Plastic Nuts become a hot topic On GlobalSpec

High duty cycles and temperatures were once the realm only of ball screws. No more. Thomson metric leadscrews from Danaher Motion use a special Supernut that eliminates backlash and boosts precision. Leadscrews use a threaded nut to convert rotary motion to linear motion. Internally lubricated plastic nuts let the devices run smoothly, quietly, and stiction-free, without periodic ( external) lubrication. Nuts of acetal-based plastics blended with 15% PTFE (Teflon) lubricant work for light to medium loads and speeds, but can overheat when subjected to high duty cycles and and elevated operating temperatures. But leadscrew nuts made of selected engineering plastics can work in these harsh environments. Such plastics are typified by a high pressure-velocity is a measure of a material's ability to withstand dynamic loads. An increase in applied pressure load, must be met with a lowering

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