Much time and attention is focused on choosing the best bearings for linear motion tasks. But what about the components that guide the application and keep everything in line? Shafting and rails are ...

Essentially, a guide wheel is a ball bearing that has a special shaped outer race. The inner and outer races of ball bearings are a framework with a groove for the balls to rest in. Burke explained ...

High-accuracy linear motion in hostile environments? No problem. Linear guides find use in a variety of precision-motion applications, from machine tools to medical equipment. They come in two basic ...