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Leadscrews, racks, gears and knurling tools for machine tools
Leadscrews, racks, ground gears and knurling tools for the machines that make machines
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Overview
Machine Tools & CNC
Machine tool builders and retrofitters use leadscrews for manual and light CNC axes, racks and pinions for long-travel gantries, and ground gears for spindle and indexing drives. Workshops running those machines use Rapid knurling tools every day.
Advantages
Why machine builders choose us
Precise, smooth motion
Trapezoidal leadscrews with matched nuts.
Long travel
Rack & pinion for gantries and cutting tables.
Low backlash
Anti-backlash nuts where accuracy matters.
For builders and users
Components for machines and tools for turning.
Products
Products used in machine tools
Standard catalogue items, or made to your drawing.
Apex
Apex
Malkar
Malkar
Malkar
RapidApplications
Applications in Machine Tools & CNC
Knurling brass turned parts on sliding-head and automatic lathes
Compact knurling holders that fit the tool positions of sliding-head and automatic lathes for high-volume brass and steel parts.
Indexing heads and rotary tables
Precision worm gear sets turn machine-tool indexing heads and rotary tables accurately.
Leadscrew-driven machine axes
Trapezoidal leadscrews and nuts move cross slides, tables and tailstocks on lathes and milling machines.
Long-travel gantries and slides
Rack and pinion drives move CNC plasma, router and handling gantries over long distances at speed.
Talk to an application engineer
Share your drawing, material and machine, and we'll help you choose the right tool or component, or design a custom one.
