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Stainless Steel Components Keep Food Processing Equipment Safe and Productive
When it comes to food manufacturing and beverage equipment, maintaining food safety is just as critical to a machine as its ability to meet demanding production requirements. Not only should you select a motion device that provides smooth and reliable operation, it should also resist corrosion caused by frequent washdowns. Corrosion can quickly affect sliding quality and weaken the component’s structure.
Structural Guides Play a Critical Role in Theatrical Rigging Assembly
In the entertainment industry, a good stage production often depends on what happens behind the scenes. Sometimes the components that make up the rigging systems that safely and discreetly move scenery and equipment across a stage for effect are the real stars of the show. That's especially true for rigging systems with unique design challenges.
Gain Design Freedom and Durability With Aluminum Structural Guides
When an automated industrial application calls for a rail system, designers often turn to steel rails and components for their durability. However, there are many heavy-duty use cases where linear guides with aluminum construction are a better option than steel guides. Here are some of the reasons you should consider aluminum rail systems.
Corrosion-Resistant Actuator With Rollon Support Makes a CNC Router Seaworthy
Rollon customers often come to us for assistance with solving their complex application challenges. Recently a customer needed to integrate a linear actuator into a three-axis CNC router that would be installed aboard a boat. Shipboard conditions are particularly harsh on mechanical devices because frequent exposure to seawater and salt air renders metal components vulnerable to corrosion. Rollon has many years of experience in the actuator industry, so we were able to pinpoint and identify the customer’s needs and answer their questions. This dialog helped us determine the Rollon actuator best suited for the application and which will last a long time in the corrosive environment.
Avoid Unnecessary Linear Guide Implementation Challenges for Packaging Equipment
Builders of bagging and cartoning equipment, case erectors, packers and sealers, tray formers, palletizers, pallet dispensers and related machines often choose high-precision linear bearing guides. However, they often add challenges when they specify linear guides with higher accuracy than typically needed in Packaging and Packaging and Logistics machines that simply require reliable, repeatable linear motion.
Choose Linear Motion Guides and Actuators to Optimize Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems
As companies strive to move goods rapidly, accurately and efficiently, they’re breaking with conventional distribution methods and investing in automated storage and retrieval systems for their operations. These new, automated systems include shuttles that pick and place products, stacker cranes that run on both a horizontal and vertical axis and vertical warehouses that store and move materials on different shelves using automated mechanisms.
Ball Screw vs Belt-Driven Actuators: Which is Best for Your Application?
When a machine design calls for a motor-driven linear actuator, choosing between a ball screw or belt-driven unit will depend on how its characteristics align with your application’s goals. That means carefully comparing the advantages and disadvantages of each to avoid specification errors and ensure optimal performance. The main trade-off designers need to address at the outset is actuator speed versus repeatability. The comparison should also include various loads and forces the actuators must handle along with the application’s stroke requirements. Those factors are presented here along with other considerations as you begin to evaluate linear actuators for your application, using Rollon actuators as examples.
Cartesian And Six-axis: Which System Is Best For Your Industrial Application?
As more manufacturers automate their operations to improve productivity and competitiveness, different robotic systems have become available to perform a diversity of production tasks. Cartesian systems have been a workhorse in production facilities, while systems with articulated arms — such as the increasingly popular six-axis robot — have emerged to handle more nimble tasks. Depending on the application, there are clear rationale for using a Cartesian and clear rationale for using a six-axis system. Here’s an overview of the advantages and disadvantages of each so you can select the right one based on your application needs:
Special Vehicles Demand Careful Mechanical Component Selection
When vehicles are built to serve a distinct purpose, there’s an excellent chance that they’ll be outfitted with special components to perform some type of linear motion. Because specialty vehicles are typically used for unconventional tasks, they have to perform reliably in difficult conditions. As you select linear motion products for specialty vehicles, be sure to keep the following considerations in mind: