It was thirty years ago that the iglidur polymer bearing was unveiled by igus at the plastic fair K in Germany. Dry running iglidur plain bearings worldwide have come to move millions of applications over the span of 30 years, describing 30 years of plastic technology. From a simple plastic bushing to the high-tech machine element. Moving millions of applications the world over as of current, to celebrate as well as highlight the resounding success of iglidur plain bearings, igus India will be displaying a smart car at the 2014 Auto Expo, which has its plain bearings replaced with iglidur plastic plain bearings. The display at the Auto Expo will be a part of the smart car's world tour that will come to an end in the autumn of 2014. Due to the specific features, the use of lubrication-free plain bearings is optimal for automotive applications like no other material. iglidur plain bearings are particularly wear-resistant due to the tribologically optimized plastic compound and withstand high stresses. Last year alone 200 million plain bearings from igus were installed in cars. Specific features such as media resistance, pressure resistance and attenuation make iglidur plain bearings especially suitable for the use in chassis, engine compartment and gearbox. For door hinges and in kinematics, they prove to be corrosion-free, self-lubricating and silent. They are light in weight, and help to save fuel.