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Danielle Collins

What happens when you combine a planetary gear with a ball screw?

April 17, 2015 By Danielle Collins 2 Comments

Answer: You get a planetary roller screw. Replacing the recirculating balls of a ball screw with grooved rollers results in a precision drive mechanism with extremely high load capacity, acceleration, and speed capabilities, all in a small footprint. Planetary roller screws fit well in applications at the upper end of ball screw capabilities, but that require […]

Filed Under: Ball + lead + roller screws Tagged With: Ball Screw, planetary roller screw, roller screw

Miniature linear ball rails from Nook Industries for high-speed running capacity

April 16, 2015 By Danielle Collins 1 Comment

Nook Mini Ball Rail

Nook Industries, a leading innovator of linear motion components and systems, has launched a new miniature linear ball rail ideally suited for high-speed, belt-driven mechanisms and carrier designs as well as automation linkage between stations. Offered in three accuracy grades, Precision (P), High (H) and Normal (N), these miniature linear ball rails provide significant maintenance […]

Filed Under: Ball + roller guides, Industry news Tagged With: Linear Guides, nook industries

Three factors critical to servo motor sizing for linear motion systems

April 10, 2015 By Danielle Collins 2 Comments

Servo Motor Size Range

Selecting the right servo motor for a linear motion system is a complex task, beginning with initial assumptions and component selections, which must be checked through a series of calculations and, in most cases, repeated over several iterations until a suitable combination of motor and mechanics is found. Most motor manufacturers offer online sizing tools that make […]

Filed Under: Applications, Ball + lead + roller screws, Belt + chain drives for linear, Linear actuators (all), Linear drives (all), Linear motors, Rack + pinion driven Tagged With: calculation, inertia, servo motor, sizing, torque

Glide-Line introduces IMPACT interactive configuration system

April 9, 2015 By Danielle Collins Leave a Comment

Glide-Line Impact

Glide-Line, manufacturer of the most versatile multi-strand panel and pallet-handling conveyor solution available for the industry, introduces the IMPACT Interactive Configuration System. IMPACT (Interactive Modeling Program and Application Configuration Tools), goes far beyond a typical 3D CAD conveyor configurator. The Excel version of IMPACT uses your system configuration data to recommend the best-fit options, so […]

Filed Under: Belt + chain drives for linear, Industry news Tagged With: configuration, Conveyor, design

Ball Chains: Two things you might not know

April 3, 2015 By Danielle Collins 1 Comment

Radial bearings have used ball cages for nearly a century, but this technology was only introduced to profiled rail guides within the last two decades. THK pioneered the way, launching its Caged Ball® LM Guide in 1996, and other profiled rail manufacturers soon followed suit with ball chain and ball spacer designs. Now, virtually every style […]

Filed Under: Applications, Ball + roller guides Tagged With: linear guide, Linear Guides, profiled rail

How to reduce energy use of conveyor systems

March 27, 2015 By Danielle Collins 3 Comments

TS5 Pallet Conveyor Systems

Conveyors make up a significant part of most assembly and automation systems, not only in size, but also in terms of energy consumption. Think about it – they often run continuously and operate with motors, gearboxes, and pneumatic cylinders, all of which can be energy hogs. But there are ways to reduce the amount of energy […]

Filed Under: Belt + chain drives for linear Tagged With: Bosch Rexroth, Conveyor, Conveyors, efficiency

Low cost, high precision linear voice coil stages from MOtiCOnt

March 24, 2015 By Danielle Collins 1 Comment

MOtiCOnt Voice Coil Stage

MOtiCOnt’s VCDS-051-089-01 series linear motion voice coil stages feature a voice coil motor, a ball bearing linear slide, home switch, and an integral optical quadrature encoder with differential outputs. Measuring 13.5 in (342.9 mm) long x 4.00 in. (101.6) wide x 3.755 in. (95.4 mm) high, the VCDS-051-089-01 series stages have a linear travel of […]

Filed Under: Industry news, Stages + gantries Tagged With: linear stage

New sealed linear actuators for lighter loads

March 24, 2015 By Danielle Collins Leave a Comment

Bell-Everman SLS Stage

Bell-Everman is now offering a new compact model of their SLS sealed linear stage that keeps contamination such as manufacturing debris, particulate or liquid contaminants outside of the stage housing. The SLS Light model, which measures 80 x 120 mm, has maximum dynamic payloads of 15 kg for the direct drive linear motor version and […]

Filed Under: Industry news, Stages + gantries Tagged With: bell-everman, linear stage

Dorner exhibits two new conveyor systems at Automate 2015

March 23, 2015 By Danielle Collins Leave a Comment

Dorner SmartFlex Pallet Systems

Dorner Mfg. is now offering pallet system options for both its 2200 Series SmartFlex and 2200 Series Precision Move conveyor systems for accurate positioning and routing of parts for assembly, robotic and inspection applications.   The new pallet systems provide users with greater customization capabilities for use in a variety of industries. The 2200 SmartFlex […]

Filed Under: Belt + chain drives for linear, Industry news Tagged With: Conveyor, Conveyors, dorner, Dorner Manufacturing

Making an IMPACT on conveyor design

March 20, 2015 By Danielle Collins Leave a Comment

Glide-Line Conveyor Sizing

Assembly equipment, such as conveyors and workstations, presents a particularly difficult challenge to configure. Designs must accommodate existing building layout and structural elements, while providing an ergonomic workspace for operators, and of course, meeting the needs of the manufacturing or assembly process. Ron Schwar, design engineer for Glide-Line, points out that the conveyor is the […]

Filed Under: Belt + chain drives for linear Tagged With: Conveyor, Glide-Line, sizing, software

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