{"id":17006,"date":"2020-06-05T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=17006"},"modified":"2020-06-04T10:20:42","modified_gmt":"2020-06-04T09:20:42","slug":"motion-system-enables-engineers-to-develop-low-cost-automation-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/motion-system-enables-engineers-to-develop-low-cost-automation-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Motion system enables engineers to develop low-cost automation systems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The new modular <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.igus.co.uk\/apiro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apiro motion system<\/a><\/strong> from igus, enables design engineers to develop low-cost automation systems with endless possibilities.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Consisting three lubrication-free worm gears for standard, inverted and linear movements, which can be connected in series or parallel and configured to perform simple linear motion to complex robotic tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The worm gears of the Apiro series are made of tribopolymers, which are lubrication- and corrosion-free, as well as chemical resistant.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The engineering plastics ensure a high degree of stability, are light weight, and provide a long, maintenance-free service life. 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