INA has published a 176-page design guide (catalogue number 801) for
users of its extensive range of modular shaft and track roller linear
guidance systems. For track rollers, users can select open or closed
carriages, with solid or hollow saddle plates, while some 15 different
types of guide-way are available. And there is a similarly wide range of
bearings and shafts for shaft guidance system designers.
Track roller guidance systems offer quiet running, high speed (up to
10m/s) and long travel. INA's range accommodates both straight and curved
paths, while feedback devices can be incorporated for position control
applications. The guide-ways are all manufactured from high-grade
aluminium (with the exception of curved sections, which are steel only)
with steel guide rods located within grooves
For shaft guidance systems, depending upon application, three types of
bearing are offered: compact, light and heavy. Unsupported and supported
shafts are available in a broad range of diameters, and hollow shafts can
also be specified for applications where low weight is a primary concern.