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If you’re an engineer, you already know about how important lubrication is to the long-term performance and reliability of lead screw assemblies. Lubrication repels water, provides corrosion resistance, and lowers the coefficient of friction.

There are a lot of reasons why acme screws are the preferred choice when it comes to linear motion applications. The popular trapezoidal screw with a 30-degree thread angle, which works to convert rotary motion into linear motion, boasts attractive features such as quiet operation, affordability, precision and a reduction in regular maintenance compared to the alternatives.

What do you get when compact design meets flexibility? The all new Helix Miniature Linear Guide. This new family of linear guidance products offers the precision and accuracy that design engineers and product developers yearn for, with the flexibility that they can’t get from other linear guidance systems.

Acme lead screws, which convert rotary into linear motion, are quickly becoming the preferred choice for design engineers among numerous motion control applications for a multitude of reasons.

Acme lead screws convert rotary motion into linear motion by turning either the screw or the nut. There are a number of reasons why acme lead screws are quickly becoming the norm for design engineers in linear motion applications involving everything from medical products to electronics.

The medical field is one that's advancing at an unprecedented rate. One of the keys to this rapid advancement is the medical industry's increasing use of technology. One of the unheralded components doing the most to propel the medical industry forward is the precision acme screw.

Do you require a flexible, yet simple and effective solution for a motion control application? Perhaps you need a solution that is reliable, long-lasting and requires little (or zero) maintenance? Chances are there's an acme lead screw for that.

We've had a few questions this week regarding mounting options for Helix lead screw assemblies so we thought we would take a few moments and do a little write up about it.

Take a small linear actuator, for instance. Simply put, it is a device that creates a linear or straight motion. Its compact size allows it to fit into tight compartments, better enabling complex applications such as stage lighting systems, robotic control and AC dampers in HVAC systems to perform linear motion tasks.

One of the great aspects of using a lead screw to automate an axis of your machine is that the design options are endless. Engineers can do virtually anything with the nut design as long as it incorporates the mating thread of the screw.