Linear bearing rails provide a smooth, precision, guiding surface on which the rolling element of a linear bearing rides. They are an integral part of linear bearings, typically ordered separately ...

Have you ever opened a drawer in your desk? Or moved a sliding door? What about operating a conveyor belt in an automation line? With any of these activities, chances are you have used a linear guide ...

Crossed-roller linear guides are based on a non-recirculating linear bearing design in which cylindrical roller bearing elements are oriented in a crisscross pattern. Because the rollers don’t ...

This webinar was presented on Tuesday, September 11, 2018. Click below to watch on demand. Equipment builders often struggle with binding issues during the installation and alignment of linear guides ...

Unlike conventional ball or roller-based linear guides, hydrostatic guidance systems eliminate all metal-to-metal contact. The guide carriages move on a thin cushion of high-pressure fluid, which ...

Design engineers that want to ensure their high-precision linear motion systems are made to last can get a video lesson from Thomson Industries. The company, which supplies mechanical motion solutions ...

One of the most common motion applications in automated machinery is linear motion due to its precision capabilities. Guide wheels are often critical to the dependability of such systems, especially ...