Food manufacturers often struggle with hazardous contaminants. Igus’ latest high performance polymer spherical ball, distributed by Treotham Automation, can help.
The new iglidur A181 spherical ball material triples the igubal Food Contact (FC) joint system’s wear resistance. The ball is lubrication-free, maintenance-free, hygienic and compliant with FDA and EU 10/2011.
It also helps optimise food safety with its joint system pillow block bearings, rod ends, and fixed flange bearings.
Wear resistant
The FC joint housing is made of igumid FC – a robust, corrosion-free, high-performance plastic that is resistant to moisture, acids, alkalis, and UV radiation.
The spherical ball is up to three times as wear-resistant on stainless steel shafts making machine movements safer and more reliable. Igus has reduced the price by 25 per cent, resulting in the Igubal FC costing up to 85 per cent less than stainless-steel variants.
Eliminating lubricants
The FC joint system improves the hygiene of machinery and equipment in the food industry. Unlike metallic spherical bearings, it requires no external lubricant. Instead, igus incorporates a solid lubricant into the material that is released automatically over time, ensuring low-friction, hygienic dry operation.
To further improve hygiene, both bearing housing and spherical ball are dyed blue, a colour on which food residue and mould spores can be quickly identified during cleaning checks. In an emergency, they allow metal detectors to find even the tiniest fragments - in the range of one tenth of a gram.
Sample boxes of igubal bearings are available from Treotham Automation. For your free sample email ralph@treotham.com.au.
