By Terry McNier, Senior Product Specialist and Jeff G. Johnson, Product Engineer, Thomson Industries, Inc. Specifying the right ball screw for a given application will ensure machine accuracy, repeatability and life while minimizing the total cost of ownership. A ball screw drive translates rotational motion to linear motion or vice versa and can apply or…
Control Engineers Guide to Applying Linear Bearings and Guides
由Al Ng,导演,工程,汤姆森工业s, Inc. Rolling element linear-motion bearings guide, support, locate, and accurately move machinery components and products. Rolling element linear bearings and guides ensure low friction, smooth, accurate motion for nearly any moment or normal loading condition. Understanding the tradeoffs of each bearing type is important to accurately size and…
Thomson Launches Micron MOTIONEERING®
Thomson introduces Micron MOTIONEERING®, a new web-based sizing and selection tool for Micron TRUE Planetary™ Gearheads. Micron MOTIONEERING offers “Select by Model Number” or “Sizing and Selection” modes to deliver downloadable 2D and 3D models, expected life calculations, as well as pricing, ordering and delivery information to help machine builders quickly specify the right gearhead…
XTRUE™ True Planetary Gearheads from Thomson
Thomson introduces XTRUE™ True Planetary Gearheads. Available in 40mm, 60mm, 80mm, 120mm and 160mm frame sizes, XTRUE True Planetary Gearheads are specifically engineered to move large loads more easily and quietly with True Planetary™ gearing through improved load capacity and lower backlash. They deliver precise 13 arc-mins operation, with torque capacity up to 876 Nm…
Thomson NEFF Precision Rolled Metric Ball Screws
WOOD DALE, IL – Thomson NEFF Precision Rolled Metric Ball Screws are now available direct from Danaher Motion in North America, a move that is part of Danaher Motion’s continued combination of several acquired ball screw portfolios. Thomson NEFF ball screws are rolled to an accuracy of 50 microns/300mm, with higher accuracies readily available upon…