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How to avoid ball screw buckling

May 21, 2015 By Danielle Collins 6 Comments

Imagine two columns—one short and wide and the other long and narrow. As you begin to put weight on them, the long, narrow column gradually begins to bend, to the point that it becomes permanently deformed and eventually breaks, while the short, wide column handles the weight with ease. In the same way the long, […]

Filed Under: Applications, Ball + lead + roller screws, Ball + leadscrew driven, Linear actuators (all), Linear drives (all) Tagged With: Ball Screw, buckling, sizing

Happy Earth Day! How designers and engineers can make a difference

April 22, 2015 By Danielle Collins Leave a Comment

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According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), the Industrial sector was responsible for 51 percent of global energy consumption in 2011 (the latest year for which figures are available). Of the Industry sector’s energy use, 25 percent was in the form of losses. This represents a huge opportunity, not only for cost savings to manufacturers, […]

Filed Under: Applications Tagged With: efficiency, energy efficiency, maintenance, sizing

Three factors critical to servo motor sizing for linear motion systems

April 10, 2015 By Danielle Collins 2 Comments

Servo Motor Size Range

Selecting the right servo motor for a linear motion system is a complex task, beginning with initial assumptions and component selections, which must be checked through a series of calculations and, in most cases, repeated over several iterations until a suitable combination of motor and mechanics is found. Most motor manufacturers offer online sizing tools that make […]

Filed Under: Applications, Ball + lead + roller screws, Belt + chain drives for linear, Linear actuators (all), Linear drives (all), Linear motors, Rack + pinion driven Tagged With: calculation, inertia, servo motor, sizing, torque

Making an IMPACT on conveyor design

March 20, 2015 By Danielle Collins Leave a Comment

Glide-Line Conveyor Sizing

Assembly equipment, such as conveyors and workstations, presents a particularly difficult challenge to configure. Designs must accommodate existing building layout and structural elements, while providing an ergonomic workspace for operators, and of course, meeting the needs of the manufacturing or assembly process. Ron Schwar, design engineer for Glide-Line, points out that the conveyor is the […]

Filed Under: Belt + chain drives for linear Tagged With: Conveyor, Glide-Line, sizing, software

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