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Motion Without Limits® Guided Linear Motion Components & Systems Widest Selection of Guide Wheel Technology

Linear Technology Comparison Characteristic Guide Wheels Round Rail Square Rail Tefl on Bushing Anti-friction Yes Yes Yes No High Speed Excellent Good Good Excellent High Load Good Good Excellent Good Accuracy Good Good Excellent Fair High Temperature Excellent Good Poor Poor Dirty Environment Excellent Poor Poor Good Clean Environment Good Good Good Poor Ease of Assembly Excellent Good Good Good Noise Excellent Good Good Excellent Long Lengths Excellent Good Poor Good Rotary Capability Yes No No No Compliance Excellent Good Poor Fair Rigidity Good Good Excellent Fair Low Profi le Excellent...

Motion Without Limits® Bishop-Wisecarver, a family owned manufacturing company incorporated in 1950, remains the recognized expert and most trusted name in guide wheel technology, with the widest range of guide wheel based linear motion components and systems in the world. Delivering quality, innovative and custom designed products has provided the foundation to celebrate our 60 years in business. Bishop-Wisecarver strives to exceed our customers’ expectations by providing exceptional custom engineering solutions for the toughest linear and rotary motion application problems. History In...

From COMPONENTS LINEAR GUIDES DualVee Bushings Integral Wheels Original DualVee Wheel LoPro Track Plate Assembly LoPro Basic Wheel Plate with Lubricators or Wheel Covers (shown) LoPro Wiper Wheel Plate with Lubricators UtiliTrak Vee Assemblies Un-driven Ring Systems Un-driven Systems DualVee Track UtiliTrak Crown Roller Assemblies HepcoMotion® PRT Ring Slides Bearing Assemblies Bogie Carriage Un-driven Systems; Fixed Ring or Rotating Ring Rack Driven Systems; Gearcut Options - Inner or Outer Diameter Fixed Center Carriage MadeWell Crown Rollers 2

Motion Without Limits® To COMPLETE SOLUTIONS Ring Segments Open Channel Vee Crown Roller System Complete Solution Parallel UtiliTrak System PW or SW with Bridge Driven Systems: Belt, Lead Screw, Ball Screw, Chain Accessories Un-driven Oval/Rectangular and Curved Track Systems Complete Solution LoPro X-Y-Z Gantry System Belt and Lead Screw Complete Solution DTS Driven Track System; Oval Circuit, Rectangular Circuit Gearcut Options - Inner or Outer Diameter Double Edge Straight Slides 3 Vee Channel System

Application Examples Bishop-Wisecarver offers a broad range of guide wheel based linear motion components and systems that are used worldwide in a variety of industries. From the clean room to the sawmill, our products are built to withstand most operating environments. n Packaging n Biomedical n Food and beverage n Printing n Electronics n Aerospace n Automotive n Textile n Semiconductor n Industrial automation n Material handling n Machine tool n Welding n Wood processing n Paper processing and converting The stainless steel HepcoMotion PRT provides smooth motion and high stopping...

Motion Without Limits® Two nail guns mounted to DualVee wheels and track, travel smoothly and accurately along this 60 ft. wall framing assembly station. The nail guns attach sheets of plywood to 2x4 beams every 16” in one pass. UtiliTrak is utilized in this part staging area for a CNC lathe. Two pullout part drawers ride along size 3 UtiliTrak which supports up to 1,000 lbs and is cantilevered up to 48”. HepcoMotion HDS Heavy Duty Slide system provides rigidity and accuracy for an automated multi-head drilling machine. HDS handles the high load requirements and every day pounding with...

All calculations assume lubricated, relatively clean environment * Longer lengths are achieved by joining more than one piece ** MadeWell crown roller carriage loads are based on 3 to 5-wheel inline UtiliTrak carriages (see page 19). All other carriage loads are based on a 4 wheel standard carriage. *** Size 0 polymer wheels have single row bearings DualVee® MadeWell® Vee - Standard Wheel/Bearing Sizes 0 1 2 3 4 4XL 0 1 2 3 13 18 25 34 54 Diameter mm 14.83 19.58 30.73 45.80 59.94 75.39 14.83 19.58 30.73 45.80 12.7 18 25 34 54 in 0.58 0.77 1.21 1.80 2.36 2.97 0.58 0.77 1.21 1.80 0.50 0.71...

Components DualVee® Guide Wheels & MadeWell® Crown Rollers Steel & Stainless Steel (All Wheels Except Washdown) Washdown Wheels Polymer 0 1 2 3 4 4XL 2 3 0 1 2 Axial LA† N 123 252 625 1701 4001 6552 400 580 12 27.5 42 lbf 28 57 141 382 900 1473 90 130 3 6 9 Radial LR N 650 1220 2650 5900 9700 14300 2420 5200 28 55 70 lbf 146 274 596 1326 2181 3215 544 1169 6 12 16 † MadeWell crown rollers not intended for axial loading Load Capacities (Max) Part # Wheel Type Available Sizes Seal/ Shield Material Lubricant Original DualVee High Temperature Low Temperature Washdown Wheel Studded Integral...

Motion Without Limits® Wheel Types Part #’s Fahrenheit Celsius All Steel Wheels, Shield W, SWI, BWI, CSWI -31° to +248° -35° to +120° All Steel and Stainless Steel Wheels, Seal W_X, SWI_X, BWI_X, W_SSX, CSWI_X -22° to +212° -30° to +100° All Polymer Wheels, Shield SWI_P, CSWI_P -4° to +248° -20° to +120° Washdown Wheels (Stainless Steel), Double Seal WDW_SSX -22° to +212° -30° to +100° High Temperature (Stainless Steel), Shield W_SS227 -22° to +500° -30° to +260° Low Temperature (Stainless Steel), Shield W_SS300 -94° to +230° -70° to +110° Temperature Range Bushings and Journals (For Use...

Motion Without Limits® Type Part # (Bearing Diameter) Fixed/ Adjustable Bearing Type S e a l / Shield Height Options Through Hole, Short Stud (SJ) Through Hole, Long Stud (LJ) Blind Hole (BHJ) Through Hole, Short Stud (GSJ) Through Hole, Long Stud (GLJ) Blind Hole (GBHJ) Through Hole, Narrow (LRN) Through Hole, Short Stud (SR) Through Hole, Long Stud (LR) Blind Hole (BHR) Ø12.7mm (13) Ø18mm (18) Ø25mm (25) Ø34mm (34) Ø54mm (54) Ø19.5mm (195) Ø26.5mm (265) Ø36.0mm (360) Ø58.0mm (580) Concentric (C) Eccentric (E) Double Eccentric (DE) Twin Row Bearings (Blank) Double Row Bearings (DR) Metal...