Whatever, we don’t judge, but the build requires a short-throw linear drive mechanism that can be back-driven, specs that argue for a ball screw. [Andy] goes through the challenges of building ...

However, when lead screws aren’t good enough, mechanical designers turn to ball screws. In principle, these are very similar to lead screws but instead of a nut, there is a race containing ball ...

BMG has been appointed by The Timken Company as a distributor in Southern Africa for the Rollon linear motion guidance system. This high-precision product range extends from linear components, ...