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Elevator stages feature 0.03 micron resolution

July 29, 2022 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

stages

Optimal Engineering Systems, Inc. (OES) has released two new motorized elevator stages, the DAG20-120-01 and the DAG20-120-04. These high-resolution, compact, low-profile elevator stages feature high stability 120 x 120 mm tables and 20 mm of vertical travel. High precision ball bearing profile rails assure high parallelism and smooth motion throughout the raising and lowering of […]

Filed Under: Featured, Integrated Linear Systems, Stages + gantries Tagged With: stages

igus offers custom toothed belt pulleys delivered in 48 hours

July 27, 2022 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

pulleys

igus is expanding its 3D-print and online ordering offering to include custom format toothed belt pulleys. Toothed belt pulleys are a common component in many machines and are widely used in linear drives of printers, robots, and packaging machines. However, if an individual variant is required, developing a custom component can take days or even […]

Filed Under: Belt + chain driven, Belt + chain drives for linear, Industry news Tagged With: igus

Enhancements to Thomson online ball screw configuration tool simplify selection and ordering

July 19, 2022 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

ball screw selector tool

Thomson Industries, Inc. has enhanced its online ball screw selection tool to include online configurability options, expert guidance and faster performance. Design engineers using the tool will now have access to more capabilities and expert guidance in configuring end machining, end fixity, thread lengths, nuts and related assembly preferences. An interactive reference table is updated, […]

Filed Under: Industry news, Linear actuators (all), Software Tagged With: thomson

PI offers new stepper motor translation stages for precision automation

June 16, 2022 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

linear stages

The new L-836 Stepper Motor Linear Slides from PI (Physik Instrumente) are a newly designed motorized linear translation stage family that combines high performance, small dimensions, and low cost of ownership. These compact micro-positioning translation stages are driven by a robust, direct-drive rotary stepper motor, available as in-line design and folded drive train design for […]

Filed Under: Featured, Integrated Linear Systems, Stages + gantries Tagged With: linear stage, physikinstrumente, pi

Linear axis provides precision, stability for semiconductor manufacturing equipment

June 14, 2022 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

linear axis

With the new TBS Linear Axis offering from ETEL, semiconductor equipment manufacturers can now integrate a high-precision linear axis enabling outstanding performance in term of accuracy and precision in its category of one-Degree-Of-Freedom (1-DOF) systems. With its ISO 2 rating for cleanrooms and incorporated HEIDENHAIN Group encoder technologies, the TBS provides high cleanliness and accuracy […]

Filed Under: Controls for linear axes, Featured, Integrated Linear Systems Tagged With: linear motion

Lead-screw assemblies from igus for automotive applications

June 2, 2022 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

lead screws

igus’ dryspin lead-screw assemblies are now available as a single-source solution for the automotive industry. In today’s vehicles, advanced linear motion components play a critical role in providing convenience and safety to drivers. Lead-screw assemblies are used extensively wherever automotive parts need to be opened, closed, lifted, or lowered. Typical uses include seats, doors, sunroofs, […]

Filed Under: Ball + lead + roller screws, Ball + leadscrew driven, Featured, Linear actuators (all), Linear drives (all) Tagged With: igus, lead screw

Machining Center Manufacturing MCM S.P.A. to exhibit at this year’s IMTS

May 25, 2022 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

Flexible manufacturing system (FMS) systems leader MCM S.P.A. Machining Center Manufacturing will be participating in the upcoming IMTS show this September at McCormick Place in Chicago — September 12 through 17. They will be at booth # S-8574. MCM will showcase a portion of their eight-machine system FMS, including an RVG pallet system, load stations, […]

Filed Under: Featured, Industry news, Track roller (cam + wheel) guides

Bosch Rexroth adds high-force model to electromechanical cylinder line

May 5, 2022 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

actuators

Bosch Rexroth’s electromechanical cylinders (EMCs) are now available in a high-force, high-precision, low-maintenance version – the EMC-HP. Designed for heavy loads up to 100 kN, the new actuators are robust, compact and low-maintenance. Based on the reliable planetary screw drive, users will benefit from impressive continuous power even under harsh conditions. This is thanks to […]

Filed Under: Featured, Linear actuators (all), Linear drives (all) Tagged With: Bosch Rexroth

New rail/roller bearing wheel system for high speed, low friction linear motion

April 29, 2022 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

rail roller bearing

LM76’s new SPEED DEMON EL300 rail/roller bearing wheel system is the latest edition to the SPEED DEMON linear bearing family. It features travel lengths of 400 to 3,000 mm, a wide 90 mm base and 49 mm centerline to centerline of the parallel rails of the base, and 100 mm centerline to centerline spacing of […]

Filed Under: Featured, Slides + guides (all) Tagged With: bearings, linear bearing

Self-lubricating toothed belt axis for clean use in food manufacturing

April 22, 2022 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

belt actuator

igus has introduced a maintenance-free toothed belt axis specifically designed to improve sanitation in food manufacturing systems. The new drylin ZLW toothed belt axis is based on hygienic design principles and uses FDA-compliant materials. Cleaning complex machines and systems in food production leads to longer and therefore expensive downtime. For instance, industrial bakeries are faced […]

Filed Under: Belt + chain driven, Belt + chain drives for linear, Featured, Linear actuators (all) Tagged With: igus

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