White Papers, Catalogs, Case Studies and Resources for Engineers and Professionals
As modern robotics and automated machines perform more tasks than ever, designers must deliver more functionality, load capability and complex, yet accurate motion. Crossed roller bearings provide precise, repeatable motion and can handle large axial, radial and moment loads simultaneously — all within the tight confines of today’s robots and cobots.
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Miniature linear guides are indispensable in myriad motion designs. They impart precision and performance to machine axes in everything from semiconductor manufacture and test and measurement installations to packaging setups and even large industrial machinery. Chieftek Precision USA and Chieftek Precision Co. Ltd. (cpc) offers miniature linear guides for these precision applications and builds the guides to satisfy the design objective of high value.
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To ensure clarity of signal from your encoder, and avoid excessive electrical noise, there are several options and installation considerations to take into account. This white paper will focus on strategies and ways to reduce noise and signal distortions to ensure the signal from your encoder remains clean and uncorrupted.
The choice between helical and spur gears in planetary gearboxes may seem straightforward. Go with helical gears if you want the gearbox to run as smoothly and quietly as possible. Choose spur gears when you need to maximize the gearbox’s torque density or working life under high loads.
These rules of thumb capture most of what you need to know when specifying traditional fixed axis gearboxes. Just size the gearbox properly, and the choice between helical and spur gears will often be obvious for a given set of application requirements. With planetary gearboxes, however, the choice between helical and spur requires some additional thought.
In our latest white paper, we’ll help you understand the differences between helical and spur planetary gearboxes so you can decide which is right for your application.
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In the semiconductor, medical, surgical, robotics and precision machinery industries, components must sometimes be sized to the smallest dimensions possible to meet demanding performance criteria. When bearing sizes range from 1 to 25mm, load capacity and maintenance can become more of an issue than in larger units.
In a new white paper, IKO addresses some of the most important considerations you should keep in mind when specifying miniature bearings.
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In large factories, running cable from servo motors to equipment over long distances, to code, can present material and labor burdens or require intermediate cables and connections to accommodate flexing. Durable, flexible, tray cable exposed run (TC-ER) rated cables avoid compliance and installation issues while offering superior electrical performance.
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Some motion applications need axes to deliver both linear and rotary motion. Conventional designs for such functionality are often complicated and bulky. What’s more, rotary motors put to linear motion often have output shafts that are inadequate for supporting heavy side loads.
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Leadscrews — especially those with high-accuracy threads — can be a low-vibration alternative to other linear-motion options. That’s in part because of the consistent contact between their load-bearing mating subcomponents.
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The semiconductor, robotics, automation, medical, and precision machinery industries have equipment with the latest servomotor technology possible to meet demanding performance criteria. As gain settings are increased, precision accuracy and speed are critical aspects in which coupling technology must advance to ensure peak servo system performance. In a new white paper, NBK addresses some important considerations you should keep in mind when specifying a servomotor coupling that meets the demands for high servomotor specification requirements that continue to evolve.
Bishop-Wisecarver understands the difficulties you may face when designing and building a machine. A properly selected product such as QuickTrak®, reduces design and installation costs by easily integrating into machine configurations and helping to eliminate or reduce manual processes resulting in time savings of approximately 50%.
Download our white paper to discover the top 3 reasons QuickTrak is a better option than linear bearings or plain bearings and why it is the ideal fit for your harsh environment applications.
