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Always perfectly mixed cocktails

Profile

What was needed: 
lubrication-free plain bearings

Requirements: 
corrosion resistance, resilience, no noise, low price

Industry: 
gastronomy

Success for the customer:  
iglidur plain bearings are maintenance-free and their service life is calculable. 

Problem:

For its cocktail machine, the startup Kuantom was looking for plain bearings that could come into contact with food and still function smoothly even when in contact with viscous or sugary liquids.

Solution:

Due to incorporated lubricants, iglidur plain bearings do not require additional lubricants and can also be used in contact with food. Furthermore, their use is maintenance-free.

Cocktail machine

High requirements

The startup Kuantom has developed a machine that mixes cocktails. The machine is suitable for cafés, hotels, restaurants and discos and mixes signature cocktails with consistently high quality. igus supported Kuantom in the development of the hopper system and the emulsion axis, in which iglidur plain bearings are used. These plain bearings had to meet certain challenges. These include:
  • Corrosion-resistant
  • Rotation despite contact with sugary liquids
  • Resistance at 10,000 revolutions per minute
  • Quiet operation
  • Cost-effective

Choose the right components

Initially, the Kuantom company looked around for metal bearings. However the problem quickly arose that metallic bearings have to be greased. Kuantom wanted to avoid the use of lubricants so that there would be no risk of them coming into contact with the drinks. Other solutions were also considered, but for reasons of durability or cost they were out of the question. So the decision was made to use an iglidur plain bearing, as it is durable and does not require any additional lubricants.

The cocktail emulsion module is driven by a DC-motor, on which a brass axis is mounted frictionally. This axis is then embedded in a plastic housing. However, the friction between this axis and the injection-moulded plastic housing (ABS) was much too high. With the iglidur plain bearing, the friction could be considerably reduced and the assembly effort considerably reduced. The emulsion module can be completely dismantled and must be rotated in a hopper containing cocktail with up to 10,000 revolutions per minute. 
Cocktail machine

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