Belts and rack and pinions possess several common benefits for linear movement applications. They’re both well-founded drive mechanisms in linear actuators, offering high-speed travel over incredibly lengthy lengths. And both are generally used in huge gantry systems for material handling, machining, welding and assembly, specifically in the auto, machine device, and packaging industries.

Timing belts for linear actuators are usually manufactured from polyurethane reinforced with internal steel or Kevlar cords. The most common tooth geometry for belts in linear actuators may be the AT profile, which includes a large tooth width that provides high level of resistance against shear forces. On the driven end of the actuator (where the engine is definitely attached) a precision-machined toothed pulley engages with the belt, while on the non-driven end, a set pulley simply provides assistance. The non-driven, or idler, pulley is definitely often utilized for tensioning the belt, even though some styles offer tensioning mechanisms on the carriage. The type of belt, tooth profile, and applied stress force all determine the push which can be transmitted.
Rack and pinion systems found in linear actuators consist of a rack (also referred to as the “linear gear”), a pinion (or “circular gear”), and a gearbox. The Linear Gearrack gearbox helps to optimize the velocity of the servo motor and the inertia match of the machine. The teeth of a rack and pinion drive could be directly or helical, although helical the teeth are often used due to their higher load capacity and quieter operation. For rack and pinion systems, the maximum force which can be transmitted is certainly largely dependant on the tooth pitch and the size of the pinion.
Our unique knowledge extends from the coupling of linear system components – gearbox, engine, pinion and rack – to outstanding system solutions. We offer linear systems perfectly designed to meet your specific application needs when it comes to the smooth running, positioning accuracy and feed force of linear drives.
In the study of the linear motion of the apparatus drive system, the measuring platform of the apparatus rack is designed in order to gauge the linear error. using servo motor straight drives the gears on the rack. using servo motor directly drives the gear on the rack, and is based on the movement control PT point mode to recognize the measurement of the Measuring distance and standby control requirements etc. Along the way of the linear movement of the apparatus and rack drive system, the measuring data is obtained by using the laser beam interferometer to gauge the placement of the actual movement of the gear axis. Using minimal square method to resolve the linear equations of contradiction, and to expand it to a variety of situations and arbitrary amount of fitting functions, using MATLAB development to obtain the real data curve corresponds with style data curve, and the linear positioning precision and repeatability of gear and rack. This technology can be extended to linear measurement and data evaluation of the majority of linear motion mechanism. It can also be utilized as the foundation for the automatic compensation algorithm of linear movement control.
Consisting of both helical & straight (spur) tooth versions, within an assortment of sizes, materials and quality levels, to meet nearly every axis drive requirements.

These drives are perfect for a wide selection of applications, including axis drives requiring exact positioning & repeatability, journeying gantries & columns, pick & place robots, CNC routers and materials handling systems. Weighty load capacities and duty cycles may also be easily taken care of with these drives. Industries served include Materials Managing, Automation, Automotive, Aerospace, Machine Tool and Robotics.