Products for the food industry

FDA- and EU-compliant products and materials for the food industry

Plain and linear bearings, spherical bearings, e-chains and more for food machines.

Frequently asked questions:

Products with FDA and EU 10/2011 conformity

Plain bearings

Plain bearings in hygienic design

Linear bearings

drylin linear bearings
  • FDA- and EU 10/2011-compliant linear technology
  • Completely lubrication and maintenance-free operation
  • Also available in corrosion-free stainless steel

Pillow block and spherical bearings

igubal in hygienic design
  • Pillow block and spherical bearing technology for food contact
  • Easily detectable
  • Up to 80% cost advantage over stainless steel

Ball bearings

xiros in hygienic design
  • Lubrication-free ball bearings for food contact
  • High resistance to temperature and chemicals
  • z. e.g. the FDA-compliant Ball bearing xirodur® A500

Conveyor rollers

xiros conveyor rollers

Knife edge rollers

Knife edge roller in hygienic design

Energy chains

Energy chain in hygienic design

Thread solutions

dryspin in hygienic design
  • Wide range of lead screw nuts and lead screws
  • Also suitable for the food and pharmaceutical industries
  • z. e.g. the FDA-compliant lead screw nut A180FLM

Bar stock, liner, filaments

Other products in hygienic design

The" blue" sample box

Blue Sky Thinking sample box

Products for direct contact with food

  • E.g. our lubrication and maintenance-free bearing product range
  • Hygienic Design energy chain made from FDA and EU-compliant materials
  • ... and much more

White paper

white paper Hygienic Design

Guide for food machinery designers

  • What is hygienic design and what do the standards require?
  • What are the requirements for cable guidance in food-contact machines?
  • How did Schiwa, one of the world's leading manufacturers of slicing systems for the sausage, ham and cheese industry, meet these challenges?

Products made of stainless steel

Stainless steel linear systems

Stainless steel linear axis

Stainless steel linear rails

drylin W linear rail and carriage made of stainless steel
  • Monoblock carriage made of VA stainless steel
  • Liners made from the FDA-/EU 10/2011-compliant material iglidur A160
  • For high running performances

Pillow block and spherical bearings made of stainless steel

igubal stainless steel
  • Pillow block and spherical bearing technology for food contact
  • Easily detectable
  • Up to 80% cost advantage over stainless steel

Stainless steel ball bearings

PRT slewing ring bearings in stainless steel
  • Suitable for FDA- and ESD-compliant use
  • Especially for food and packaging applications

Stainless steel conveyor roller

xiros conveyor roller made of stainless steel

Stainless steel lead screws

Stainless steel lead screws
  • Safe against corrosion and aggressive cleaning agents
  • Wide range of high helix, trapezoidal and metric lead screws
PFAS-free logo

Bearings without critical PFAS

Our materials and their conformities (FDA, EU 10/2011, 3-A, GB4806.1, Food Sanitation Act)

Food standards - conformities of iglidur plain bearings/materials
Food standards - conformities of iglidur plain bearings/materials

Food-grade alternatives to iglidur materials

Food-compliant alternatives iglidur
Food-compliant alternatives iglidur

Specifications of food-compliant plain bearings

Specifications of food-compliant plain bearings
Specifications of food-compliant plain bearings
Lubrication-free

Bearing products and lubrication-free: What does that mean?

Current design studies

Design study drylin SHT

Lead screw linear system in hygienic design

Design study drylin W

Linear carriage in hygienic design

Selected success stories

Filling system with special plain bearings
Energy chain TH3 in slicer in the food industry
igubal in flap bearing of Atoma multi-head weigher
Clamping star wheels from Krones with iglidur plain bearings
Knife edge roller in conveyor belt
TH3 energy chain in mushroom-harvesting system
High-performance bearings for extreme temperature fluctuations in brewery plants
Lubrication-free and quiet knife edge rollers in conveyor system
More success stories in the food and packaging industry

igus blogs: Topics for the food industry

Designing hygienically

Hygienic design: What are the guidelines for production facilities?

Detectable plastics for the food sector

Are there detectable plastics for moving applications?

Cleaning energy chain

Which plain bearings should I choose for cleaning at very high temperatures?

Consulting

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