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News Release from: Kerk Motion Products | Subject: Co-axial screw rail
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 20 August 2002
Co-axial screw does not need protective
bellows
The co-axial screw rail eliminates the need for protective bellows, saving space and cutting costs.
Kerk Motion Products, one of the world's premier manufacturers of non-ball lead screws, offers the co-axial screw rail Designed to shield the lead screw from debris and harsh environments, the co-axial screw rail eliminates the need for protective bellows, saving space and cutting costs
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 20 Aug 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Standard and custom lead screws and nuts offered
Kerk Motion Products supplies a wide variety of custom products, in addition to its full line of standard lead screw products.
Simple leadscrew design is easily modified
Simple, compact design of an anti-backlash lead screw assembly allows easy modification for custom applications demanding precision, reliability and value.
Kerk's screw co-axial screw is ideal for grippers, conveyor-width adjustment, medical and fluid dispensing equipment and robotic position systems.
Kerk's patent-pending design uses a proprietary coating on the carbon-steel rail to improve toughness and corrosion resistance, and smooth the operation.
Nuts on the co-axial screw rail feature a reinforcement and lubrication package compounded into the polyacetal material.
Alignment between the screw and the rail is critical to prevent binding and maintain smooth operation.
Kerk's co-axial screw rail reduces the number of components and time-consuming alignment procedures and is available in 1-, 3/4-, and 1/2-inch outside-diameter rail sizes.
About Kerk Motion Products - established in 1976, Kerk Motion Products is one of the world's largest exclusive manufacturers of non-ball lead screws.
The company, headquartered in Hollis, NH, develops internationally patented, anti-backlash designs and materials that provide high accuracy, unsurpassed repeatability, and long life in a full range of motion control applications.
The company's production facilities include its own injection molding and moldmaking, CNC machine tools, and a quality control department utilizing real-time SPC.
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