Charlotte Stonestreet
Managing Editor |
Editor's Pick
High-load ball screw
11 June 2019
Thomson Industries has introduced a ball screw with more than twice the load capacity of a standard ball screw.
The redesigned ball screws handle more than double the load capacity or provide 10 times the service life compared to standard ball screws at equivalent performance points. They are suitable for demanding motion control applications such as injection moulding, pressing and large fabrication equipment.
“By increasing ball size and optimising ball track design, we now offer a ball screw that handles more than twice the capacity of a comparable standard ball screw. And because roller screws have a nut that is close to 50% larger at 150% the price of a comparable high-load ball screw, motion control system designers now have an attractive opportunity to reduce costs while improving performance,” said Markus Brändle, Thomson Product Line Specialist EMEA & Asia for Screws.
Thomson high-load ball screws minimise replacement and maintenance costs significantly for the application. This provides an ideal opportunity to replace roller screws or hydraulic systems in applications with axes that require accurate and safe movement of heavy loads, long and reliable life, and minimum maintenance.
These applications include:
- Large fabrication equipment, including mills, water jets, plasma cutters and automatic welders, which must control motion on horizontal and vertical axes.
- Injection moulding and metal fabrication machines, where ball screws can handle high loads in a short stroke with high precision.
- Metal pressing and forming applications, including rivet presses, servo presses, tube bending, metal sheet bending, test rigs and straightening machines.
- A wide variety of other demanding applications, including machine tools, lifting devices, large valves and high-load actuators.
Thomson high-load ball screws are available with up to 15m screw lengths and with single or double nuts. They come in standard sizes up to 160mm in diameter with up to 1440kN of dynamic load capacity. Preloading options are available upon request, and Thomson will customise the ball screw to meet customer-specific applications. They provide smooth, quiet motion at higher speeds over a longer life. Lead accuracy is up to 12µm/300 mm.
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