The carriages or slides utilized to provide highly accurate translational motion for determining machines or optical quality machine tools present unique challenges to design engineers. All decisions ...

In aeronautics, weight optimization and precision are of utmost importance. Telescopic slides find usage in storage systems, maintenance access panels, and all sorts of other specialized equipment.

Axis errors rob machine tools of the necessary accuracy for the jobs to be run. Luckily, though, two common position-measuring systems prevent this from happening. However, deciding which one should ...

Rank Pneumo has been attempting to develop machine slides that can deliver a high level of precision and thus help enhance the performance of its diamond grinding and turning machines. Following ...

These heavyduty slides have a wide range of maintenance and vehicular applications. Lockin and lock-out action keeps drawers safely open for access or securely closed for transit. A front-release ...

PZT motors make possible an innovative way of digitizing slides of medical specimens. Pathologists need no longer squint through a microscope eyepiece to scrutinize tissue samples thanks to a cleverly ...