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Camera slider technology

Lubrication-free for successful camera slider filming


Whether for "do-it-yourself" applications or professional camera rigs – the versatile drylin® linear guide system offers extensive freedom when it comes to their design. Specifically in the construction of camera carriages, also referred to as camera sliders or dollies, technicians, product designers or DIY enthusiasts can make their wishes come true and combine individual components. The total absence of lubrication and the very low noise level due to the use of tribo-optimised polymers and aluminium are only two of many arguments that speak in favour of igus®. In addition, energy chains and chainflex® cables ensure increased dependability even where high speeds and tight bend radii are involved.

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Top 6 products for film and camera technology

drylin W linear guide and carriage

drylin® W profile guides

Example for manual camera sliders
  • Lubrication and maintenance-free
  • Quiet and dirt-resistant
  • Largest variety of rails and carriages
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dylin ZLW-0630

Linear axes with toothed belt drive

Example for powered camera sliders
  • Lightweight construction made of plastic and aluminium
  • Configured with drylin® E stepper/DC motors 
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PRT slewing rings

PRT slewing rings

For rotary tables and other rotating devices
  • Lubrication-free, with sliding elements made of wear-resistant high-performance plastic
  • Also available with position monitoring
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iglidur G flanged bearing

iglidur® G plain bearings

Example for the tilt bearing of jibs
  • Lubrication and maintenance-free
  • For pivoting and rotational movements
  • Excellent coefficient of friction
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E6.1 system

Energy chain E6.1

For camera carriages with long distances
  • Low-vibration, quiet operation
  • For applications with the highest accelerations
  • Cost-effective
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chainflex Ethernet cable

Durable bus cables

Ethernet- based for image processing systems
  • E.g. the Ethernet CAT6A CFBUS.050
  • For extremely heavy duty applications
  • With TPE outer jacket
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Motion plastics being used successfully

Areas of use

Camera slider

Whether slow product shots, time-lapse sequences, studio shoots or fast-paced camera movements during sports races, camera carriages are a popular accessory for steady shots. We have the right components in our product range for both the professional and DIY sector, which impress with their smooth operation, low weight and freedom from maintenance:
  • 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.
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Camera crane with igus products

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.

Successfully in use by our customers

Camera carriage from Rail & Tracking Systems

Robust energy chains for high-speed camera carriages

The Trackrunner from Rail & Tracking Systems is a professional fast-moving camera carriage used in sports competitions and TV shows. For the safe guidance of the cables, the company relies on energy chains of the E6 series, which easily master the high accelerations even outdoors at high temperatures.
Camera rotary table with PRT slewing ring

Compact rotary table bearing for 360° product shots

A solution that was as light and compact as possible and required only a few components was sought for the bearing and drive of the rotary disc. A high mechanical resilience combined with low speeds was also required. The choice fell on light and vibration-dampening iglidur PRT slewing ring bearings.
Customer stage technology applications

... and more success stories

We have been able to help many customers to improve the movement of their film and camera technology systems. Take a look at other customer projects in which our light and robust e-chain® systems, lubrication-free linear guides, slewing ring bearings and sliding bushes are used: in large and small camera carriages, camera robots, rotary tables and jibs for large format cameras.

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