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New dry-tech sample box from igus

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igus

Plastics specialist igus has announced the release of its dry-tech® box, an ingenious sample kit designed to help engineers find the right material bearing for their application. The box contains a set of state-of-the-art card overlays, which filter the bearing choices by criteria – similar to the igus online configurator. The dry-tech sample box includes […]

Filed Under: Linear bearings Tagged With: igus

Integrated XY Ball-Screw Stage for Cost-Sensitive Planar Performance

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Aerotech

• Integrated, low-profile, XY, ball-screw stage • Long-life linear motion guide bearing system • Optional low thermal expansion glass linear encoder • Cost-effective, high-precision planar performance Aerotech’s PlanarSL mechanical bearing, ball-screw-driven XY stages offer exceptional performance in a cost-sensitive, low-profile package. Combining two axes of motion in a compact package, the PlanarSL is the perfect […]

Filed Under: Ball + lead + roller screws Tagged With: aerotech

High Quality Linear Guides Now Shipping In 24 Hours

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Rollon

Rollon Corporation’s new FAST Delivery Program now enables engineers and plant managers to configure and order Mono Rail Plus linear guides online at www.movefastwithrollon.com, with many standard products available for shipping the very next day. “Engineers are used to waiting weeks or even months for their linear guides,” reports Rick Wood, managing director, at Rollon […]

Filed Under: Slides + guides (all) Tagged With: rollon

Helix Linear Technologies Goes Live on Kenandy Cloud ERP

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Kenandy

Helix Linear Technologies, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nook Industries, went live today on Kenandy Cloud ERP, the leading cloud ERP application for the global enterprise. Helix is in the manufacturing of precision linear motion components, such as lead and acme screws used in medical and electronic devices. The company, with headquarters outside of Cleveland, Ohio, […]

Filed Under: Industry news Tagged With: helix, kenandy

LINAX® Lxc 44F08 Doubled its Force

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Jenny-Science

We are delighted to inform you that the improved LINAX® Lxc 44F08 is waiting in the wings and replaces the current LINAX® Lxc 44F04 with immediate effect. This new version LINAX® Lxc 44F08 shares all the features of the LINAX® Lxc 44F04 but has now doubled in force and reaches peak forces of up to […]

Filed Under: Industry news, Linear motors Tagged With: jennyscience

HEIDENHAIN’s Sealed Absolute Linear Encoders With Mitsubishi Interface

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HEIDENHAIN

The new absolute LC 195M and LC 495M sealed linear encoders from HEIDENHAIN are now available for use on machines that require a Mitsubishi interface. These new encoders improve upon HEIDENHAIN’s already successful LC xx3 series, as the LC 195M/495M now focus on the requirements for purely-serial absolute systems for Mitsubishi drive components. The transmission […]

Filed Under: Encoders + sensors (linear) + I/O Tagged With: heidenhain

Nexen Guide Features Harmonic Gearhead and Precision Ring Drive Solutions

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Nexen

Nexen Group, Inc. is offering a new Precision Motion Control Application & Selection Guide that provides complete performance data, sizes, specifications and technical reference on the company’s entire line of precision linear and rotary motion control solutions. The guide features Nexen’s revolutionary zero-backlash Roller Pinion System (RPS), the recently released Harmonic Gearhead (HG), Precision Ring […]

Filed Under: Linear actuators (all), Linear motors Tagged With: nexen

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