Product category:
Bearings and guideways - rotary and linear
News Release from: Igus UK | Subject: DryLin N17 Preload miniature guiding carriage
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 27 October 2004
Miniature guiding carriages are
preloaded
Igus has designed its DryLin N17 Preload miniature guiding carriages to meet all the requirements of small mechanical handling units, laboratory and medical equipment and automation machines.
igus has designed its newly developed DryLin N17 Preload miniature guiding carriages to meet all the requirements of small mechanical handling units, laboratory and medical equipment, automation machines as well as for the specific requirements of the packaging industry The zero-play, lightweight and corrosion resistant linear system consists of a carriage running in an anodised aluminum C-profile rail
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 21 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The significant design feature of this new carriage is the integrated spring element, which provides a slight preload and therefore guarantees zero play, as well as giving absolute precision during the application of minor loads.
The high-performance polymer iglidur J slide carriage material achieves low friction and wear values.
This material also offers significant vibration damping and quiet running characteristics, without any lubrication.
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This, combined with the anodised aluminum profile, results in a corrosion-proof and very lightweight guide system with a width of 17 mm and a height of 6 mm.
The carriage weighs just 1.7 g and, at 150 g/m, the rail is also extremely lightweight.
However, rail lengths of up to 2 metres are available ex stock, and the static load in each direction is rated at 50 N.
With the DryLin N17 Preload, igus is now offering a tailor-made solution for a growing market.
In addition to the technical advantages, there are also the cost advantages provided by the mass production process, the entire carriage is manufactured by injection moulding.
Furthermore, igus is the only manufacturer of sliding bearings to offer their customers total predictability and life calculations.
If the customer specifies the load as well as the dimensional information for their particular design, igus will calculate the required driving force and the expected lifetime for any sliding bearing application within two hours.
For anyone in a real hurry, an expert system will calculate this data on the company's website, www.igus.co.uk, or on its freely available xiglidur CD-ROM.
Customers who have already experienced these advantages are now using this service regularly.
All components are available ex stock and can be delivered within 24 hours direct from igus UK.
Matthew Aldridge, Product Manager for the igus UK bearings division is excited about the potential applications for the new DryLin N17 Preload system.
He says, "We already have a number of high volume customers for this product in the aerospace and electronics handling sectors and the interest from other industries is very encouraging indeed.
We are finding that the predictability of igus bearing systems gives customers the confidence to change. Request a free brochure from Igus UK ...
No other sliding bearing manufacturer offers this.".
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