Highlights of Hannover Messe 2017

In this week’s video, Dr Stefan Kombüchen runs through key highlights from igus at the recent Hannover Messe. Around 166 new products and accessories were on display, from 3D printed plastic gears with an outstanding service life, to bionically-inspired strain relief cables.

“igus provides a wide range of technological solutions to very different motion problems in industry,” says Dr Kombüchen.These include smart plastics with predictive maintenance, iglidur plastic plain bearings and their advantages over their metal counterparts, as well as the new robolink Designer and a time saving e-chain.