Linear Motion Blog by Mike Quinn
Linear Motion Blog
Linear Motion Blog by Mike Quinn
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LAST UPDATE:
5.20.09
This blog is a forum on
new linear ideas and the restating of some which might
have been forgotten. We invite your comments, postings
etc. Please use our contact form to send comments and
application questions.
Please feel free to ask us about your application and we
will be happy to give you all the help
we can.
This year we
once again heard from Alan Beaulieu
of Economic Trends (
www.ecotrends.org
) and his outlook was
dire for 2009. Last
year Alan was right
on everything from
the credit crisis to
growth for 2008. He
said that 2009 and
2010 would be down
years and that companies
should build cash
reserves to get
through the deep
trough expected. He
projected 2010 to be
the more difficult
of the two, but this
year switched,
saying that the
latest data points
to 2009 as the real
threat. Alan alluded
to a trap door opening
on business during
2009 and it will be
painful. "Keep cash.
If you are going to
hire anyone, don't.
If you are thinking
of buying a new machine, put it off.
Get by with what you
have." On the bright
side, if you have
cash, there will be some really good
buys if you are
looking make
acquisitions.
5.20.09
REDI-Threads from Threaded Shafting.Com
offers OFF-THE-SHELF Threaded & Tapped Ends. Sam Day Shipping! www.threadedshafting.com
5.9.09
New Stainless Pillow
Blocks from LM76!
LM76 now
offers standard Open, Closed and Flange Pillow Blocks
manufactured from 300 series stainless steel. We supply
these both with bearings and as naked pillow blocks.
Stainless
Pillow/Flange Blocks with LM76 FDA Stainless,
Self Lube Linear Bearings
3.10.09
New LFG Linear Bearings take
High Impact/Shock loads
Fiberglass Shell Takes
the Minuteman
Self Lubricating Bearing into really
tough applications like earth moving equipment.
See More
4.25.09
LM76 offers a complete line of
linear shafting: RC60 Steel, 300 Series Stainless,400 Stainless
Steel, Nitronic 50. Specials a Specialty. Low volume,
high volume.
Speed Demon Bearing family rolls
on dual
angular contact rollers providing for high speeds ( up to
10 meters per second ) and adjustable pre-load.
Aluminum construction is lightweight and easy to install.
Truly the middle road between round rail and profile rail
technology.
Linear Slides from LM76/Easy Linear offer the load
carrying capability of
profile rail guides and the precision
of ground
ball screws. Single and multiple axis designs.
For additional information on Easy
Linear™
Stages contact Mike Quinn @ 1-800-513-3163 or email:
mquinn@LM76.com
JET Rail Bearings Offer
Low
Friction, Sealed Rollers - Direct
Drop-in Replacement for Linear
Ball Bearing Pillow Blocks
JET Rail Linear Bearing pillow blocks
offer drop-in
replacement for linear ball bearing pillow blocks.
They are
quite, smooth and lightweight. Available
with debris scraper,
floating option and top grease
fitting. Due to the
scarper option, open architecture
and sealed cam follower bearings,
JET Rail Linear
Bearings perform wellin applications where dust
and debris are a factor. Stainless and
Chrome
Plated Rollers are available.
Bearings can be
rebuilt in the field.
Self Lubricating Linear Bearings
Offer Needed Benefits in Several
Linear Motion Situations
Self Lubricating Liner Bearings
provide real
benefits when traditional linear ball bushings™ fail.
Probably one of the greatest innovations in linear
motion, the linear ball bearing from Thomson®
(Danaher) changed the world. Although it has many
advantages, it also has a few weak spots
where the following issues are present:
LM76's Minuteman Self Lubricating Linear Bearings
work well in all of these areas. Because Minuteman's
Self Lubricating PTFE has no abrasive fillers, it works
well on both hardened (RC60) and soft 300 series
stainless steel.
1.5.09
LM76 Announces SLM - Stainless Linear Motion
SLM is dedicated to the design and manufacture
of all stainless, washdown linear bearings and slides for the food
process, dairy, medical/pharmaceutical and scientific industries.
One shaft assembly, 1 bearing roller block.
High Speed - Low Ride - Side-to-Side Stability
Call LM76 for more details 1-800-513-3163
JET Rail Bearings Offer
Low
Friction, Sealed Rollers - Direct
Drop-in Replacement for Linear
Ball Bearing Pillow Blocks
JET Rail Linear Bearing pillow blocks
offer drop-in replacement for linear ball bearing pillow blocks.
They are
quite, smooth and lightweight. Available
with debris scraper,
floating option and top grease
fitting. Due to the
scarper option, open architecture
and sealed cam follower bearings,
JET Rail Linear
Bearings perform well in applications where dust
and debris are a factor. Stainless and
Chrome
Plated Rollers are available.
Bearings can be
rebuilt in the field.
