In order to comply with the strict requirements for food hygiene and food safety in all stages of a process, igus® supplies you with plastic solutions for your food-processing machines and equipment. As these machine components have been specially developed for moving applications and do not require any lubrication, product contamination is ruled out completely.

Automation Equipment, New Zealand’s official distributor for igus® can help you with your food grade applications. Products range from plain press fit bearings, metal detectable rod ends, knife edge rollers, stainless steel linear guides and even E-Chain available in FDA material.

Some of the benefits and advantages of  igus® products include the range of plain polymer bearings in FDA material that require no lubrication, are suitable for wet environments and highly resistant to cleaning chemicals, not only does this mean zero contamination, but reduces costs as no external lubrication is required. All of this results in less downtime, higher throughput and increased profits.

Whether you are a designer for a machine builder or on-site engineer for an end-user, Automation Equipment and igus®, with the vast knowledge base in Germany backing up the team in New Zealand, can help with your requirements.

Call the team at Automation Equipment now on 0800 847 200 for more information and free product samples for your application.