To get the most out of ball screws, they must be protected from coolants and debris. Today’s machines tools routinely operate on a 24/7 basis with little, if any, downtime allowed for routine ...

Translating rotary motion to linear motion is a basic part of mechatronic design. Take a look at the nearest 3D-printer or CNC router — at least the Cartesian variety — and you’ll see some mechanism ...

There are many industrial applications requiring linear motion, and for most applications, conventional belt or screw drives do just fine. But when loads need to move long distances (more than 40 ft), ...