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Actuators, motion systems, etc
News Release from: Kerk Motion Products | Subject: Anti-backlash leadscrew assembly
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 14 April 2006
Linear actuator is anti-backlash
assembly
Manufacturer of non-ball lead screws offers an anti-backlash assembly, an ideal linear actuator for design operations requiring precise positional accuracy and repeatability, at a minimum cost.
Kerk Motion Products, one of the world's premier manufacturers of non-ball lead screws, offers its ZBX Series anti-backlash assembly, an ideal linear actuator for design operations requiring precise positional accuracy and repeatability, at a minimum cost The inherent damping qualities of the ZBX design make it ideally suited for vertical applications requiring noise or vibration control
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 20 Aug 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Kerk's standard ZBX unit utilizes a patented self-lubricating polyacetal nut that is radially preloaded on a 303 stainless steel screw.
The ZBX assembly offers exceptional torque consistency and repeatability when traversing in either direction through its unique load transfer capability.
End machining to customer specifications and Kerkote TFE screw coating are optional, as are designs for special operating configurations or environments.
* 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 utilising real-time SPC.
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