How do you create a play-free movement in the horizontal or vertical plane, or in other words: from rotary to linear?
The true connoisseur knows this without a doubt, but only the specialist in mechanical drive technology knows all the possibilities and their associated advantages and disadvantages. In this article we will give you some options in order to make the right choice for a linear drive.
Most commonly used linear actuators
Roughly speaking, there are the following (most commonly used) options for realizing linear drives:
- Spindle
- Timing belt
- Rack and pinion
- Linear motor
- Push chain
Read here what these linear drives entail and which one is most suitable…