Helix Linear Technologies Blog | Lead Screws

Today, high precision lead and acme screws offer the latest technology for motion control with many opportunities, such as; Miniaturization and precision More widely used in automated systems Product developments with nanotechnology Advancements in linear to rotary conversion Design customization

Linear motion applications utilizing a ball screw or an acme screw require high tolerance screw end machining matched with precision bearing mounts. Helix Linear Technologies has designed a family of standard machined ends applicable to a variety of bearing arrangements.

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Lead screws are the norm for today's linear motion applications. However, despite the lead screw's advantages over competing technologies (i.e., affordability, precision, the ability to design with freedom and reduced maintenance), all lead screw systems inherently have a certain amount of "play." Therefore, an important design consideration when utilizing a lead screw is the amount of backlash your system can tolerate while still achieving the project goal.

Regardless of the details of any given application, there are some pretty important design considerations that should be addressed each and every time you are considering trapezoidal screws as a means of linear motion. In this post we will explore five critical questions that must be answered to achieve success.

Assembling lead screws into your machine or device can get tricky if you dont have the right tools and a screw design that helps make things easy.

Lead screws and ball screws have been the most trusted and cost effective means of translating rotational energy to linear motion.

Lead screws are an excellent linear motion product that converts rotary motion to linear motion very economically and until recently offered only moderate accuracy and repeatability.

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.

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.