We've all struggled with the limitations of traditional metal followers and rollers, dealing with excessive wear, noise, and frequent maintenance or replacement requirements.

At Intech, we work with automation engineers and integrators to provide high-performance, sustainable, sanitary, and maintenance-free components tailored to the specific needs of their automation and robotics systems. Engineers who work with intech typically value the enhanced precision and efficiency of INTECH iCam followers, designed with low-friction, low-noise, and self-lubricating polymer technology.

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A Design Engineer's Guide: Polymer Cam Followers Improve Precision and Performance in Motion Systems.

What Clients Say About Intech:

“ Intech’s PowerCore pinions and cam followers took care of two of the major problems with our rack and pinion system at once: the PowerCore components virtually eliminated the problem of friction, which was a defining factor in the reduction of noise in the system, reducing it by half, their ability to customize to our needs was essential, we had the design finished in less than 24 hours. ”

Richard A. Glazier | Automation Engineering Manager at KLEENLine

“ The reason the Intech roller was implemented was because it provided a very smooth rolling surface, and offers lubrication-free operation, which is necessary in such a clean environment. More importantly, though, is the roller’s aversion to taking a compression set. Further, through life testing the roller was found not to show wear for extend life cycles ”

Bob Krug | PerkinElmer Automation

High Load Capacity Industrial Polymer Cam Followers

All the benefits of Plastic Cam followers - With the tolerances of Metal

With Cam Followers, Reliability Matters

Tight Tolerances & Superior Dimensional Stability

Run out Tolerances of .003IN. Made from specially formulated - bearing grade Power-Core Material - The most dimensional stable polyamide compound currently available on the market. Won't develop flats under load. Won't break under shock. Won't swell in humidity or underwater.

Composite Outer Racer / Tire doesn't wear mating components and won't corrode.
Clean room, FDA, and wash-down approved
Rated for 100+ million cycles at peak loads
Available from stock

Proprietary Cam Follower Design

In Cam Followers, details matter. After decades of being focused on replacing outdated metal cam followers - Intech's engineers have developed calculations, built software, and acquired real-world know-how that allows us to make modern heavy-duty polymer cam followers and track rollers that excel where others fail.

Run External Lubrication Free
Internally Lubricated for life
Extremely Corrosion resistant
Drop-In Replacement For McGill, RBC, INA, IKO, SKF
Easily Customized to meet the demands of the most difficult applications.

Trusted for Their Reliability

Trusted by thousands of customers in their toughest and most critical applications. Intech cam followers were developed to be used in demanding applications such as high throughput production and automated assembly lines. They were then adapted to serve highly critical applications where failure isn't an option, such as transit sliding doors for railways and commercial vans. Today they continue to meet the challenges and safety demands of the most exacting application in aerospace, telecommunications, semiconductor, defense, medical, and cable car industries to name a few.

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Ball Bearings for Smoother Rolling

Precision Machined Polymer Outer Tire - Best in class run-out and dimensional stability

50+% (6dB- 10dB) Quieter
Stock Inch & Metric Line (0.500"to 6.00"& 12MM to 90MM)
Rounouts and concentricity, in the thousandth of an inch.
Last 100 Million+ cycles
2X- 10X+ life compared to traditional cam followers
Clean Room - No Particles or Outgassing, or Messy lubrication
FDA - Pressure and Chemical Wash Down approved.
Nothing to Corrode,
No lubrication to worry about.
No Metal on Metal Wear
No More replacing Rails, Cams, or Plates with worn-in Groves.
Prototypes to Final Production Runs. Quantities 1-1,000,000+
Proven best-in-class precision and performance in tests and applications worldwide.

Specially Formulated Power-Core Bearing Grade Material , Superior wear-properties, shock-absorption, and moisture resistance.

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Discover the Benefits of High-Performance Plastic Gears in Precision Applications.

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Connect With Intech's Engineering Team.

We work with customers large and small. We've tackled challenges from everyday wear to the near impossible. We know what can and can't be done with plastics, and we regularly push those boundaries. For over 40 years, design engineers have leaned on Intech to help them develop a competitive advantage by integrating advanced materials like iCAMS™ polymer cam followers into their systems.

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Elevating Performance in Track-Based Systems on Aluminum Rails

The field of Automation and robotics engineering has long demanded components capable of maintaining constant uptime with minimal maintenance while ensuring high performance, consistent precision, and durability. Intech iCAMS™ polymer cam followers are a prime example of innovative materials that address these requirements. These cam followers are ideal for modern mechanical systems and offer a combination of wear resistance, lightweight properties, and lubrication-free operation, ensuring precision for hundreds of millions of cycles.

Lightweight design for increased efficiency - runs on aluminum without wearing groves or metal particles.
Exceptional wear resistance and extended service life
The lubrication-free operation, reducing maintenance needs
Low noise and vibration levels for smooth operation

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Bearings and Cam Followers That Won't Wear Aluminum

Wear and Maintenance Don't Belong on The BOM for Mission Critical Applications.

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Gear and Roller Life Calculations

Beyond The Life of The Service Contract

PowerCore gears and track rollers are precision machined and won’t wear out expensive mating components, improving service life and lowering your operating costs.

Polymer Gears are machined up to AGMA 12 standards—and they remain that way thanks to the polymer material’s dimensional stability and our extensive design considerations.
Self lubricating components don’t suffer the galling and pitting common to metal components – many of our customers have seen as little as 0.1%-dimensional change after the entire service cycle of our components.
Inexpensive Track rollers shouldn’t be responsible for expensive service calls. Ideal for critical applications where wear, lubrication, and maintenance aren’t option

Track rollers and cam followers that elevate precision and reliability in robotic-assisted automated systems

In automated motion applications, success hinges on maximizing uptime by minimizing wear and maintenance. Critical motion components must balance high product quality and runtime while reducing maintenance needs and uncertainty.

Intech track rollers, gears, cam followers, and trolley systems possess the ideal combination of features.

Strong and Lightweight Power-Core™

High crystallinity enables it to handle high mechanical loads.
Seven times lighter than metal, it benefits high-speed applications where inertia mismatches impact performance.
Exhibits superior mechanical properties to comparable polymer alternatives.

Lower Environmental Impact

Self-lubricating polymer parts eliminate the need for external lubrication.
Cam followers prevent metal-on-metal contact, reducing wear, galling, and material waste.

Maximized Speed and Efficiency

Self-lubricating plastic and high-speed ball bearings, eliminating resistance from viscous drag common in legacy cam followers.
Speeds up to seven times higher than grease-lubricated needle bearings

Clean, Quiet, Headache Free

Self-lubrication minimized potential contamination

Our self-lubricated polymer components eliminate two potential sources of contamination: stray lubricant and particulate from metal-on-metal contact. For this reason, our gears, cam followers and guide rollers are an ideal choice for medical , FDA, and cleanroom applications.

Clean Motion for Clean Images – iNTECH’s superior gearing and guide rollers produce consistently better image quality for the life of the applications.
Maximizing sterility in patient facing or food and beverage handling environments. iNTECH components are self-lubricating, eliminating grease and metal dust contamination.

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