Machine Design – May 2019

HIGH-LOAD

BALL SCREWS:

Motion Control with

Higher Load Densities

Now there’s an alternative to standard ball and roller

screws for high loads and short strokes.

DENISE GOLDMAN| Thomson Industries Inc.

Motion Control

58 MAY 2019 MACHINE DESIGN

High-load ball screws, such as this one

from Thomson, can be used in machines

for injection molding machines, metal

pressing and forming, straightening, and

tube-bending machines, as test rigs.