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Del-Tron Precision is your one-stop shop for ball & crossed roller slides, multi-axis positioning and motor-ready lead screw stages, air actuators, recirculating slide guides and crossed roller rail sets. Custom ball bearing slides are available. Visit our website to find life/load calculators. Our greatest strength is to offer components that provide a reliable mechanical interface for equipment.
Tusk Direct is synonymous with ball bearing slides. Our linear motion components are perfect matches for automated assembly equipment. Ball & crossed roller slides, linear bearings, economic linear bearings, Teflon linear bearings, multi-axis positioners are just a few of our high quality products. Call before noon and we'll ship your products same day. We want TUSK to be the name you think of!
Established in 1967, Velmex makes manual & motor driven ball bearing slides and other linear motion components. You can choose from hand, lead screw or belt drive. Our UniSlide, XSlide & BiSlide assemblies can do scanning, indexing and positioning. Use them to move sensors, antennas, cameras, measure distance & more. See our website for more information, or call today!
The mission of the Electromechanical Division of Parker Hannifin is to deliver a wide range of high-quality motion control systems to meet any application need. Designed for easy configuration to make a complete motion system - from miniature precision for life sciences to overhead gantries for the factory floor - we are the place to go. Give us a call today if you need ball bearing slides.
At Schock Metal America, we are the specialists in custom engineered ball bearing slides. For over 40 years we have been industry leaders in manufacturing full and partial extension slides and stages of many kinds. Serving the furniture, industrial, medical, transportation and appliances markets, our experience secures your success no matter what application you require.
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Ball Bearing Slides
There are a number of various applications for ball bearing slides, including robotics and instrumentation construction, clean room operating systems, high-end appliances and cabinetry, as well as electronics and construction industries. A common every day use of ball bearings is in drawer slides as the weight of the drawer and its contents are easily managed by the ball bearings. However, they are typically not used for heavy weight applications as ball bearings have a lower load capacity relative to their size as they are less resistant to deterioration from the sliding process. Ball bearing systems can be powered by drive mechanisms, gravity or by hand if an operator is present. Depending on the size and weight of the load, the most appropriate system can be installed.
A limitation of ball bearing slides is their need for a specific housing or driving system which allows the bearings enough freedom of motion in order to rotate efficiently, but not so much that they movement produces is ineffective and imprecise. The systems themselves are commonly constructed from aluminum or rolled steel and typically are two linear rails of bearings within the containment guides. The carriage is supported by these rails and should move smoothly across the bearings. These systems typically do not require the frequent addition of a lubricant as the movement is not the sliding of surfaces across each other, however the railing systems themselves may have to be disassembled and cleaned periodically, especially when the linear slides are used in environments with levels of dust and debris which could contaminate the interior workings of the railings. Ball bearings create a much lower level of friction and therefore heat and are an ideal choice for many applications, providing a relatively cost-effective method of improving motion and reducing slip-stick tendencies within an operation. The balls used are easy to manufacture and are typically cheaper than components of other linear slide systems.
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