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Our Helix H10X™ coating is now available. We have debuted a new PTFE coating in order to ensure an even longer life of your lead screw. Below are the top 10 reasons why our H10X™ coating is an improvement:

Acme lead screws convert rotary motion into linear motion by turning either the screw or the nut. Lead screws and nuts are highly customizable. Helix Linear offers a custom shop where engineers and manufacturers can use the largest collection of options available to build the best lead screw to fit their needs.

Coatings are made up of resin, additives, and a liquefying agent that’s either “water-based” or “solvent-based”. Water-based coatings and solvent-based coatings have distinct purposes that depend on your needs. One coating may work better under mild weather conditions.

Cleveland, Ohio—March 15, 2017 - Helix Linear Technologies, a global leader in the linear motion and factory automation industries, is pleased to announce that David R. Arguin has earned the promotion to President and member of our executive team, reporting to CEO Christopher Nook.

The question constantly being asked is, what's so essential about perfecting backlash design for acme lead screws? This acme lead screw backlash survival guide will answer that question and give you the information you need to accommodate backlash in your linear motion design.

Getting some fresh air is always a good idea right? It wakes you up, refreshes you or even changes your mindset. But what happens when the air starts to get stale?

We have all been there – you saw a great idea and thought “I can do that”. Whether it was a repair on your car, a landscaping project in your backyard, or even a craft idea for your house, we have all had a DIY project go wrong.

Beachwood, OH – August 27, 2015 – Helix Linear Technologies has hired Dave Arguin to help expand a steadily growing list of national and international lead screw and linear actuator clients.

There are a bevy of factors that dictate the performance of a lead screw, to include how it is mounted, as we covered in our last article. However, we believe that the most important factor is the pairing of the lead screw with the lead screw nut.

In order to ensure that an acme lead screw serves a particular application correctly, there are a variety of factors that need to be considered. In fact, there are four primary things to consider when it comes to lead screw selection: load, speed, length of travel and end fixity.