Compact SKF telescopic pillars offer dependable support for medical tables

The SKF telescopic pillars are designed to accommodate extremely heavy offset loads, featuring a stiff design that limits the amount of play in the table. For applications where a small amount of play is acceptable, a single pillar with push capabilities is able to support the patient effectively, while for critical applications requiring an extremely high level of support, SKF offers a range of pillars with push and pull capacities, which can be used in tandem to virtually eliminate any moment load on the actuators and offer dependable operation.

All of the pillars have been developed to display a low retracted height, making them a particularly compact solution, ideal for medical tables. The low cross section of the pillars enables them to offer optimum support to protect the health and safety of patients, while also making it easy to climb on and off the tables. The pillars are virtually silent in operation, again making them well suited to medical environments, while a gear ratio of between 1:3 and 1:40 can be selected from a wide range to enable the right balance of speed and control to be achieved for a particular application.

The latest generation of pillars includes the TMS, TLG and TLT series with push capacity, and the TFG and CALB ranges with both push and pull capabilities to meet the most demanding requirements.