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Energy chains, cables, and bearing technology for automatic guided vehicles (AGVs)

AGV with iglidur® plain bearings in the scissor-type lift

AGV scissor lift, maintenance-free

iglidur polymer plain bearings can be used in automatic guided vehicle scissor lifts. The solid lubricants they contain make additional lubrication unnecessary. This reduces the maintenance effort required.

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FTS with dryspin lead screw

Lifting unit can be adjusted easily

dryspin lead screws make adjusting lifting units on automatic guided vehicles very easy and quiet. The options available include various lead screw materials and lead screw nuts made of high-performance polymers.

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iglidur® PRT slewing ring bearings in a rotary unit

Providing torsional rigidity and modularity

iglidur PRT slewing ring bearings are used in automatic guided vehicle rotary units. They ensure modularity and torsional rigidity. They are also maintenance-free, compact, and lightweight.

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e-chain and chainflex in AGVs

Reliable guidance in tight installation spaces

Small energy chains and chainflex cables for very tight bend radii can also fit in automatic guided vehicles, which are of compact design. Because our cables are tested in our in-house laboratory, we also give them a 36-month guarantee.

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Plain bearings in AGVs

Highly resilient in the steering fork

The iglidur J material has extremely low coefficients of friction in dry operation. Lubrication-free, maintenance-free bearing points can thus be implemented in AGVs, allowing a long service life and efficient operation.

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Video: motion plastics fields of application in AGVs

The video shows you the installation points in automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) at which our motion plastics (energy chains, cables, and bearing products such as linear systems or plain bearings) are installed.

Sample box: Products for industrial vehicles

Sample box for automatic guided vehicles

Do you design forklifts or automatic guided vehicles (AGVs)? This sample box gives you samples from our energy chain, cable technology, and plain, linear, and spherical bearing product areas.

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igus products being used successfully

Etisoft Smart Solutions AGV

Reliably supported for high forces

iglidur Z-series polymer plain bearings are used in the control arms of Etisoft Smart Solutions guided vehicles. Unlike conventional roller bearings, they fit into the tight installation space, are easily mounted, and ensure that the weight of the robot and its load are evenly distributed.

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Knapp AGV

Maintenance-free linear solution for AGVs

A high level of reliability and freedom from maintenance is of great importance for automatic guided vehicles. In this application example, dry-operating drylin ZLW toothed belt axes reduced procurement and operational costs and increased system availability for Knapp.

Find out more about drylin toothed belt axes

Material handling application examples

... and other success stories.

Find out more about the successes of our energy chains, cables, bearing technology, and other material handling product areas. From storage and retrieval units to industrial vehicles and automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) to conveyor technology, we will show you where our motion plastics are used.

Material flow application examples

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Bearing technology in AGVs

How can I eliminate lubrication and maintenance in my AGV?

Automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) are intended to cover the longest possible distances in the warehouse, completely autonomously, over a long period of time. But to do this, they, and especially their mechanical components, have to be absolutely maintenance-free. This blog post will tell you how to use lubrication-free linear and plain bearings to achieve this and what role slewing ring bearings play.

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Material handling brochure

Information brochure

An overview of our products and additional information for material handling.

Overhead conveyor system

Material handling

Maintenance-free components for hanging systems, roller conveyors, ball tables, and more.

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