The 400m² stand is an ideal place for virtual visits with igus colleagues, who are available for personal advice. All from the comfort of your home office!
What can visitors expect to see at the virtual exhibition stand?
As usual, igus is showcasing new products from all product groups, from advances in the Smart Plastics range to new additions to the bar stock family.
At the individual stations, visitors can make use of displays, videos and texts to immerse themselves into the world of motion plastics – from SPE cables designed especially for e-chains, to lightweight drylin polymer telescopes and intelligent smart plastics solutions. Links take the user to more detailed technical information and videos on the website.
The virtual trade show is part of the extensive digital consultation service provided by igus. Anyone wishing to obtain specific, detailed information can make an appointment and, together with a customer consultant, can take a tour of the stations on the virtual trade show. A personal meeting with an igus product expert or industry expert is also possible on the real trade show stand, without the visitor having to leave her/his workplace/home office. With the help of a tablet, the expert guides the visitor over the trade show stand and can directly access the exhibited products and demonstrate their use on trade show machines. In addition, the stand can be used as a basis for a series of tutorials and webinars, which customers can use to expand their knowledge relating to all aspects of motion plastics from igus.
Can you give us some examples of the new products?
drylin polymer telescopic rail NTP27
These are the first ever drylin guides made completely from polymer! Based on the lightweight material, these rails are easy to install, adaptable due to the low height and due to the colour selection, are versatile and suitable for a multitude of applications.
autoglide 5-energy and data transmission
This new system would be ideal for automatic warehouses. It has been designed to be fitted incredibly quickly and is cost-effective, approx. 40% cheaper than a standard e-chain system with cables and trough. The principle is the steel cable that keeps the energy chain on track without need for a trough. The funnel shape cut out on the crossbars link with the braided steel rope, ensuring surface connection at all times. The system is bolted to the floor, where the steel cable is unrolled and tensioned, allowing the e-chain to be laid down. It would be ideal for applications with a requirement for long travel systems.
Adding more flexibility to your robots
igus robolink is ever developing and with the newest addition of axis 7 has increased the flexibility for applications. The drylin ZLW-20 toothed belt axis is ideally suited as a wide flat linear drive. igus are offering these in kit form. Adapter kits are now available for the direct connection of robots, robolink DCi as well as Universal Robots with UR CAP integration. Alternatively, the 7th axis can be delivered ready for installation, either with or without an adapter kit.
Single Pair Ethernet (SPE)
The Single Pair Ethernet is a bus cable which offers a uniform, space saving and cost-effective product. Data transmission is delivered via one pair of copper wires and still enables both data transmission via Ethernet and simultaneous power supply. This leads to a reduction of the diameter by approximately 25% compared to an ordinary Ethernet cable. These reductions are also mirrored in the cost, with a reduction of 20% in comparison to the four-paired CAT5e cables.
What message are you giving customers during these uncertain times?
Times are changing and we are all adapting. igus is here for our customers physically and digitally, to offer technical support and help to ensure that companies get through these challenging times.
We hope you enjoy the igus 2020 exhibition!
Visit the virtual exhibition stand here: www.igus.co.uk/virtualexhibition.