igus® Schweiz GmbH

igus GmbH "plastics for longer life" – this is the claim igus GmbH operates globally as a leading manufacturer in the field of energy chain systems and polymer bearing technology. This claim promises technical improvement and/or reducing costs. To achieve this, igus operates at its headquarters in Cologne, the biggest test laboratory in the industry. 2.750 m2 bring the idea of "motion plastics" – polymer machine elements that drive and move – right to life. Here, around two billion test cycles are completed annually. The mission is to provide the customers the cheapest product that works for their individual requirements, which can be configured online and can be delivered very fast. The 3,180 employees of the family business founded in 1964 in Cologne provide surprising ideas, quality products, lean processes and especially the proximity to customers. With success, because igus sales increased in 2016 to around 592 million euros. The company has more than 200,000 end users around the globe and is able to deliver a daily average of over 7,000 deliveries. A huge part of these deliveries are polymer plain, linear, spherical and ball bearings which are one of the central pillars of the business activities of the tribo-polymer specialists and signify the step from the pure plastic bearing to a tested predictable and readily available machine element. Another important division is the energy chain (e-chain) as “umbilical cord” of any modern machine, which provides energy, data and media safely. igus has set itself the goal offering components – e-chains, cables, accessories and services – as a single component or ready-to-use system and to guarantee the reliable operation – worldwide.