The new Allen-Bradley LDAT-SeriesTM Integrated Linear Thruster from Rockwell Automation is the first commercially available moving magnet iron core linear motor actuator with a built-in linear guide ...

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 ...

Essentially, a guide wheel is a ball bearing that has a special shaped outer race. The inner and outer races of ball bearings are a framework with a groove for the balls to rest in. Burke explained ...

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 ...

Air-powered motion systems combine economy, speed, and cleanliness. Linear-motion devices abound in automated assembly equipment such as robots, conveyors, and pick-and-place systems. Applications ...

Linear bearings are distinguished from radial bearings by their sliding rather than rotary motion. Linear bearings are used in machine tool applications such as sliding doors, 3D printers, and ...