TECHNOLOGY BLOG
Special Features To Protect Your Bearing From Contamination If you work with linear bearings, factory environments that have a lot of dust, metal chips or other particulates can be a nightmare. If these contaminants get inside the raceways, the bearing can fail prematurely—causing… Continue Reading
Video: IKO Crossed Roller Bearings Crossed roller bearings can handle complex loads in any axis, making them a great fit for robot, machine tool and other industrial applications. Watch our video to learn more. Continue Reading
Cam Followers Improve Mounting Options In many machine building applications, engineers face limitations in how they can integrate cam followers into their design–an issue that often boils down to ease of mounting the cam follower. When mounting is an issue,… Continue Reading
Overcoming Linear Guide Mounting Errors In High-End Furniture Application A company that supplies furniture for a high-end retail store uses our linear guides in its drawer units. Normally, for this kind of application, a standard aluminum drawer slide with minimal accuracy would suffice. But… Continue Reading
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Video: Choosing Linear Guides For Medical Machines Designing complex motion systems for medical and lab automation equipment has gotten harder. To keep pace, it’s important to choose the right motion control components. This includes linear guides that are miniature, smooth and maintenance-free.… Continue Reading
New White Paper Examines Key Considerations In Miniature Linear Bearings In the semiconductor, medical, surgical, robotics and precision machinery industries, components must sometimes be sized to the smallest dimensions possible to meet demanding performance criteria. When bearing sizes range from 1 to 42 mm, load… Continue Reading
Case Study Applies Curiosity’s Mars Mission To Linear Motion The launch, landing and overall mission of NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) is one of the most daring and successful space exploration endeavors ever undertaken. MSL’s Curiosity rover has already surpassed its 23-month mission target, … Continue Reading
Linear Guides For The Next Generation Of Medical Machines Not long ago, the motion systems used in medical and lab automation equipment had technical requirements that were easy to satisfy. These lightly loaded applications generally required simple point-to-point moves with low to moderate positioning… Continue Reading
White Paper Discusses C-Lube Technology For Maintenance Free Linear Guides Walk through any plant that uses linear motion systems, and you can often see maintenance workers, grease gun in hand, applying lubrication to linear guides. And why shouldn’t they? Under-lubricated guides can wear excessively, which… Continue Reading
