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(April 15, 2011)
Polymer developer and bearings specialist igus® presented the results of its fifth manus® competition for plastic plain bearings at an awards ceremony during the Hannover 2011 tradeshow. The expert judging panel had been overwhelmed by the 301 entries received from 28 countries all over the world. Competition entries were still coming in after the official closing date.
Due to the enormous success of previous manus competitions, the contest for design engineers accepted entries from all over the world for the first time this year, in cooperation with academic partners such as the Institute for Composite Materials in Kaiserslautern, a city in southwest Germany. The search was on again for innovative applications using lubrication- and maintenance-free plastic bearings that stand distinguished by technical or economic efficiency and creativity. Any applications using a solid plastic plain bearing and plastic compounds was eligible for entry, but not applications using plastic-coated bearings.
From the USA to China to Australia
Around 80 entries were received for the last manus competition, which accepted entries from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. This year, the judges noted exactly 301 entries from all over the world: including the USA, Canada, Brazil, South Africa, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, India, the People
| Product Model | Inside Diameter | Outside Diameter | Thickness |
| 30303JR KOYO | 17 | 47 | 14 |
| 32004JR KOYO | 20 | 42 | 15 |