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Exposing the myth of zero-maintenance ball screws

September 27, 2016 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

Surface degradation due to friction typically arises from lubrication problems. Linear-motion designs that address this problem are realistic, effective, and affordable. By Bruce Gretz, Executive V.P. | Steinmeyer Inc. Maximizing uptime and avoiding downtime for unscheduled maintenance are key to productivity. Mechanical wear of moving parts, particularly the positioning systems, is the most common reason […]

Filed Under: Ball + lead + roller screws, Ball + leadscrew driven, Linear actuators (all) Tagged With: steinmeyer

New XY Stage with Linear Motor Drive

January 9, 2014 By Editor Leave a Comment

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Steinmeyer, Inc. announced another addition to its extensive family of linear positioning stages. The new KT230-EDLM is driven by a powerful ironless core linear motor and includes an electromagnetic brake as a safety feature in the event of power loss. The stage body is manufactured from a low distortion aluminum alloy (black anodized) and includes […]

Filed Under: Stages + gantries Tagged With: steinmeyer

High Precision Rotary Stage from Steinmeyer

August 5, 2013 By Stacy Combest Leave a Comment

DT130 Rotary Stage

Steinmeyer announced an addition to its line of precision rotary stages. The standard DT130-DC stage is a worm gear driven unit with a rotary encoder and features positional accuracy of +/- 0.07 degrees, repeatability of +/- 0.007 degrees, a max speed of 15 rpm and a load capacity of 50 Newton. Drive mechanism is a […]

Filed Under: Industry news Tagged With: steinmeyer

Steinmeyer Redesigns Corporate Home Page

July 16, 2013 By Patrick Curran Leave a Comment

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Steinmeyer, Inc. has redesigned its corporate home page. The site now allows users to be able to navigate more easily and efficiently to any of the three core competence centers that make up the Steinmeyer group, which are ball screws, precision stages and metrology products. Once users click on the particular area of interest, they […]

Filed Under: Ball + lead + roller screws, Linear actuators (all) Tagged With: steinmeyer

XYZ Stage For Medical Dispening Features Granite Base

June 3, 2013 By Editor Leave a Comment

Steinmeyer, Inc. announced another positioning system that is ideal for medical dispensing applications. This is a heavy duty and low maintenance 3 axis positioning system affixed to a granite platform. The system incorporates two PMT160-300-SM stages for the X and Y axis and one LTP60-50-SM as the Z axis. The entire unit is 71 × 67 […]

Filed Under: Industry news Tagged With: steinmeyer

New Dual Axis Positioning System For Liquid Handling

May 9, 2013 By Editor Leave a Comment

Steinmeyer, Inc. announced positioning system that is ideal for liquid handling systems and medical dispensing applications.  The series LTZ is a 2 axis system that incorporates precision composite belts and is driven by stepper motors. Linear guidance is provided by miniature profile guide ways. The system also offers: Positional accuracy of 50μm Speed of 20mm/s Load […]

Filed Under: Linear motors, Slides + guides (all) Tagged With: steinmeyer

Compact Rotary Stage With Torque Motor Drive

February 22, 2013 By Stacy Combest Leave a Comment

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Steinmeyer, Inc. announced an addition to its line of precision rotary stages. A torque motor for high-speed motion drives the DT240 stage. With an overall height of 100 mm and width of 240 mm this stage is ideal for applications requiring space saving solutions. The DT240 has a repeatability of +/-0.0001 degrees, a max speed […]

Filed Under: Industry news Tagged With: steinmeyer

Ultra miniature ball screws from Steinmeyer

July 12, 2012 By Editor Leave a Comment

Steinmeyer, Inc. announced an addition to its standard line of miniature precision screws – the “world’s smallest commercially available ball screw.” New ULTRAMINIATURE ball screws are available in diameters as small as 3 millimeter with choice of two pitches – 1 millimeter or 0,5 millimeter, making this product ideal for medical applications, such as precise […]

Filed Under: Ball + lead + roller screws, Linear actuators (all) Tagged With: stein, steinmeyer

Ball Screws for Ultra High Vacuum Applications

March 4, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

Steinmeyer, Inc. announced a new option for its extensive line of precision products – ball screws designed for operation under high vacuum. Typical applications include actuators for use in: – Aerospace – Electron Beam Inspection – Lithography – Synchrotron research – Nanotechnology Any Steinmeyer ball screw, from 3 millimeter to 160 millimeter in diameter, can […]

Filed Under: Ball + lead + roller screws, Featured, Linear actuators (all) Tagged With: ball screws, high vaccuum applications, steinmeyer

New 28 mm Diameter Ball Screw Per JIS Standard

July 22, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

BURLINGTON, MA — Steinmeyer, Inc. announced a new addition to its line of precision ball screws – a 28 mm diameter screw with 12 mm pitch. Normally our product line is guided by the DIN standard which specifies shaft diameters of 20, 25, 32, 40 mm, etc. This new 28 mm diameter product was designed […]

Filed Under: Ball + lead + roller screws, Featured, Linear actuators (all) Tagged With: Ball Screw, jis standard, linear motion, motion control, steinmeyer

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