• Bastian Solutions’ ULTRA BLUE robot reaches into a trailer. • Source: igus Robotic systems deployed in warehousing environments often face demanding conditions, such as temperature fluctuations, the presence of dust, and constant high-impact loads. • Traditional metal machine components - particularly bearings that rely on external lubrication - are vulnerable in these environments, leading to more frequent maintenance, downtime and potential contamination issues. • Bastian Solutions, a material handling system integrator, ran into many of these issues when designing its ULTRA BLUE robotic truck-loading system. • It needed machine components that could withstand continuous, high-cycle operation in dynamic, dust-prone environments. • The answer came in the form of high-performance, lubrication-free motion plastics fromigus.
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- Robotic systems deployed in warehousing environments often face demanding conditions, such as temperature fluctuations, the presence of dust, and constant high-impact loads. Traditional metal machine components - particularly bearings that rely on external lubrication - are vulnerable in these environments, leading to more frequent maintenance, downtime and potential contamination issues. Bastian Solutions, a material handling system integrator, ran into many of these issues when designing its ULTRA BLUE robotic truck-loading system. It needed machine components that could withstand continuous
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