Ball Rail System minimizes rolling, pitching, and yawing.
Press Release Summary:
High-precision Ball Rail® System provides smooth motion with virtually no deviation in X, Y, or Z direction. It is offered in preloaded sizes 15-45, with or without ball chain technology. Single piece rail lengths up to 6 m are available. Ball Rail System is standard in SP and UP accuracies as well as XP accuracy class. It is suited for high-end machining, measuring, and scanning devices requiring ultra-precise movement.
Original Press Release:
New High-Precision Ball-Rail® System from Rexroth Reduces Rolling, Pitching and Yawing Deviations
Company to display the new High-precision Ball Rail System at the National Design Engineering Show and Conference, March 7-10, 2005, at the McCormick Place Complex in Chicago, IL, Booth #2016.
The new High-precision Ball Rail System from Rexroth advances linear guide technology by creating a new level of accuracy including a new class - XP.
CHARLOTTE, NC - A new, highly optimized linear guide system from the Linear Motion and Assembly Technologies group of Bosch Rexroth Corporation-the new High-precision Ball Rail System-takes the science of linear motion a substantial step forward by greatly reducing rolling, pitching and yawing deviations in linear guideways due to ball recirculaton. The result is extremely smooth motion with virtually no deviation in the X, Y, or Z direction. The new system is ideal for high-end machining, measuring, and scanning devices requiring ultra-precise movement.
The super-high precision performance is achieved via technological enhancements to the bearing raceway geometry to minimize ball pulsations and reduce the influence of guideway bolts on the running smoothness of the Runner Block. Rexroth now includes High-precision Ball Rail technology as a standard in SP and UP accuracies as well as the completely new XP accuracy class. The blocks can be run on standard Rexroth rails, or for additional accuracy and smoothness, on special high-precision rails.
The new High-precision Ball Rail® System is available in preloaded sizes 15 -45, with or without ball chain technology. Single piece rail lengths up to 6 meters are available.
For more information on the new Ball Rail System and other Rexroth innovations in linear motion, please visit www.boschrexroth-us.com.
In North America, the Bosch Group manufacturers and markets automotive original equipment and aftermarket products, industrial automation and mobile products, power tools and accessories, security technology, packaging equipment and household appliances. Bosch Rexroth Corporation, a merger of Bosch Automation Technology and Rexroth, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Robert Bosch GmbH. In the year 2003, Bosch Rexroth AG achieved sales of $4.4 billion (3.7 billion Euros) with 25,700 employees.
Under the brand name of Rexroth, the company offers all relevant drive, control and motion technologies: from mechanics, hydraulics and pneumatics to electronics and associated services. Rexroth has 500,000 customers in over 80 countries and is an extensive supplier of components and systems for industrial and factory automation and mobile applications.