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Table of Contents Pages 2 - 18 Design Considerations Product Comparisons How to Select an Assembly Application Guide Screw Travel Life Maximum Speed Maximum Compression Load Motor Sizing Part Number Description Definitions 2-4 5-8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 - 18 Iintroduction of RS, PS and GS 19 - 21 19 - 21 Introduction 22 - 61 RS Series 0.500 0.625 0.750 1.000 1.500 inch inch inch inch inch Diameter Diameter Diameter Diameter Diameter 22 - 29 30 - 37 38 - 45 46 - 53 54 - 61 Screws Screws Screws Screws Screws 62 - 77 PS Series 0.625 inch & 16 mm Diameter Screws 0.750 inch & 20 mm Diameter Screws 78...

Design Considerations Design Consideration RS Series * * * * * * * inch inch inch inch inch inch inch inch inch inch inch inch inch dia., dia., dia., dia., dia., dia., dia., dia., dia., dia., dia., dia., dia., 0.200 0.500 0.200 1.000 0.200 0.500 0.250 0.500 1.000 0.250 0.500 1.000 2.000 inch inch inch inch inch inch inch inch inch inch inch inch inch PS Series GS Series * * * * * * * Rolled Ball Screw Tapped Ball Nut English Leads English Diameters Pre-loaded & Non-preloaded Nuts Simple, Fixed and Rigid Housings Available Sizes 0.500 0.500 0.625 0.625 0.750 0.750 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.500 1.500...

Design Considerations Product Comparisons Ball screws are the lead screw of choice for high duty cycle, high speed, and long life applications. The ball screw nut uses one or more circuits of recirculating steel balls which roll between the nut and ball screw threads (grooves), providing an efficient low friction system. Using a higher lead ball screw (a 0.500 inch lead instead of a 0.200 inch lead) will offer greater carriage speed for applications requiring rapid traverse or fast, short incremental moves. Low wear and long life are key features of a ball screw system. Ball screws from LINTECH...

Design Considerations Product Comparisons Simple Support Housing * * * * * Fixed (LT) Support Housing All Steel Construction Black Oxide Finish 1 Sealed Radial Bearing No Lubrication Required Base or Face Mounted * * * * * * * Fixed (HT) Support Housing * * * * * * * All Steel Construction Black Oxide Finish 2 Back to Back Sealed Radial Bearings No Lubrication Required Lip Seals Base or Face Mounted Motor Mount Options Rigid Support Housing All Steel Construction Black Oxide Finish 2 Back to Back Angular Contact Bearings No Lubrication Required Lip Seals Base or Face Mounted Motor Mount Options...

Design Considerations How to Select an Assembly Overview Step 3 - Determine the Effect of the Load LINTECH's ball screw assemblies can be used in a wide variety of Motion Control applications. Proper selection of an assembly will yield a system that meets the performance requirements with trouble free long term operation. The following steps should be used as a guide to aid in the selection process. Will the ball screw assembly be mounted in a horizontal or vertical plane? We need to determine the load as seen by the "ball screw nut" and as seen by the "support housings". In a horizontal application,...

Design Considerations How to Select an Assembly Step 4 - Determine the Maximum Safe Speed Step 5 - Determine the Safe Compression Load This is a mechanical limitation defined as the top speed which, if exceeded, has the potential to cause excessive vibration, and damage to the screw, or support bearings. Screw charts are provided for all screws in RPM of the screw. To convert to inches/second, multiply by the desired screw lead. A compression load tends to compress or buckle a ball screw shaft. If a sufficiently heavy load is applied to a nut with a long ball screw in a horitontal application,...

Design Considerations How to Select an Assembly Step 7 - Applying Safety Factors Dynamic Loads The steel balls of a ball screw nut, or the materials of a Turcite nut, are always subject to repeated stresses in a ball screw application. A key element in the selection process is to determine an adequate safety margin for load/life of a ball screw and support housings. These loads exert a force upon the screw & nut while the screw is in motion. If the rated load of a particular ball screw assembly is exceeded, there is a resultant reduction in the overall travel life. Safety factors are important...

Design Considerations How to Select an Assembly Step 8 - Review Other Issues Motor Control System As the steel balls of a ball nut circulate through the nut, audible noise is created. The level of this audible noise is determined by the ball screw type, nut design, screw lead, screw rotational speed, coupling style, and motor type used to rotate the screw. Generally speaking, a GS series operates quieter than a PS series, and a PS series operates quieter than a RS series. Because there are no rolling elements in a Turcite nut, this nut option can operate very quietly. The motor control system...

LINTECH ® Ball Screw Assemblies Name Application Guide Date Z axis X axis Y axis Company Address City State ( Phone ) Fax Zip ( ) Positioning System Specifications X Y X Z Ball Screw Type (%) English or Metric Travel Length (L-N) (E or M) (inches or mm) Shock/Impact Loads Repeatability (none, low, medium, high) Z Duty Cycle (rolled, precision, ground) Y (inches or mm) Overall Travel Life Lead Error (millions of inches or Km) (inch/ft or mm/300mm) Maximum Accel Nut Flange Type (inches/sec2 or m/sec2) (round, vertical, "L") Maximum Speed Motor Frame Size (inches/sec or m/sec) (NEMA 23, 34, 42,...