Linear and Rotary Motion Components Reference Materials

Description: Not too long ago, the motion systems used in medical and lab automation equipment had technical requirements that were easy to satisfy. These lightly loaded applications generally required simple ...

Description: The launch, landing and overall mission of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) is arguably one of the most daring-and successful-space exploration endeavors ever undertaken. After a successful ...

Description: In the semiconductor, medical, surgical, robotics and precision machinery industries, components must sometimes be sized to the smallest dimensions possible to meet demanding performance criteria. ...

Description: Each year, approximately 700,000 people survive a stroke. As deaths caused by stroke decrease and our population ages, that number is expected to increase by nearly 40 percent over the next 10 years. ...

Description: What machine builders want in a linear stage ...

Description: The 7 Muda are widely known, but they aren't the only types of waste in production. ...

Description: Within their 50 years of innovation and success, MALO has partnered up with Accuride for the last two decades to continue their promise and tradition of flawless operation for storing sensitive, ...

Description: No matter the motion profile the basic solutions for calculating acceleration will give an understanding for acceleration you are trying to get out of a system. With this understanding, any user can ...

Description: Processes can be easily automated using our linear technology - thanks to 25 preassembled solutions and practical online aids. ...

Description: The Basics of a Friction Guide - Friction guides are ideal for automated machinery in such environments as factories and laboratories. They provide an economical, long-lasting, and easy-to-install ...

Description: Comparing and contrasting Acme Screws vs. Ball Screws, advantages and disadvantages of both ...

Description: Tribology is the science of wear, friction and lubrication, and encompasses how interacting surfaces and other tribo-elements behave in relative motion in natural and artificial systems.This includes ...

Description: When linear bearing systems fail prematurely, the reason almost always involves an overlooked application error. These errors fall into just five different categories and when left unchecked, can ...

Description: Manufacturing companies in every field have realized the best way to be competitive with price and quality is to automate their factories. ...

Description: List of common reasons why your ball screw assembly isn't working and how to solve the issue. ...

Description: What to do to prepare to receive your ball screw as well tips on storage, handling and lubrication. ...

Description: Step by step guide to checking the ball screw assembly while it is still in the machine. ...

Description: Information on what backlash is and how to measure it. ...

Description: What is all the hype about the Hyperloop? How does it move? What is the technology that makes it possible? The answer: linear induction motors. ...

Description: Walk through any plant that uses linear motion systems, and you can often see maintenance workers, grease gun in hand, applying lubrication to linear guides. And why shouldn't they. Under-lubricated ...

Description: In the productivity-driven packaging industry, there are many possible sources of downtime. You can eliminate many of them by selecting failure-resistant linear motion components. These robust guides ...

Description: This article is the first part of our "Linear Actuator Control" series. We will be discussing everything from the most basic control methods that utilize limit switches to accomplishing sequential ...

Description: We wanted to share a very cool project that we sponsored recently. Nice Box is a company that creates special customized storage boxes, specifically custom sneaker boxes, for customers. The company ...

Description: In this post we will show you how to use the PA-35 Wi-Fi Control Box to control actuators that demand a large amount of current. Below is a video demonstration of the PA-17 Industrial Linear Actuator ...

Description: Repeatable multi-axis motion simulation can help tweak advanced algorithms in image stabilization systems and verify the performance of opto-mechanical or electronic stabilizers. ...

Description: Aerotech's engineering reference guide serves as a valuable resource for all Aerotech motion and positioning control components and systems. It includes terminology, conversion tables and helpful ...

Description: Traditionally linear stages are used with encoders to position to precise points in a motion profile. These encoders are used for both positioning and, in the case of brushless servomotors, for motor ...

Description: Reducing aircraft weight is essential to boosting fuel efficiency. Not only is it very important in terms of cost, but also given the ever-increasing distances that airplanes of the future are ...

Description: On December 3, 2015, the European Space Agency (ESA) launched the LISA Pathfinder spacecraft, marking the birth of the next phase of an incredible project that will one day help scientists look at the ...

Description: Almost 4 years after Curiosity landed on Mars, it is still up and running - and while it has not discovered current life forms, the basic question whether Mars could have once supported an environment ...

Description: Here, we give you five simple steps to avoid common errors when evaluating motion-control requirements. This list doesn't cover every possible scenario or error, but it's a starting point. ...

Description: Building the best motion system for your needs can be a real challenge. But there are a few key things to consider when designing a system that will ensure you have the best motion system for your ...

