More than five decades of experience with motion plastics®
Our world has always been in flux. Technical progress makes our machines faster and faster and their movements more precise. This creates new challenges with regard to the machine components. As early as 1964, Günter Blase, the founder of igus, had the idea of developing motion products for moving applications made of wear-resistant high-performance polymers. Today they are called motion plastics. motion plastics also provide improvements from an environmental point of view. The life cycle analysis of the produced plastics is good. The production process uses 50% less mineral oil than similar products made from steel and 70% less than those made from aluminum. Given the 54.4 billion tons of lubricant released into the environment each year,
How it all started
"Give me your most difficult part and I'll find a solution," Günter Blase told his very first customer. This promise became the company motto and has always been an important part of igus.
Agile from the very beginning
The customer-centric "igus solar system" is firmly rooted in our corporate philosophy. It affects our standards and values and the way we act.
Problem solvers in more than 50 industries
In 72 countries and in more than 50 industries, motion plastics make everyday life easier for customers and improve their applications. This includes globally successful enterprises as well as small businesses.
motion plastics is the technology
More than five decades of motion plastics research in the industry's largest lab has resulted in highly wear-resistant materials that deliver on our promise of "Cut down, life up".
Innovation comes from people
Our employees are always open to suggestions from our customers. This is how some of our most successful innovations have come about. These currently include the first intelligent plain bearing and a robotic arm made of plastic.
igus digital
Free igus online tools are always available and make it very easy to configure and simulate the company's products. Intelligent products, so-called smart plastics, report the required maintenance intervals.
