Materials and process consultants Material ConneXion has just added igus’ iglide tribo-filament to its polymer library and voted it best new material at the last monthly selection jury. Material ConneXion sources high-tech materials and new emergent processes for clients as diverse as Target Corporation, BMW, Adidas and various government agencies and design and architecture firms.
The Material ConneXion Global Design Library consists of over seven thousand high-tech materials, divided by chemical composition into eight specific categories: Polymers, Natural, Metals, Glass, Process, Ceramics, Cement-Based, and Carbon-Based. The library is made available to subscribers as a way to connect material manufacturers and experts to industrial design or student projects, with new materials and processes selected by monthly juries made up of independent designers and manufacturing experts.
igus’ tribo-filament, iglide, is a very strong low friction material that has been optimized for use with 3D printed bearings and other movable parts. According to igus, the tribo-filament is up to fifty times more resistant to wear and abrasion than PLA and was specifically developed to be used with motion control applications.
Samples of the filament will be sent to all of Material ConneXion’s global design libraries – including locations in New York, Milan, and their newest library in Shanghai – and will be made available to all of their subscribers, as well. In addition to housing samples, the library will also have detailed product and testing information on iglide and experts on hand to help designers with their material selections.
You can find out more about Material ConneXion’s Global Design Library on their website, and you can learn more about igus tribo-filament iglide here.
