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Tips for preventing linear bearing corrosion

March 10, 2016 By Danielle Collins 1 Comment

bearing corrosion

Corrosive environments can include anything from detergents and chemicals for washdown (the high-pressure cleaning of equipment), to acid baths and their related vapors, to chemicals in food processing. Because profiled linear rails, round shafts, and ball screws are made primarily from steel components, they’re highly susceptible to corrosive agents, which can quickly cause rust, pitting, […]

Filed Under: Applications, Ball + lead + roller screws, Ball + leadscrew driven, Ball + roller guides, Cam + wheel guides, Linear actuators (all), Linear drives (all), Slides + guides (all) Tagged With: Ball Screw, bearing failure, corrosion, linear bearing, linear drive, linear guide, profiled rail, wash down, washdown

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