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News Release from: Ondrives/Rino Industries | Subject: Seven Ondrives rod ends
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 09 May 2007
Seven rod ends released
Uniflon female rod ends are available in both stainless and steel as standard, with sizes ranging from 6.00mm ball diameter up to 31.75mm and threads from M3 to M18.
There are seven different types of rod ends available from mechanical drive components specialist, Ondrives The first is Uniflon female rod ends which are self-lubricating, tight fitting and have minimum clearance on the ball
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 18 May 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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They are available in both stainless and steel as standard, with sizes ranging from 6.00mm ball diameter up to 31.75mm and threads from M3 to M18.
On the stainless models only, the liner of UniflonE is between the ball and the race.
It is most suitable for use in corrosive environments such as those applications with water, salt and humidity.
It is also suitable for those where the rod ends will be exposed to atmospheric conditions or oxidising environments without the need for maintenance.
These are also available in a male version.
The next two in the range are the same except for the inserts used inside them.
They are free moving female and male rod ends with a high ball clearance and have self lubricating inserts - the CFF (female)/CMM (male) type is bronze, and the CFF-SS (female)/CMM-SS (male) type is stainless steel.
They are maintenance-free, have wear-resistant bearing surfaces and a low constant rotational resistance.
Bore sizes start at 3mm going up to 35mm and radial backlash starts from 5um up to 112um.
Igubal rod ends complete the range and are made of low-friction plastics and polymers.
There are many advantages to these plastic rod ends.
They are maintenance free and self-lubricating, offer high strength under impact loads and very high tensile strength for varying loads.
They also provide compensation for alignment errors, compensation for edge loads and resistance to dirt, dust and lint.
They are approximately 20% the weight of steel and offer corrosion resistance to weak alkalis/acids as well as to fuels and lubricants.
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