iglidur materials for use in knife-edge conveyors
29/11/2011 igus UK Ltd
Knife-edge conveyors are becoming increasingly popular, giving a compact and precise end to a conveyor. They are commonly used in food production machines, bottling lines and packaging systems, as well as point of sale units in supermarkets.Often the rollers at the end of these knife-edge conveyors are machined from stock bar and fitted with needle rollers; a low-cost and high performance alternative is to use iglidur® materials from igus UK. Depending on the volume, these parts can be machined from iglidur plastic stock bar or moulded from igus plastic bearing materials.
Typically the rollers have a small diameter, around 3 to 6 mm, are 50 to 100mm long, running at a pressure of 0.5 to 1 MPa and speed of between 0.3 and 0.4 m/s. Tests in the igus laboratory have shown that iglidur J, P210 and A180 are particularly well-suited to this application - glider A180 has the added advantage of being an FDA approved material. The use of iglidur materials in knife-edge conveyors ensure long-term maintenance and lubricant free operation, coupled with low noise, low wear and low cost.
To find out more about how igus iglidur materials can be used for knife-edge conveyors, please contact igus UK on 01604 677240 or visit the igus UK welcome page for the packaging industry. A short video demonstrating where knife-edge conveyors are used can be viewed at: www.igus.co.uk/videos/knifeedgeconveyors
igus UK Limited
51 Caswell Road
Brackmills Industrial Estate
Northampton
NN4 7PW
Tel: 01604 677240
Fax: 01604 677245
Email: sales_uk@igus.co.uk
Web: www.igus.co.uk
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