Accumulating conveyor belt

FFT Produktionssysteme GmbH & Co KG was looking for maintenance-free plain bearings for an accumulating conveyor belt. This accumulating conveyor belt is used to guide parts in processing lines and serves to link different areas of the system. Since metallic plain bearings were out of the question due to lubrication and the associated maintenance, the decision was made to use igus® plain bearings made of high-performance polymers.

The special feature of the iglidur® materials is that they can be used without maintenance and lubrication, as the material contains solid lubricants. They lubricate iglidur® bearings independently and thus reduce friction. They are distributed throughout the material in the form of microscopically small particles.

By using iglidur® plain bearings, FFT Produktionssysteme GmbH & Co KG offers its customers a clear advantage: The plain bearings additionally reduce the maintenance effort of the accumulating conveyor belts, which reduces maintenance-related downtimes. In addition, there is no risk of failure due to insufficient lubrication.