FDA compliant and maintenance-free: components for beverage production

Filling, labelling, palletising, cleaning: wherever beverages are produced, the demands on machines and systems are high. Hygiene regulations must be observed, precise format adjustments and fast movements must run smoothly, and system components must withstand aggressive cleaning agents. We offer machine components made of high-performance polymers, which are used precisely here. They are abrasion-resistant, lubrication-free, easy to clean, resistant to chemicals and corrosion and have low moisture absorption.

Advantages of igus products:

Lubrication-free and maintenance-free
Chemically resistant and corrosion-free
Low moisture absorption
Easy to clean
Save installation space and weight
Fast delivery
Simple assembly

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Use of igus products in beverage technology

Filling

A camera monitors bottles on a conveyor in a packaging line.

Inspection technology

Bottles on a conveyor belt in a beverage bottling plant.

Palletising & materials handling technology

Labelling

Bottles are sorted on a packaging line with multiple grippers.

Cleaning technology

The blow molding machine fills plastic bottles on the production line.

Blow moulding machines

Selected products for the beverage technology

iglidur IC-05 2 kg coating powder with cut-out bag and blue powder pile.

Coating powder iglidur IC-05

Food compliant according to FDA and EU10/2011
No additional lubrication necessary
Increases the service life of your application

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Tribo-Tape A160 on a roll with blue tape.

Liner iglidur A160

Low coefficients of friction
High wear resistance
FDA-compliant

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Gray cylindrical roller with a white end face and central opening.

xiros conveyor roller

Low coefficient of friction
Lubrication-free and maintenance-free
Cost-effective

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Four-hole flanged bearing with plastic housing.

Flange mounted bearing igubal

Two and four hole flange bearings
Corrosion-free and chemically resistant
Without external lubricant

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igus SLW-BB linear unit with threaded spindle and guide rods.

Lead screw linear system SLW

Stainless steel version, corrosion-free
Dirt-resistant
Clean and hygienic

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Blue iglidur plain bearing on a white background.

Plain bearing iglidur A181

Compliant with FDA and EU 10/2011 regulations
Good wear resistance
High media resistance

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Automation in the packaging industry

Cobots, delta pickers, articulated arm robots and much more ...

Automation in the packaging industry

Automating processes with low complexity, fast integration into existing systems and a quick return on investment? That is the stated aim of our products from "Low Cost Automation".

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LCA collage with delta, rebel and robolink robots for low-cost automation.

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Lane adjustment in the beverage industry - from manual to smart positioning

Manual

Linear guides with manual clamp for quick and easy adjustment tasks

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Driven

Linear axes driven by hand wheel for demanding and precise positioning

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Automated

Linear axes with motor and control system for efficient and synchronised format adjustments

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Lane adjustment with igus conveyor technology and orange-marked support points in a conveyor system.

... or with Apiro gearbox

Apiro enables simple, modular, fast and cost-effective format adjustments.

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White paper: Colsterisation and tribopolymers

Especially in an industry that depends on precise and fast processing with maximum cleanliness and economy, the combination of colsterisation and high-performance plastics should become the standard ...

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Customer application examples

Sleevematic TS labelling system

Over 25 years of successful cooperation
A wide variety of igus® products are used in the Sleevematic TS. From lubrication-free drylin plastic nuts in the belt station and the sleeve brush, to drylin profile guides in the infeed and outfeed sensor, to drylin SLW lead screw modules in the pre-shrinking and height adjustment of the conveyor rollers.
Krones AG

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Krones packaging line with conveyor and control panel in a production cell.

Innoket Neo labellers

High precision and extremely high speed
In addition to corrosion resistance and hygiene, speed plays an important role in this machine, as up to 60,000 bottles are labelled per hour. Lubrication-free drylin linear guides from igus are used here.
KHS GmbH

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Labelling machine with conveyor and rotary table modules for packaging processes.

Filling systems

Maintenance-free positioning of the filling head
igus lead screw modules from the drylin product range are used in Fricke filling systems. The lead screw modules work lubrication-free and minimise abrasion. They also save costs
Fricke Abfülltechnik GmbH & Co. KG

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Conveying unit of a filling system with cable carrier and linear axis.

Filling systems

iglidur plain bearing in use for 40 million cycles
Küppersbusch GmbH has been using igus components for over 20 years because they have a long service life and require no additional lubricants. This not only makes them hygienic, but also saves maintenance costs and time. One of the Küppersbach filling machines has already completed 40 million cycles and the first shaft and the first igus plain bearing are still in use.
Küppersbusch GmbH

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Filling line with glass bottles on a conveyor.

Control unit for industrial testing processes

As the highest safety standards apply in the food and beverage industry to protect consumers, designers need products that do not require external lubrication. This is the only way to rule out contamination of food or beverages. In addition, there is the desire for chemical and corrosion resistance, freedom from maintenance and low moisture absorption. These requirements are met by the drylin linear modules and easy chain energy chains.
Indspect GmbH

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An automated system inspects a bottle with sensors and grippers.

... and many more success stories

Aggressive environmental conditions (cleaning, extreme temperatures, dust and dirt), high hygiene standards, long service life in continuous operation, fast and flexible format adjustments ... The requirements in the packaging, food and beverage industries are diverse. Here you can find out more about the successful use of our motion plastics by our customers.

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