igus

igus is the originator of the plastic energy chain and the world's leading motion-plastics manufacturer, founded in Cologne, Germany in 1964. The catalog is enormous but coheres around one idea, self-lubricating and maintenance-free polymer components for anything that moves. That covers e-chain cable carriers, chainflex flexible cables, iglidur plain bearings, drylin linear guides and lead-screw units, and igubal spherical bearings.

We source and stock the igus range for machine builders and maintenance teams. On a moving axis, the e-chain protects and guides the cables and hoses, chainflex cables survive millions of flex cycles inside it, and iglidur or drylin components handle the sliding and linear motion, all without external lubrication, which is why igus parts thrive in dusty, washdown, and dirty environments.

The breadth is the point. A single supplier can cover cable management, plain and linear bearings, and the connectorized, ready-to-install cables (readycable and readychain) that shorten assembly time. When a legacy metal bushing or a lubricated linear guide keeps failing, an igus polymer equivalent often solves the maintenance problem outright.

Send us the igus part number, or your travel, bend radius, and cable/hose fill, and we'll quote the correct e-chain, cable, or bearing, or a complete readychain assembly.