iwis drive systems

Engineering industrial applications

Our Research and Development is not only constantly striving to improve our existing product range, but also works on new solutions for and with our customers. Moreover, iwis looks beyond the familiar chain applications to actively seek out new fields for the use of innovative chain drive systems.

iwis stands for creativity and innovation – and also for cooperation and partnership. We work closely with our suppliers and customers to develop, test and produce all-round solutions. Please contact us if you have a specific problem to solve – we love the challenge of new applications!

Main development areas

On the technical side, our development efforts concentrate on a wide variety of points, but the main focus is always on improving step by step.

Our main development topics are:

Increasing the wear resistance and fatigue strength of our products
Optimising chain link tribology to improve efficiency and minimise wear
Corrosion resistance
Reducing noise levels
Implementing new materials, coatings and production technologies
Weight reduction through optimised design and the use of alternative materials
System optimisation by considering the chain drive system as a whole, including sprockets, guides and tensioners

Product innovations

Providing solutions is our speciality – and part of our corporate philosophy.

By collaborating with customers on feasibility studies, designing components and performing deformation and stress analyses, we can adapt existing designs to customers' individual requirements or develop entirely new chain drives.

The physical properties of the chain design are then examined by subjecting the components to vibration and stress tests. Prototypes undergo rigorous testing for durability and service life on test rigs which subject chain drives to far greater loads than they will ever encounter under real-life conditions.

We are committed to fulfilling customer expectations by delivering products of the very highest quality.

Testing and trials

iwis operates the world's largest testing facilities for conveyor and drive chains at its Munich headquarters.

In addition to fundamental research, we also conduct customer-specific wear, strength or corrosion examinations – both on existing standard test rigs and on custom testing equipment for special applications.

Usefull Engineering Tools

Calculation Program

INDUKET - The chain calculation program for engineers

Designing and configuring a chain drive is fast and easy using the iwis chain drive calculation program. Learn more

Chain Design Request

Finding the right solutions for your challenge

Our team of experienced engineers and designers constantly puts its store of technical know-how to practical use: finding solutions for the challenges of customer projects. We support you. Learn more

Ulimate Glossary

Precision Engineering & Power Transmission

Discover a comprehensive glossary designed to simplify key terms in precision engineering and power transmission. Search key term

Literature

Product flyers, catalogs, manuals and more

Do you have a question about one of our products? Or do you need some basic information from the iwis chain engineering handbook for the design of your chain? Here you can download all iwis publications, product flyers, instruction manuals in several languages. Learn more

Engineering Drive Systems

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iwis drive systems

Engineering industrial applications

Main development areas

Product innovations

Testing and trials