Plain bearing white paper

Storage locations without lubrication? Guidelines, expert tips and practical examples
The white paper covers the following topics, among others:

• Costs of lubrication for the environment
• Requirements for the use of lubrication-free bearings
• Reports and figures from practice
• Costs of lubrication
• How do lubrication-free plain bearings work?
• Operating conditions lubrication-free plain bearings

7 tips on how to find the hidden costs of your plain bearings and make simple savings
The white paper covers the following topics, among others:

• Determining requirements and optimising procurement
• Compare component requirements with performance data
• Checking the need for special geometries or dimensions
• Selecting the most favourable manufacturing process
  and much more.

Wear protection for every surface? How to increase the service life of your wear-resistant part
The white paper covers the following topics, among others:

• Functionality and processing
• The optimum coating for your application
• The iglidur® Coating Service - how it works
• Tips for self-coating
• Application examples from practice

Typical damage patterns - How to avoid premature failure of plastic bushings
The white paper covers the following topics, among others:

• Different types of damage patterns for plain bearings
• How you can avoid plain bearing damage
• Tips on damage analysis for plain bearings

Checklist - 4 steps to the longest-lasting plain bearing
The white paper addresses the following questions, among others:

• What needs to be considered for mating partners?
• How can or should plain bearings be fixed?
• What forces occur in the bearing position?
• What needs to be considered in operating conditions such as temperature, humidity, dirt, etc.?
• How is the service life of a plain bearing defined?

Plastic plain bearings: tolerances, assembly, measurement
The white paper covers the following topics, among others:

• Tolerance design for defining the correct bearing clearance
• Measuring methods and tips for measuring plastic plain bearings
• Installation tolerances and measures to simplify assembly
• Methods for mounting plastic plain bearings

Maximising the service life of shafts and plain bearings
The white paper covers the following topics, among others:

• Problems: Failure and downtimes due to maintenance
• Galvanising: Hot-dip galvanising and electrogalvanising
• Nitriding: Gas nitriding and nitrocarburising
• Hard chrome-plated shafts
• Case study: Heavy load tests with iglidur® materials
• Product development through continuous in-house research
• Technology and market outlook

Bearing materials in the test: iglidur® against conventional plastic
The white paper deals with the following topics, among others:

• How do I find the right plastic bearing?
• Which bearing materials are available and what characterises them?
• How do plain bearing materials compare with each other?
• What is the wear behaviour of the various plain bearing materials? (Test procedures, test results)

Injection mould with injection moulding component

The iglidur® Design Guide covers the following topics, among others:

• 9 tips to reduce injection mould and material costs
• Understanding the phenomenon of shrinkage
• Producing injection moulds even more cost-effectively with the 3D printer
• Is injection moulding the right choice? Choosing the right manufacturing process
• Achieve the finished component in a flash with the 3D printing service tool

Key success factors for lubrication-free storage points in construction machinery

The white paper covers the following topics, among others:

• Important functions of lubrication in plain bearings
• Reasons for switching to lubrication-free plain bearings
• Differentiation: lubrication-free iglidur® plain bearings vs. lubricated metallic bearings
• Functionality of self-lubricating plain bearings
• What to consider when switching to dry-running plain bearings