Lubrication-free bearings and reliable cable protection for wheelchairs

Wheelchair with igus products
Zipper e-chain in the lifting scissors

Zipper e-chain

  • Extremely fast opening and closing
  • Small pitch for quiet, smooth operation
  • Good cable guide prevents jamming
  • Lightweight
Footrest with drylin W

Robust linear guide

  • 100% free from maintenance and lubrication
  • Resistant to dirt and moisture
  • Wear-resistant
  • Very quiet running
Armrest with drylin N

Low-profile linear guide

  • Lightweight and flat
  • Free from maintenance and lubrication
  • No noise development
Back adjustment and drylin W

Robust linear guide

  • 100% free from maintenance and lubrication
  • Resistant to dirt and moisture
  • Wear-resistant
  • Very quiet running
Back adjustment and igubal double joints

Double joint

  • 100% free from maintenance and lubrication
  • Resistant to dirt and moisture
  • Easy to fit
  • Wide range of different versions and flexible lengths
igubal in joystick

Spherical bearing

  • Swivelling and pointing with one element
  • Free from maintenance and lubrication
  • Very good vibration dampening
  • Robust, insensitive to moisture
Headrest and iglidur R plain bearings

Cost-effective plain bearings

  • Low-cost material for high volumes
  • Easy to adjust
  • Good coefficient of friction
  • Low clearance
iglidur JVFM in the steering fork

Heavy-duty plain bearings

  • Radially and axially pre-loaded plain bearings
  • Completely clearance-free when unloaded
  • Ideal for "anti-vibration mounting" of the bearing position
  • Dirt-resistant
Front wheel drive gears

Lightweight gears in the planetary gearbox

  • Low coefficient of friction
  • Low moisture absorption
  • Quiet and lightweight
  • Customised production: injection-moulded, 3D-printed, machined or milled
Medical technology sample box

Free sample box

Success stories

3D seat module in wheelchairs

Fail-safe 3D seat module

Linear guide for electric wheelchair

Linear guide for electric wheelchair

Applications in medical technology

Further success stories

igus corner

The huge motion plastics sample box

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