A few simple tips for maintaining accurate, reliable ball screws. It's relatively simple to determine the lead accuracy of a ball screw before you buy it. Just ask the manufacturer and get a protocol.

This close-up of the ball contact in a profile projector shows a gothic arch. It consists of at least two radii slightly larger than the ball used, but offset so the raceway touches the ball on both ...

Most 3D printers use leadscrews for at least one axis. These are simple devices that are essentially a steel screw thread and a brass nut that travels on it. However, for maximum precision, you’d like ...

Ball screw drive systems are pivotal in modern machine tools, providing the precise conversion of rotary motion into linear movement. Their high stiffness and efficiency render them essential in ...

The “non-tube” internal return design of the inch series incorporates balls in each circuit removed from the raceway and returned to it by solid metal deflector pins. This design eliminates the need ...

ROCKFORD — Linda McGary broke ground Thursday on a 30,000-square-foot expansion at Rockford Ball Screw, the manufacturing firm her father launched in 1973 in the basement of their family home. McGary, ...

The Ball Screw Drive AGK uses a high-performance ball screw in a rigid aluminum housing to drive motion at speeds up to 96m/min, even in extreme environments. Specially designed screw supports and ...

Mechanical motion control component and industrial robot maker Hiwin Technologies is exhibiting its smart ball screws at Japan International Machine Tool Fair (JIMTOF) 2018 in Tokyo during November ...

NSK S1 is the first bioplastic retention piece for ball screws to appear on the global market. Made from 100% renewable biological resources (mainly plants), the use of bioplastic for the new ...