About igus

The world of motion plastics

The world is moving constantly. And where something moves, that's where we come in and offer our customers technical innovations: improve what moves!

This is the guiding principle that drives our manufacturing efforts. By developing products made of low-wear, high-performance polymers, we improve movement all over the world - with products made in Germany. Our motion plastics are products from the areas of energy supply systems, cables, bearing technology, linear technology, bar stock, 3D printing, Low Cost Automation and smart plastics.

Improved applications thanks to motion plastics

Movement is everywhere. We see this every day when we are allowed to accompany our customers in exciting projects. Today we serve 188,000 companies from over 80 countries around the world and from over 50 different industries.

In the automotive or packaging industry, railway or agricultural technology, in machine tool construction or in the field of renewable energies, we improve what moves. Together we strive for the best solution for every application.
 

THE motion plastics advantage: long service life

Our products made from high-performance plastics offer you one major advantage - a long service life. For you, this means that with our motion plastics you can utilise your machines and applications for longer and reduce maintenance and costs.

To do this, we test our products extensively in our test laboratory and provide you with the data so that you can calculate the service life for your specific product in advance. So you can be sure that our motion plastics deliver what they promise!
 

How sustainable are motion plastics?

As a plastics processing company, we see it as our duty to use resources sustainably and to protect the environment. Our motion plastics can make an important contribution to this - during their production, in use and at the end of their service life.

Two topics in particular are very important to us: CO2 neutrality, i.e. the direct influence on the climate, and zero plastic waste, the recyclability of our products.

Recycling plastics and more

Recycling plays an important role in our goal of zero plastic waste, which we pursue with various measures. Technical and industrial plastics can be recycled via our chainge recycling platform and recyclates can also be bought and sold. We offer bicycles and bicycle components made from recycled plastic on our igus:bike platform. We are promoting the new HydroPRS technology, which enables the chemical recycling of plastic. Our trainee company reguse is dedicated to recycling discarded electrical appliances. And of course we also offer various products made from recycled materials.
 

Engineering excellence is child's play - with motion plastics and igus enjoyneering

Develop and design machines and systems with ease. With joy and fun at work. In a collaborative process that develops and expands creativity and technical know-how. In short: Tech up made easy - that's what enjoyneering stands for! We presented this concept at the Hannover Messe 2023, which includes real innovations and digital revolutions related to our motion plastics. The enjoyneering should enable engineers and technicians to unleash their technical potential with playful ease and to break new ground in problem solving, for example with the iguverse.
 

The igus solar system

Our solar system is at the heart of our culture. No, we're not talking about the planetary system here. The igus solar system is an organisational chart that reflects our thoughts and actions. In the middle is the customer, who is as important to us as the sun is to the earth, which provides light, heat and energy - just as the customer gives us wishes, incentives, money. Our colleagues and teams live and create around the customer, who take up their requirements and find the right solutions to their problems, often innovations.The success of our employees then comes from the success of our customers. As a company, it is our job to create an atmosphere for our colleagues in which they can work with pleasure and in the best possible way.
 

Going into the future with curiosity

Research on 3,800 m² floor space, an open ear for customer ideas, new products every year at our in-house trade show IMPS and at many trade shows worldwide ... all this means innovation for us. We want to find new solutions with our customers and implement them quickly in order to improve technology and reduce costs.

We keep an eye not only on the current problems, but also on the challenges of the future. Digitalisation, for example, pervades all igus structures and is closely intertwined with innovation.

Become an igus partner

We are always looking for new partners who want to work with us in the long term and grow with us - whether as a supplier or a dealer. Of course, the customer is the focus of our efforts, for whom we strive together to find the best solution.

We value diversity and tolerance

igus has officially signed the "Diversity Charter". This sends a clear signal in favour of diversity and tolerance in the workplace. We commit ourselves, our employees, and our partners to respectful, appreciative, unprejudiced cooperation.