Schaumburg, IL – Misumi USA, Inc. announces the addition of several new Miniature Linear Guides to its expansive family of high quality, configurable linear motion components. The new Miniature Linear Guides feature dowel holes on rail and block for fast, easy positioning. The new components include Misumi Product Numbers: SSELBP, SSEBMP, SSEPWP and SSELBWP. Linear […]
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High Temperature SBC Linear Rail System
The Precision Alliance’s Linear Rail Systems are designed for high temperature applications that require performance at temperatures up to 250oC. The linear rail bearing components are made from bearing grade steel with all other internal components made from high temperature metals. There are no plastic components. The systems are available with Raydent or Thin Dense […]
Thomson 500 Series Profile Rails
WOOD DALE, IL – Thomson announces that high performance Thomson 500 Series Profile Rails now come standard with an enhanced carriage design that delivers 66% smoother operation with up to 50% lower drag force than previous models. Additionally, a ball spacer carriage option is available to reduce carriage running noise by up to 6 dB. […]
Low Temperature DualVee Guide Wheels
Pittsburg, CA – – Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation announces the availability of its new low temperature wheel, the latest addition to the company’s signature DualVee product line. Designed primarily to meet the extreme low temperature demands present in the aerospace industry, the low temperature wheel also provides an economical solution for refrigeration and sub-zero climates. DualVee low […]
H Series Rod Ends and Spherical Bearings from Aurora Bearings
Montgomery, IL – Aurora Bearing Company answers difficult and demanding misalignment applications with H Series rod ends and spherical bearings. H Series products have been specifically designed and engineered to solve misalignment issues with their narrow raceways and oversized balls with extensions to increase ball width. These features allow for greater travel, up to 38 degrees of […]
Significant Lead Time Reduction for Selected Thomson Linear Slides
WOOD DALE, IL – Thomson has significantly reduced lead times for some of its most popular Thomson slides. Lead times for Thomson 2DA, 2CA, 2BA, IB Series, IC Series, ID Series and IV Series linear guides have been reduced to just 2 days. Lead times for Thomson 2DB, 2EB, MS, 2HB, 2HE, 2RB AND 2RE driven […]
Aurora Bearing Co’s LCOM Spherical Bearings
Like all Aurora Bearing spherical bearings, the LCOM series features a one piece steel raceway, swaged around the ball for a smooth, precise, close tolerance fit, along with the benefit of the strength and vibration resistance of steel. In addition, this series is optionally available with Aurora’s proprietary AT series PTFE liner, for a zero […]
Lubrication-free Polymer Ball Bearings from igus
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. – igus® now offers lubrication-free polymer ball bearings due to increasing customer demand for maintenance-free solutions in this area. The company’s Xiros ball bearings are technically optimized, available from stock and have a predictable service life. They are designed to fill the gap where conventional ball bearing performance is limited by parameters […]
Take the Wheel: Exploring the Possibilities of Guide Wheel Systems
by Dan Fletcher, Applications Engineer, Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation After more than 40 years of use in thousands of applications ranging from the saw mill to the clean room, and from light to heavy loads, guide wheels have proven features that meet performance, durability, and cost requirements in a variety of demanding conditions. Linear guide systems are chosen […]
Linear Slide Moves Up Smoothly
Roscoe, IL – A manufacturer of silicon wafer handling equipment touts the ability of its equipment to deliver smooth vertical transportation of wafers. Such smooth motion comes from the Uni-Guide linear slide, from PBC Linear. Standard Mechanical Interface (SMIF) Pod safely transports wafers between production processes. The Pods are attached to a Pod elevator that allows […]