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

Maintenance-free AGV scissor lift
iglidur polymer plain bearings can be used in scissor lifts of automated guided vehicles. The solid lubricants they contain make additional lubricants unnecessary, which reduces the maintenance effort required.

Easily adjustable lifting unit
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.

Torsionally rigid and modular
iglidur PRT slewing ring bearings are used in rotary units of automatic guided vehicles. They are maintenance-free, compact and lightweight, ensuring modularity and torsional rigidity.

Safely guided in tight installation spaces
Small energy chains and chainflex cables for particularly tight bend radii can also fit inside compactly designed, automated guided vehicle systems. Tested in our own laboratory, we also give a 36-month guarantee on our cables.

Highly resilient in the steering fork
The material iglidur J has an extremely low coefficient of friction in dry operation. Lubrication-free and maintenance-free bearing points can therefore be implemented in AGVs to enable a long service life and efficient vehicle operation.

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 fitted, and ensure that the weight of the robot and its load are evenly distributed.

Maintenance-free stroke 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.

... and other success stories.
Find out more about the successful use of our energy chains, cables, bearing technology and other product areas in material handling. From storage and retrieval units to industrial trucks and automated guided vehicles to conveyor technology, we will show you where our motion plastics are used.