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MarMotion high-precision Rotary Stroke Bearings

MarMotion high-precision Rotary Stroke Bearings
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MarMotion high-precision Rotary Stroke Bearings

Product catalog summary
Overview
The document provides an in-depth analysis of MarMotion high-precision rotary stroke bearings, highlighting their significance in industries such as automotive, aerospace, medicine, and electronics. These bearings are engineered to enhance precision in rotary and stroke movements, essential for applications demanding high accuracy and reliability.
Specifications and Features
The bearings are noted for their precise computation principles and customized design advice, ensuring high reliability and longevity. They are ideal for high-precision applications due to precision-ground surfaces and high load-bearing capacity. Materials like hardened steel and brass are used for guide shafts and ball cages, offering mechanical stability and wear resistance.
Applications
  • Metrology: Used in probes and positioning units to improve measuring accuracy.
  • Mechanical Engineering: Essential for die-cutting and machine tools, providing high rigidity and absence of stick-slip.
  • Medical Technology: Utilized in dental and ophthalmological instruments for precision and safety.
  • Electronics and Optics: Important for PCB production and optical metrology, requiring clean-room production and stick-slip-free movement.
Components and Order Information
Detailed specifications for components like guide shafts, ball cages, and guide bushes are provided, including order numbers, dimensions, and material specifications. Guide shafts are available in various types and materials such as X155 CrVMo 12 1 and 100 Cr 6.
Technical Description
Includes material composition, heat treatment, and hardness ratings. Special designs and custom dimensions are available, with options for stainless steel components for specific applications.
Conclusion
MarMotion bearings are versatile and reliable, enhancing performance and precision in various industrial applications. Their design and material specifications ensure long service life and high accuracy, making them indispensable in fields requiring meticulous precision.
Mini Range Series Components
  • Brass Ball Cage N 502: Designed for precision engineering and optical industries, featuring a helical arrangement of steel balls for optimal movements.
  • Open Guide Bush N 550: Tapered inside edges for minimal installation space, made from special roller bearing steel.
  • Closed Guide Bush with Stop Rings N 552: Includes stop rings for restricted movements, ensuring smooth operation.
  • Chrome Leather Bellows N 820: Prevents dirt penetration, made from chrome-tanned leather, resistant to oil and water.
General Features
High guiding accuracy, low friction, rapid movements, and long service life with minimal maintenance. Components are interchangeable due to high precision manufacturing.
Design, Functions, Features
Design and Functions: Consist of a cylindrical shaft, bush, and steel balls, allowing linear, rotary, and combined movements. Preloading: Crucial for operation, affecting loading capacity and rigidity. Coefficient of Friction: Influenced by surface condition and preloading, ensuring stick-slip-free operation.
Notes on Design and Installation
Design Notes: Preloading value is critical for function and service life. Mounting: Avoid pressing guide bush; mechanical clamping or bonding is recommended. Installation: Lubrication is advised to prevent ball flattening.
Maintenance and Service Life
Minimal maintenance required, with lubrication essential for long-term operation. Proper lubrication and cleanliness can lead to an almost unlimited service life.
Specifications and Calculations
Factors affecting inertia forces in ball cages include material, acceleration, and installation position. Tables provide recommended values for permissible axial acceleration and maximum rotary speeds.
Annex
Includes international units of measurement conversions, material designations, and explanations for technical terms. Contact information for Mahr GmbH is provided for further inquiries.
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MarMotion high-precision rotary stroke bearings. Fo r e ve r y i n d u s t r y. I t h a s i t s o r i g i n s i n t o o l b u i l d i n g a n d i s a t h o m e i n m e c h a n i c a l e n g i n e e r i n g . We w o r k c l os e l y w i t h o u r c u s t o m e r s t o d e ve l o p e ve r n e w s o l u t i o n s t h a t a re a p p l i c a t i o n a n d p ro c es s fo c u s s e d a n d c a n b e u s e d i n a l l i n d u s t r i es . Th e p re c i s i o n b e a r i n g fo r ro t a r y a n d s t ro k e m o ve m e n t s m a k es m e t ro l o g y m o re e x a c t , m e d i c a l e n g i n e e r i n...

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MarMotion. Application examples OPTIMIZED MOVEMENT High-precision rotary stroke bearings are design elements. They can be calculated, are standardized to a certain degree and can be exchanged without loss of quality. This applies for both standard and customized versions. High-precision rotary stroke bearings can be used in all industries wherever stroke or rotary movements – even both simultaneously – need to be performed. Here are a number of examples: Metrology Mahr is acknowledged as one of the market leaders in the field of industrial metrology. What perhaps is less well known, however,...

