Motion products for food and packaging equipment

Equipment used in the food and packaging industry must fulfil special requirements, especially where contact with food is concerned. Here, specific needs include hygienic design, FDA (Food and Drug Administration) and/or EU regulation 10/2011 compliance.

The TH3 energy chain meets the requirements for a hygienic design; to avoid product contamination it features an open design for efficient cleaning with rounded edges, which allows liquids to run off, and good resistance to chemicals. The interior separators ensure enough space is left between the cables and hoses for cleaning. FDA and EU compliant, the TH3 energy chain is blue in colour, which is easily identifiable. The TH3 can also be supplied as a ready-to-install, harnessed "˜readychain' with no minimum order quantity. On request, igus will supply and install these directly on site.

igus also offers maintenance-free linear guides made of stainless steel for the food industry. In contrast to conventional recirculating ball bearing guides, drylin linear bearings do not have to be lubricated as the liners used between the rail and carriage are made of iglidur materials.

Also, igus manufactures plain bearing components, which have already been used successfully in numerous applications in the food and packaging industry for many years. These iglidur plain bearings ensure a good basic resistance to wear. iglidur A160 is a blue material that complies with FDA and EU requirements. What is special about this material is its good chemical resistance, which makes it resistant to aggressive cleaning agents.

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For more information about how igus can help keep your food and packaging equipment moving go to www.igus.co.uk/packaging.