News

2nd August 2007
SKF introduces miniature slides for linear motion

SKF miniature slides deliver high carrying capacity, smooth motion, and precision guidance for linear motion applications requiring short strokes. Their compact dimensions ideally suit the smallest design envelopes. Typical applications include a wide range of equipment and devices in the fiber optics, medical, pneumatics, semiconductor, microassembly, and electronics industries, among others.

These miniature slides are available in four basic sizes (7, 9, 12, and 15) with widths ranging from 17mm to 32mm and lengths ranging from 26mm through 165mm, depending on model. They can achieve high running accuracies up to 2µ over a stroke of 100mm, depending on application.

Slides are supplied as complete, ready-to-mount units for quick and easy installation. Unlike cross-roller systems using four rails and cages that must be assembled on a production floor, these slides can simply be mounted into place without using precision devices to set preload.

They are manufactured from stainless steel to resist corrosion and hardened to optimize endurance and performance. Custom slide designs can be engineered to satisfy particular application demands.

Linear Guides

Linear Guides often form the heart of linear motion systems. Offering smooth and accurate positioning, Linear Guides are used with high loads, velocities and accelerations.

At Acorn, we provide a range of Linear Guides that offer a solution for the vast majority of linear guide applications.

NB Linear Guides

NB has an extensive range of slide guides that combines very high quality with extremely competitive pricing. The range includes miniatures from size 5 and high load capacity guides up to size 45. A wide range of carriage styles is available.

NB linear guides are usually available from stock, or with short lead times.

Download the NB linear guide catalogues which contains full dimensional and specification details.

If you’d like pricing details on NB Guides or would like to arrange a visit from our Applications Engineer to discuss your application then please Email your NB Linear Guide enquiry or, alternatively, contact our linear department on telephone no. 01709 789 999

SKF Profile Rail Guides

Profile guide rails from SKF usually consist of a profile rail with four precision ground raceways and a slide unit with four ball circulation paths. This design offers many benefits: the raceway configuration allows a guidance system with high rigidity and capable of withstanding loads in all directions; inaccuracies of adjacent components and mounting surfaces can be more greatly tolerated; installation and adjustment procedures are reduced to a minimum.

High operational speeds are possible together with quiet running and a very low coefficient of friction. Running accuracy is assured throughout the operational life of the system. Guides with a specific preload can be specified and there is a wide choice of carriage type.

Download the SKF Profile Rail Guides Catalogue which contains full dimensional and specification details.

If you’d like pricing details on SKF Guides or would like to arrange a visit from our Applications Engineer to discuss your application then please Email your SKF Linear Guide enquiry or, alternatively, contact our linear department on telephone no. 01709 789 999

IKO Linear Guides

This leading Japanese manufacturer offers a comprehensive range of linear motion systems. IKO roller guides are world renowned for their high load capacities and smooth movement.

The IKO Linear Roller Way Super X is a high performance roller type linear motion rolling guide that features high reliability, high rigidity, high accuracy and smooth motion. Four rows of cylindrical rollers are incorporated in a highly rigid casing. The rollers in each row are arranged in parallel to each other. Owing to its small elastic deformation, stable operation is ensured even under heavy or fluctuating loads. This series of guides is also suitable for vibration and shock loads.

Sizes range from 12 to 100 and a variety of carriage types are available.

Download the IKO LRX catalogue which contains full dimensional and specification details.

Please Email your IKO LRX enquiry or, alternatively, contact our linear department on telephone no. 01709 789 999

Downloads.

SKF profile rail guides
SKF miniature profile rail guides

NB GL Series guides
NB SEB Series guides
NB SER Series guides
NB SGL Series guides
NB SGW Series guides

IKO LRX guides

Links.

Further information on NB linear guides
SKF website