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Seating provides motion in entertainment situations.D-BOX Technologies, a designer and manufacturer of sophisticated motion systems for the entertainment industry, incorporates iglide® plastic bushings and igubal® self-aligning pillow block bearings in its home theater, gaming, and movie theater seats. The company replaced more expensive Seating provides motion in entertainment situations.
D-BOX Technologies, a designer and manufacturer of sophisticated motion systems for the entertainment industry, incorporates iglide® plastic bushings and igubal® self-aligning pillow block bearings in its home theater, gaming, and movie theater seats. The company replaced more expensive PTFE-lined bearings, which had a short lifespan and produced excessive noise during operation, with the new components, designed and manufactured by igus.
Each seat uses three types of intelligent movement. Subtle pitch, roll, and heave motion shifts the occupant gently forward and backward, from side to side, and up and down. Those subtle motions, combined with encoded vibrations, meant the bearings had to be robust, yet cost-effective.
iglide L280 plastic bushings are used in the seats’ actuator because they are easy to install, have a long lifespan, and can be purchased directly from stock.
These features have created a number of production benefits for D-BOX and its customers, including shorter manufacturing processes, enhanced performance, and reduced maintenance requirements.
D-BOX uses igubal pillow block bearings to enable its seats to pivot. igubal pillow blocks are ideal because they compensate for misalignment and, like iglide L280, are easy to install and available from stock.
iglide L280 plastic bushings and igubal pillow blocks are also lubrication-free, vibration-dampening, and highly wear resistant. They additionally withstand heavy loads, which is important as the seat performs various types of motion for people of all sizes.
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Posted by Bruce at 14 Oct 2011 
Categories: Entertainment Engineering
Tags: Entertainment seating motion seating D-BOX Technologies iglide igubal self-aligning pillow block
Categories: Entertainment Engineering
Tags: Entertainment seating motion seating D-BOX Technologies iglide igubal self-aligning pillow block
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