Change spur gears now: Up to 80% more wear-resistant than milled and injection-moulded

For constructing e-bikes it is especially important that the components used are light and quiet.  Lars Hartmann from the VMA Getzmann GmbH, which produces stirring, dispersing and fine-grinding systems, tested sprockets printed in 3D made of iglidur I3 as replacement for metal sprockets and was enthusiastic: 
 
"The standard metal pinion generates a lot of noise when in use. We drew it and had it printed by igus® from iglidur I3. The way to the part was simple and fast. We used the 3D printing service to upload the corresponding data, chose the material and ordered the quantity."

Easelink, a company from Graz, has developed "Matrix Charging", a charging system that automatically connects the bottoms of electric cars with the power supply when they are parked. To design the system to be both economical and high-quality, the designers have chosen gear prototypes made of iglidur polymers with additive manufacturing. The igus® 3D printing service allowed sample components to be quickly ordered, tested and adjusted until the ideal solution was reached. iglidur I6, an especially wear-resistant, self-lubricating laser sintering powder, is ideally suited to the design of gears, pinions and other heavily stressed components that usually must be regularly lubricated and maintained, and which frequently require replacement.