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Sharing the load in Esperance

Treotham worked with Southern Ports to deliver boosted efficiency to its Esperance ship loader.

Western Australia’s Port of Esperance is a busy place, with more than 13 million tonnes of trade passing through the port last year.

To mark the company's 60th anniversary, the lubrication-free and low-maintenance igus:bike will spend 12 months travelling through 16 countries to raise awareness of the "circular economy of plastics"

The starting signal has been given, the igus:bike® is on a world tour.

Mobile "socket" from igus makes supplying container ships with shore power safe, fast and flexible

igus develops the world's first mobile shore power connection system and receives the EHM Award for the Ports and Harbor Innovation of the Year

Lubrication-free polymer bearings from igus® increase efficiency at the Chimay Trappist beer brewery in Belgium

The renowned Belgian brewery Chimay, known for its traditional Trappist beer, relies on maintenance-free spherical bearings from igus in its bottling plant.

Every year, several million tonnes of plastic end up in the oceans. Around 1,600 rivers wash most of it into the sea. Plastic waste destroys marine ecosystems and contributes to the loss of biodiversity.

mGrip finger gripper: flexible, hygienic, process-safe

Constructed in hygienic design, the new mGrip finger gripper from Schmalz meets the highest cleanliness standards. Thanks to its unique geometry, it picks up sensitive products such as vegetables or baked goods precisely and gently.

New gripper for the Jumbo: flexible, robust, sustainable

Vacuum tube lifters are indispensable tools when it comes to ergonomic handling. However, the lifting aids can only develop their full potential with the right gripper. With the PSSG suction cups for sacks, Schmalz has developed a solution that grips powerfully and impresses with its long service life.

Bikes instead of cars: for the mobility transition to work, cities need more parking facilities without encroaching too much impact on the cityscape. For this purpose, the Japanese manufacturer Giken has built a garage called Eco Cycle,

"The food industry is a growth market," says Dr. Kurt Schmalz, Managing Partner of the Schmalz Group. "With our new portfolio of finger grippers, we now offer our customers finger grippers for the automated handling of food products in addition to an extensive portfolio of vacuum grippers."

igus single-core motor cables made of copper-coated aluminium reduce weight by 40 percent.

Whether sludge processing in a port or raw material extraction in a copper mine, energy chains that reliably protect cables even under challenging conditions are particularly in demand on long routes, and enormous weights are moved, so particularly high driving forces are necessary.