small up to medium volume requirements
No lubrication is needed

Proof

Tested in the laboratory

Sustainability

Environmentally friendly, as no external lubricants are required

Lower wear values

Wear, rotating t=23°C, p=1 MPa, v=0.3 m/s

coefficient of friction, rotating t=23°C, p=1 MPa, v= 0.3 m/s

Our online CNC service

Fast + simple + transparent Determine the prices of your turned and milled parts from our iglidur®® -plastic in seconds. This saves you unnecessary waiting times and costs and allows you to make decisions more quickly. You can conveniently enter and send your enquiries via the standardised interface.

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Customers worldwide rely on iglidur®

samo Maschinenbau GmbH

"We were looking for a material that is lubrication-free, robust and cost-effective, so we decided in favour of the iglidur® plain bearings from igus®"

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sustainability

The material is made from 100% recycled material. No lubricants are required. In addition, igus® supports the circular economy of plastic and invests in chemical recycling. Find out more about this topic at: plastic2oil

36 months warranty

Recycling programme

Services

The iglidur® technology explained

We have been developing and producing wear-optimised high-performance polymers for use in plain bearing applications since 1964. The result: Specialised formulations for a wide range of applications, tested in practical laboratory tests in the industry's largest wear laboratory. Made in Germany.

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