Overview guide to linear bearings and guidance systems now available

Design engineers, machine builders and systems integrators will benefit from a new, 12-page reference guide to Schaeffler UK’s comprehensive range of INA linear bearings and guidance systems.

The free guide enables engineers to quickly browse and locate the relevant component or system and then order the more detailed catalogue(s).

Schaeffler’s complete linear offering is one of the most comprehensive in the world, available from a single source. The range includes shaft, track roller and monorail guidance systems; six-, four- and two-row ball guidance systems; linear recirculating ball bearing units; hydrostatic guidance systems; flat cage guidance systems; linear roller bearings; miniature guidance systems; linear actuators and tables; ball and planetary roller screws; mechatronics and direct drive technology (IDAM); and a range of linear accessories.

As well sections on specific linear bearing products, the guide also explains how customers can benefit from using Schaeffler’s Bearinx® application support software, which enables modeling and calculation of complex linear machine bearing arrangements. The new linear calculation module takes into account the non-linear elastic deflection behaviour of the bearings; elasticity of carriage and guideway; linear bearing pre-load; roller profiling; load-related contact angle shifts for linear ball bearings; and the actual contact pressure when a tilted position and rolling element profiles are considered.

For customers who require fast delivery of custom linear bearings and guidance systems, including machined shafts, Schaeffler UK’s Linear Quick Centre based in Llanelli, South Wales, offers 24-hour delivery on linear systems, rails, shafts, cages and carriages, as well as two working days for delivery of machined shafts.

For your free copy of the ‘Linear Bearings and Guidance Systems’ (ref: LP7) guide, please visit www.schaeffler.co.uk or telephone the marketing department on 0121 351 3833.