Helix Linear Technologies Blog | Lead Screws

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.

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.

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.

Sometimes big things come in small packages. This is especially true in mechanical design where even the smallest, seemingly simple components, such as lead screws can have a huge impact on the final product.

Rail car door systems are historically one of the most complex, inconsistently performing, and potentially unsafe components in rail transit systems worldwide. Yet safety is of utmost importance when human lives are at stake in accidents that may result in injury and/or death.

Linear motion by its very definition is motion along a line or linear path. Linear motion solutions take advantage of this movement to accomplish many tasks. However, selecting the right screw is not always easy albeit it necessary to get the job done effectively and efficiently.

Comfortable and cost-effective airline seating is in the cross hairs of major aircraft manufacturers around the globe.

The only thing constant is change, especially for medical device manufacturers, which face ongoing pressures to introduce new products or highly modified versions of existing devices at a faster pace than any other industry.

Globally, rail car systems build-out is projected for strong growth well into the foreseeable future. The design of rail car components has seen similar steady movement.

The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, dramatically increased demand for automated security systems in practically all facets of society. From military and governmental security technologies to commercial and residential surveillance systems, automated security represents one of the fastest growing markets in today’s global economy.