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 […]
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Custom Vehicle Maker Opts for Linear Glides for Tricky Design
by Laura Carrabine, Senior Editor Special Vehicles Co. (SPEVCO) serves the specialty vehicle industry. Many of its vehicles are seen at high profile events such as the Speed Channel stage at NASCAR races, the Dunkin’ Donuts sampling stations, or at mobile medical facilities for FEMA. Rollon’s Compact Rail allows for rail misalignment in both out-of-parallel […]
Specifying and sizing linear rails for motion systems
Updated February 2019 || The best approach to specifying and sizing linear rails is to define the most critical parameters of the application first; narrow the choices based on these requirements; and then apply critical variables to make the final linear-rail selection. When the system requires motion in X, Y, and Z axes, consider each axis […]