Low-friction, high-stiffness ball guides support on one rail (top) or two (bottom). The trade-offs for this performance are higher cost and more noise. The shortest path between two points is a ...

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 ...

Super smooth: the updated linear-shift mechanism from UHV Design exploits a precision slideway to increase the translation speed (Courtesy: UHV Design) UHV Design, which specializes in the design, ...

Maurice Chang, senior director of HIWIN Technologies Corp., spoke with Machine Design ahead of TIMTOS 2025, a premier trade show for the machine tool, medical equipment and automation industries.

For system designers seeking high capacity, high speed and ultra-precise linear indexing and positioning, NSK applies our accumulated expertise with ball screws, linear guides and support bearings ...

NSK integrates advanced automation and drive technologies to deliver high capacity, high speed, ultra-precise indexing and positioning in a compact, flexible linear actuator: the AXIS Series. For ...