The terms "igus", "Apiro", "chainflex", "CFRIP", "conprotect", "CTD", "drylin", "dry-tech", "dryspin", "easy chain", "e-chain", "e-chain systems", "e-ketten", "e-kettensysteme", "e-skin", "e-spool", "flizz", "ibow", "igear", "iglidur", "igubal", "kineKIT", "manus", "motion plastics", "pikchain", "plastics for longer life", "readychain", "readycable", "ReBeL", "speedigus", "triflex", "robolink", "xirodur", and "xiros" are legally protected trademarks of the igus® GmbH/ Cologne in the Federal Republic of Germany and where applicable in some foreign countries.

Simply enter your requirements – such as number of teeth, tooth width, number of revolutions, and operating time – and calculate your results instantly.  Use the Gears service life calculator here.

We recommend using our online service life calculator to see how long your gears are expected to last inside your application.

X axis: materials Y axis: cycles in the test, gears made of xiros B180 and POM were tested. Average number of cycles at 200rpm and 2Nm to tooth root break.

igus® GmbH points out that it does not sell any products of the companies Allen Bradley, B&R, Baumüller, Beckhoff, Lahr, Control Techniques, Danaher Motion, ELAU, FAGOR, FANUC, Festo, Heidenhain, Jetter, Lenze, LinMot, LTi DRiVES, Mitsibushi, NUM,Parker, Bosch Rexroth, SEW, Siemens, Stöber and all other drive manufacturers mention in this website. The products offered by igus® are those of igus® GmbH

The tempered steel, rust inhibitor-coated bolts are graded 10.9 and are sized M12x1.75" and are 90mm in length. Covered by OTC's Lifetime Warranty.

The OTC 6614 Heavy Duty Gear Puller will remove gears up to 7-1/4" in diameter, including most cam gears. Rated at 8 tons, this puller is stout enough for almost any heavy-duty application and includes a pair of metric bolts for most applications. The slimmer design of the cross block gives more room to set up in tight quarters.

iglide® is a tribologically-optimized plastic material that has been tested and proven to enable dry-running, maintenance-free operation, which makes it ideal for mechanical gears. Our plastic gears are composed of base materials for wear resistance, reinforcing fibers for high forces, and embedded solid lubricants that eliminate the need for external oil and grease. iglide® plastic gears are also low friction, lightweight, and resistant to dirt, dust, corrosion and chemicals. igus® offers iglide® bevel gears as well as iglide® spur gears and gear racks with all of the aforementioned characteristics of maintenance-free operation and our base materials. For more in-depth information and data regarding all of our gear types, read our gears brochure.If your design or machine requires customized plastic gears, we can use our iglide® 3D printing materials and in-house SLS print service to create gears with complex geometries that are 3x more abrasion resistant than conventional printing materials. Learn more about our gears’ wear rates in this white paper.