Description: Once you've determined the requirements of your linear motion application, how can you qualify a linear motion product to ensure it meets your application's needs? Manufacturer's specs are often vague ...

Description: Festo's H-gantry EXCM provides precise and fast positioning in cramped installation conditions ...

Description: The first step in determining the size of a linear actuator needed to move a specific load requires the user to calculate translational force ...

Description: UniSlides have successfully been used in environments like, clean rooms, outdoors, underwater, in vacuum, attached to aircraft, on naval ships, and in outer space. ...

Description: riding on angular contact ball bearings or crossed roller bearings?" After ascertaining your application's requirements - stroke length; velocity; applied load; mounting space; duty cycle; required ...

Description: Several lines of evidence indicate that very large G-protein-coupled receptor 1 (Vlgr1) makes up the ankle links that connect the stereocilia of hair cells at their base. Here, we show that the ...

Description: Inner ear mechanosensory hair cells convert mechanical vibrations into electrical signals via the coordinated interaction of multiple proteins precisely positioned within the sensory hair bundle. ...

Description: Ball screws and lead screws are critical components in today's motion technologies. Deciding which actuation option to use for your application depends on what you need your motion system to do - what ...

Description: The November 2011 issue of Motion Systems Design Magazine features ATLANTA Rack and Pinion Drives in an article titled "Separating Rack & Pinion Myths From Reality". Rack and pinion drives are an ...

Description: Whether for packaging, life sciences, office equipment or factory automation, smooth motion, fast accelerations and a high degree of accuracy are hallmark requirements for linear movement actuators. ...

Description: Most of us are familiar with the four "C's" that help determine the quality of a diamond: Clarity, Carat, Color, and Cut. These standards are commonly accepted as the determining factors for ...

Description: Pricing pressures, intense competition and strict regulatory demands are challenging scientists and researchers in the fast growing, highly-regulated pharmaceutical, life science, biochemical, ...

Description: Recognized as an industry leader for over 30 years, Omega Design Corporation manufactures a broad range of high-quality container handling and packaging equipment systems. The list of equipment ...

Description: Challenge: An existing paint removal application that used environmentally harsh chemicals needed to be updated and replaced with a system that would cut maintenance time and improve performance. ...

Description: Preloading is the practice of assembling mechanical systems in such a way that some or all components are held in a compressed or tensioned state when there are no external forces acting on the ...

Description: The choice between direct-drive and gear-driven gimbals and optical mounts presents an opportunity for a comparison of the pros and cons for each. ...

Description: Air-bearing stages are noted for their smooth, frictionless motion. A few tips and techniques will ensure you benefit from their advantages. ...

Description: Betz Contracting & Machining designs and builds custom turnkey machines, automated assembly fixtures and quality control fixtures for a number of Tier 1 suppliers in the automotive industry. ...

Description: A wind turbine typically lasts 20 years. But most wind turbine warranties cover only the first two to five years of a wind turbineâ s life. As these systems age, not all facility owners are ...

Description: Voice Coil (VC) Actuators are direct-drive, hysteresis-free devices used for providing highly accurate linear or rotary motion. By virtue of their high acceleration and the absence of commuta- tion, ...

Description: Robots are ideal for repetitive assembly operations, such as drilling, fastening, composite layup, welding, trimming, routing, painting and coating. Unlike gantry systems and other large, heavy fixed ...

Description: Linear motion products are the most commonly used motion elements in the automation of transfer, locating, and assembly machinery. Here, three types of linear guides, Linear Bushing, Slide Guide, and ...

Description: The standard method for taking up backlash is to bias two nut halves axially using some type of compliant spring. (Wavy washer, compression spring, rubber washer, etc.) The unit is very stiff in the ...

Description: Lead screws were once believed to be a cheap substitute for ball screws, to be used in less demanding applications. They were often assembled using low quality screws from ball screws or fastener ...

Description: Medical devices require space saving and highly efficient components. Miniature ball screws as small as 3 mm, with 0.5 mm pitch, offer the perfect precision linear drive mechanism for many medical ...

Description: A CNC router manufacturer had been using low-quality spur racks for years on their machines. The racks worked fine and provided decent accuracy, but their customers kept requesting better accuracy and ...

Description: A machine builder for the Aerospace industry needed to build a 100 meter long machine with very precise positioning accuracy over the whole travel. They were concerned about any cumulative error that ...

Description: For over 30 years, Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation (BWC) has been developing best practices for matching guide wheel linear motion properties to customer requirements, based on engineering and empirical ...