• Igus (India) Private Limited

Bearings for The Automotive Industry

Igus has developed maintenance-free iglide plain bearings for the automotive industry. Of late the use of plastic bearings in the automotive industry is on the rise. To succeed in automotive applications, plain bearings must have high wear resistance, require minimum maintenance and provide thermal stability. Igus iglide® plastic plain bearings possess these characteristics and can, in many cases, replace metal-backed PTFE bearings and roller bearings. Iglide bearings also deliver a significant cost advantage and many technical benefits. Iglide bearings can be implemented in a wide range of applications from seating systems to complex applications subject to high thermal stress in under-the-hood applications such as transmission linkages and throttle valves. Iglide bearings also provide many business benefits to automotive manufacturers such as:

• High procurement savings
• Increased life cycle
• Custom-fit design
• Extensive data and research on each bearing to reduce preliminary testing costs