This type of movement is useful in a wide variety of industrial applications where heavy objects need to be transported efficiently between two locations. Usually linear guideways are installed between machines in a factory or in areas were goods are constantly being moved. Read More…
Leading Manufacturers
Del-Tron Precision, Inc.
Bethel, CT | 203-778-2727Del-Tron is a linear slide manufacturer/distributor of ball bearing slides, crossed roller tables, roller slides, multi-axis positioning stages, xy tables, motor-ready lead screw stages & crossed roller rail sets.
Tusk Direct, Inc.
Bethel, CT | 800-447-2042When describing Tusk Direct, a linear slide distributor, products such as linear motion components, roller tables, ball & crossed roller slides, dovetail slides, bushings, multi-axis positioners & motor ready lead screw actuators, come to mind.
Modern Linear Incorporated
San Rafael, CA | 415-924-7938Modern Linear manufactures guide roller components and integrated slides for applications ranging from clean/vacuum environments to food processing/packaging, and heavy contamination.
Isotech, Inc.
Hatfield, PA | 800-314-3332Isotech is a distributor of precision linear motion components: air cylinders, linear actuators, linear slides, ball slide assemblies, crossed roller slide assemblies, re-circulating ball slide guides. We can supply standard or high precision products in either English or metric, all with the convenience of on-line ordering. Our parts are ready for installation right out of the box.
Velmex, Inc.
Bloomfield, NY | 800-642-6446Established in 1967, Velmex makes manual & motor driven dovetail slides, open frame tables, twin rail slides, rotary and XY stages. Choose hand, lead screw or belt drive.
PBC Linear
Roscoe, IL | 800-962-8979PBC Linear delivers innovative products for Smooth & Quiet Linear Motion™, providing solutions for even the toughest linear motion applications. With proven product lines such as Simplicity®, Redi-Rail®, Uni-Guide®, Mini Rail® and Hevi-Rail® and new products like SIMO® Series – PBC Linear has the broadest range of linear motion solutions.
Ball Slide Guide - Del-Tron Precision, Inc.A linear guideway can be powered by a motor or the mechanism can be moved along the rail by hand. Various types of bearings or rolling parts can be used inside the linear motion guide to allow it to roll smoothly along the guide rail.
Some linear guideways use ball bearings to slide along the rail, but others use roller bearings or magnetic bearings.
Ball bearing slides are the most common. Ball bearing linear guideways are smooth and precise because they operate on a single axis using self-lubricating ball bearings in a linear base.
Extra Wide Ball Slide Guide - Del-Tron Precision, Inc.A roller bearing, also known as a rolling element bearing, has an outer ring with several balls within that are contained by cage-like structures. These are economical and long lasting bearings that cause minimal friction.
Magnetic bearings use two encased magnets whose polarized forces oppose each other. This repelling force creates smooth and controlled motion along the rail. A linear table is a small table that is attached to a linear guideway.
Items can be placed on this table and moved along the rail, and sometimes a table is attached to two rails on a linear guideway to provide a higher weight capacity.
Linear guideways are used in all kinds of household and industrial applications. Even common household features like sliding doors or drawers use a type of linear guideway to allow for opening and closing movement.
Conveyor belts in some automated factory assembly lines use linear guideways to keep products moving down the assembly line and on to the next stage of the manufacturing or packaging process.
In industrial or household settings, linear motion systems help to make tasks easier and more efficient every single day.