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Mechanical engineering Medical technology picture: Wendt picture: Schick The high-precision rotary stroke bearing is most popular in mechanical engineering applications. It is used for die-cutting and molds in tool building applications and in machine tools where it is used, for example, for center sleeve bearings. It is an indispensable component for packaging machines in a wide range of industries, in automatic assembly units, textile machines and high-quality special-purpose machines. These bearings exhibit high rigidity, excellent load-bearing capacity and absence of stick slip. Medical equipment...

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MARMOTION. HIGH-PRECISION ROTARY STROKE BEARINGS

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N421 with internal thread on press-in side N423 with internal thread on guide side N425 with internal thread on both sides Ball Cages N511 Brass with Circlip 14 Guide Bushes N552 closed with Stop Rings 18 N553 closed with Sealing Rings 20 N570 closed with Wiper Seals 22 Ball Cages Mini Range Guide Bushes Mini Range N552 closed with Stop Rings 28 Technical Description

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Guide Shaft Types N 400 Guide shaft to DIN 9825 N 421 Guide shaft with internal thread on press-in side N 423 Guide shaft with internal thread on guide side N 425 Guide shaft with internal thread on both sides Suitability Hardened guide shaft with precision ground surface. • Suitable for high-precision rotary stroke bearings. • When used with MarMotion guide bushes and ball cages, preloading is ensured. • Guide diameter dw is precision ground and lapped to ISO h3, Rz <1 μm. • Roundness within 1/3 ISO-IT3. • Straightness within 5 μm/100 mm. • Ends are either rounded or have lead-in taper. • See...

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Plastic Ball Cage N 500 Suitability Cage made of polyacetal resin with steel balls. • High acceleration is possible due to the light composition of the plastic material. • Excellent dry running characteristics. • Smoothest possible run. Features • Injection-molded. • The balls are captive but can move easily. • Balls which are staggered in the axial direction extend the service life of the rotary stroke bearing. • The cages which are provided with mating pins and slots can be used for combining individual sections to form any desired length. • See page 37-41 for instructions on installation and...

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Brass Ball Cage N 501 Suitability Brass ball cage with steel balls in a helical arrangement. • Allows universal use. • Provides an optimum combination of smooth running and long service life. • The helical arrangement of the balls is ideal for linear and rotary movements. Features • The ball chambers are mechanically caulked so that the balls remain captive but still move easily. • The balls are arranged in an optimum formation so that each ball can run on its own track for both linear and rotary movements. • The ball formation ensures smooth running and substantially lengthens the service life...

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Brass Ball Cage with Circlip N 511 Suitability Brass ball cage with steel balls and circlip for path limitation. • Provides an optimum combination of smooth running and long service life. • High loading capacity due to large number of balls. • Particularly suitable for linear movements in tools and machines which require high precision. • Reliable ball cage path limitation using circlip. Features • The ball chambers are mechanically caulked so that the balls remain captive but still move easily. • Large number of balls ensures high loading capacity. • Brass offers high mechanical stability, optimum...

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Brass Ball Cage with Circlip

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Open Guide Bush N 550 Suitability Open guide bush with tapered inside edges on both sides. • Allows universal use. • When used in combination with shaft diameter dw ISO-h3, preloading of the rotary stroke bearing is guaranteed. • The ball cage can project out of the guide bush on both sides. This permits long stroke paths even with short guide bushes used in combination with long ball cages (note minimum contact length). Features • Guide bore diameter d1 is finely honed to ISO tolerance IT 3, Rz 0.5 – 1.5 μm depending on diameter. • Roundness within 1/3 ISO-IT 3. • Cylindricity within IT 1. •...

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Closed Guide Bush with Stop Rings N 552 Suitability Design as for N 550, with stop rings fixed on both sides. • When used in combination with shaft diameter dw ISO-h3, preloading of the rotary stroke bearings is guaranteed. • The stop rings ensure the cage is effectively restricted for linear and rotary movements. • Smooth running of the rotary stroke bearing is not impaired by the stop rings. Features • Stop rings fixed on both sides. • The closed guide bush and integrated ball cage form a separate component. • Guide bore diameter d1 is finely honed to ISO tolerance IT 3, Rz 0.5 – 1.5 μm depending...

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