Linear Slide

Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions (Waterbury, CT) introduced the WGS Wide Guide Screw linear slide that utilizes a screw-driven carriage. Length and speed are not limited by critical screw speed, allowing high RPM, linear speed, and long stroke lengths. The slide offers stroke options of 6, 12, and 18" in three leads (0.1, 0.5, and 1.0"). Each slide comes with a size 17 and a size 23 motor mount. The slide utilizes sliding plane bearings on a low-profile aluminum guide rail. The lead-screw is made of stainless steel, and all moving surfaces include Kerkite® polymers running on a Kerkote® TFE coating. The slides come with wear-compensating, anti-backlash-driven carriages. Additional driven or passive carriages can be added, along with application-specific customization. Linear guides without the drive screw also are available.