Manufacturers can significantly reduce machine maintenance needs while also reducing downtime costs by using smart machine components. Maintenance in the Industry 4.0 era has seen a paradigm shift.

MOTION CONTROL: Metal chips can cause abrasion and wear in long travel, gliding cable carrier applications. To combat this, igus ® has developed a horizontal guiding system called “Guidelok,” which is ...

For mechanical engineers trained to create and design motion control systems with conventional materials—like steel and aluminum—it is difficult to envision these systems operating with different ...