Bearing doubles thrust in drive

Extra bearing in linear drives doubles side thrust capacity without significantly increasing the length of the drive.

The addition of an extra bearing in Amacoil-Uhing RG3 linear drives doubles side thrust capacity without significantly increasing the length of the drive.

For example, an RG3-30 drive provides 27kg of axial thrust and has a 150mm long housing.

The four-bearing option (RG4-30) delivers 54kg of thrust, yet the housing is only is only 30mm longer than that of the RG3 drive.

For sizes RG3-40 and larger the three- and four-bearing drive housings have identical dimensions.

Production personnel and designers faced with limited space and high thrust requirements will find the RG4 drives useful.

Additionally, increasing thrust with the four-bearing option is a less expensive alternative than buying a larger size drive - both from a cost standpoint and because no additional design time is required.

All nine sizes of RG3 drives are available in the RG4 style.

The drives are used in machinery requiring a reciprocating motion component such as scanning equipment, winding machines, spraying assemblies, converting and packaging equipment and in other automated machinery.

The RG drive automatically reverses travel direction at the end of each stroke independently of motors or controls, which simplifies set-up, operation and maintenance.

Depending on the size of the drive, Amacoil-Uhing linear drives provide up to 360kg of axial thrust with travel speeds of up to 4m/s.

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