Light, quiet, smooth: components for camera technology

For a successful camera shot, you not only need the right timing, but also equipment that works reliably. When it comes to the moving components - for example in sliders, dollies, camera cranes or format adjustments - our energy supply systems, plain and linear bearings made of tribologically optimised plastic ensure smooth operation. They are light, quiet, non-corrosive and have proven themselves in camera technology with their long, predictable service life, simple installation and freedom from maintenance .

This is what you will find on this page:
Top 6 products ▼ 
Free sample box ▼ 
Areas of application: sliders and jibs ▼ 
Success stories ▼ 
Information about the igus test laboratory ▼

Free linear technology sample box

Ask for a selection of our drylin linear carriages and rails to be sent to you. Just pick it up, try it out and see how good our lubrication-free bearings really are.
 

Camera slider

• Simple, manually operated sliders can be assembled individually from our drylin W linear system.
• If automation, remote control and more precision are required, we offer linear axes with toothed belt drive and the appropriate motor with control system - as cost-effective Advance- or high-quality Professional variant
• Our extra-quiet energy chains of the series E3 and (at high speeds) E6.1 ensure that cables are carried safely.

Camera cranes / jibs

In film and television technology, camera cranes are an indispensable tool for implementing tracking shots in three dimensions. Especially with large, telescopic models that move horizontally, our lightweight, maintenance-free products have advantages in many places of use.

• During horizontal movement on the ground, extra-quiet e-chains of the E6.1 series, and during crane rotation, the 3D energy chain triflex R ensure a safe cable guidance.
• For the bearing between base and boom we recommend iglidur G plain bearings, in the telescope wear-resistant iglidur JB bar stock plates for easy sliding up and down; the e-chain E4.1 undertakes the cable guidance along the telescope.
• Our maintenance-free black PRT slewing ring bearing with dry-operating plastic sliding elements is recommended for rotating the camera.

Tested for use in the test laboratory

Our products are extensively tested in our own test laboratory, the largest plastics test laboratory in the industry. For example, the tribological specifications of different material pairings, the interaction of assemblies, the noise generation and the behaviour at high accelerations are examined. The results are integrated into our service life calculation tools and allow precise durability predictions.Upon request, we perform customer tests to check product use under specific conditions.