Machine Tools & CNC · Application
Long-travel gantries and slides
Rack and pinion drives move CNC plasma, router and handling gantries over long distances at speed.
- What was needed
- Rack & Pinion
- Requirements
- Travel over several metres
- Fast, stiff motion
- Consistent along the whole length
- Result
- Long-travel axes that stay stiff from end to end.
Problem
Plasma cutters, routers, pick-and-place gantries and filling-head carriages travel several metres and need fast, stiff motion over the full length.
Solution
A rack and pinion can be extended to any length by joining rack sections, with consistent stiffness along the travel. Ground racks improve accuracy and smoothness.
Benefits
Why it works
Unlimited travel
Rack sections join end to end.
Fast and stiff
Suited to large gantries.
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