Ball Screws are clean room compatible.

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Ball Screws are assembled, packaged, and nitrogen purged inside laminar flow, Class 10 clean room environment. They are lubricated, bagged, and sealed to eliminate contamination and enhance shelf life. Custom clean room hollow and telescoping screws can be designed and built, in addition to stainless steel and chrome plated assemblies. Inch and metric sizes are available with preloaded and non-preloaded ball nuts.



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Thomson Industries Announces Availability of Class 10 Clean Room Compatible Ball Screws


Saginaw, MI - In response to customers whose applications are contaminant sensitive, Thomson Industries announces the availability of clean room and vacuum compliant balls screws that are assembled, packaged and nitrogen purged inside a laminar flow Class 10 clean room environment.

In addition to being nitrogen purged, the assemblies are lubricated, bagged and sealed to eliminate contamination and enhance shelf life. The ball screws, which are ready for installation with little or no preparation, provide direct benefits to the OEM, including improved yields, throughput and uptime.

Thomson Industries can accommodate a wide range of customer requirements that cover both inch and metric sizes, preloaded and non-preloaded ball nuts, accuracy grades, size and lead combinations, fully machined, and with/without wipers, flanges and end blocks.

Custom clean room hollow and telescoping screws can be designed and built. Stainless steel and chrome plated assemblies are also available.

Thomson ball screws are used by major aircraft and automotive suppliers, semiconductor equipment manufacturers, and other industries where high precision and dependability are required.

For more information, call 1-800-554-8466, or E-mail us at ballscrews@thomsonmail.com. See our Website at www.thomsonindustries.com.

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