Lead Screws handle demanding miniature applications.

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Comprised of small diameter, precision-rolled, non-ball lead screw assemblies, Mini Series lasts hundreds of millions of inches of travel without requiring external lubrication, maintenance, or adjustment. Units are made of 303 stainless steel with TFE coating. Standard diameters are as small as .125 in. Designed to run smoothly on precision-rolled screws, maintenance-free nuts are made with self-lubricating polymers.



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Kerk's Mini Series Provides Reliable Precision Motion Control at an Affordable Cost



Non-ball lead screw assemblies are ideal for demanding miniature applications

Kerk Motion Products, one of the world's premier manufacturers of non-ball lead screws, offers the Mini Series for demanding miniature applications, such as data storage drives, miniature pumps and dispensing systems, micro-actuators and laser and optical focusing mechanisms. Comprised of small diameter, precision rolled, lead screw assemblies, the Mini Series provides reliable precision motion control at up to 1/10th of the cost of miniature ball screws.

Built to last hundreds of millions of inches of travel without requiring external lubrication, maintenance or adjustment, Kerk's Mini Series exhibits outstanding performance, allowing new designs and inventions to be manufactured at previously unattainable sizes and costs.

Kerk's Mini Series is offered in anti-backlash and general-purpose lead screw assemblies, in Kerk's NTB, NTG and B-Series. The lead screws are made of 303 stainless steel, and are available with Kerk's proprietary, long-life TFE coating. Designed to run smoothly and efficiently on Kerk's precision rolled screws, the assemblies' maintenance-free nuts are manufactured with self-lubricating polymers.

The Mini Series is provided with standard diameters as small as .125". Custom diameters less than 2mm as well as custom designed nuts are also available.

About Kerk Motion Products
Established in 1976, Kerk Motion Products, Inc. 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. For more information about Kerk Motion Products and its lines of lead screws, screw rails, and linear rails, contact Kerk Motion Products, Inc., 1 Kerk Drive, Hollis, NH 03049; Call 603-465-7227; Fax 603-465-3598. More information is available at www.kerkmotion.com.

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