Positioning systems

A positioning system puts tools or workpieces into the required position for processing. Depending on the application, different factors are important, such as speed, accuracy or flexibility. Positioning systems therefore normally use linear systems to move in one direction to the respective position, or XY tables that map two movement axes and thus find their position. In many cases, something is brought into a certain position for processing, fixed if necessary and then the work step is carried out.

Depending on the application, different solutions from igus® are installed within the positioning systems. In particular, linear guides or XY tables are required as well as energy chains to guide cables. igus® offers these products in a wide range of different versions, so that it is very likely that an igus® solution is also installed in a positioning system. Maintenance-free and yet cost-effective solutions made from high-performance plastics provide significant advantages, particularly in positioning systems with difficult conditions.