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igubal® FC- Food spherical bearings

Detectable Food Safe bearings

The igubal Food Contact (FC) series offers FDA-compliant high-performance plastics for use in food processing plants. These food safe bearings prevent product contamination, require no additional lubricant and can be easily sterilised with hot steam. They are resistant to cleaning agents, chemicals and alcohol. The blue colouring makes them easy to identify and detectable additives enable even the smallest fragments to be located.

Advantages of igubal® FC (Food Contact):

✔️Visually and magnetically detectable
✔️Suitable for contact with food
✔️FDA- and EU10/2011-compliant
✔️Lubrication and maintenance-free
✔️Costs up to 80% less than stainless steel solutions

igubal FC detectable food bearings

Product range of igubal® Food-safe detectable bearings

igubal FC rod end

Rod end bearings

Detectable rod ends
Made of plastic or metal
Choice of E or K dimensional series

To the FC rod end

igubal FC spherical insert bearing

Spherical insert bearings

Injection moulded or turned
FDA- and EU10/2011-compliant
For UC204-210 pillow blocks

To the injection moulded FC-spherical insert bearings

igubal FC double joint

Double joints

Double joints made of food-compatible materials
Also available with a stainless steel spherical ball

To the FC double spherical plain bearings

igubal FC pillow block bearing

Pillow block bearing

Detectable pillow block bearing
FDA- and EU10/2011-compliant

To the FC-pillow block bearing

igubal FC fixed flange bearing

Flange mounted bearings

Detectable fixed flange bearing
FDA- and EU10/2011-compliant

To the FC flange mounted bearings

igubal FC clevis joint

Clevis joints with spring-loaded fixing clip

Detectable clevis joint with spring-loaded fixing clip
Integrable with rod ends of the dimensional series E

To the FC-clevis joint

EGLM-FC spherical bearings

Spherical bearings

FDA- and EU10/2011-compliant
Dimensional series E following DIN ISO 12240
Robust and cost-effective

To the FC- fixing collar

When do I take them?

When particles should be detectable

If you need maintenance-free material

When dimensional series E and K components should be fitted

If high compressive strength is required

If high flexibility is required

When do I not take them?

If temperatures are higher than +80°C

When diameters above 16mm are required

If rotation speeds of more than 0.5m/s are to be achieved

food sample box

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Food industry sample box

Are you interested in our food-compatible products but would like to hold them in your hands before making a final decision?

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