Strengths & Limitations: Belt Drive vs. Ball Screw Actuators
The challenge for mechanical automation systems in the past has been the successful conversion of rotational motion from…
Mastering Ball Screws Pt. 2: Ball Screw Preloads
Preloading is used to increase the feed accuracy and rigidity of ball screws. Why is this necessary? In many…
Mastering Ball Screws Pt. 1: Steel Ball Recirculation System and Characteristics
Ball screws are one of the many components seen throughout factory automation applications. Using the same concept seen…
Part II: Application Examples to Illustrate Ball Screw Selection
Introduction to Ball Screws The main function of a ball screw system is the efficient transfer of rotational…
Part I: Comparing Rolled Ball Screws and Ground Ball Screws
At a high level, ground and rolled ball screws appear to function nearly identically within a wide range…
Designing with Single Axis and Multi-Axis Actuators
The principles of linear motion are hundreds of years old. Throughout the years, the general principles of linear…
