Clean bearing arrangement in the cost-effective gripper for microtiter plates in the laboratory

What was needed:
Plain bearings for use in a low-cost gripper

Requirements:
Use under laboratory conditions, low friction, use without additional lubricants

Industry:
Laboratory technology

Success for the customer:
With the help of iglidur® plain bearings, a very cost-effective and lightweight alternative to conventional grippers could be designed.

Problem:
When developing this lost cost handling unit for laboratories, conventional grippers always caused problems because they were too heavy. This made the entire handling unit too heavy.

Solution:
A stainless steel wire and a plain bearing form a very simple gripper that is characterised by its particularly low weight.