Miniature guides punch above their weight

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HepcoMotion’s range of miniature ball rail guides offer precision and quality at competitive prices suitable for most automation requirements, the maker claims.

The company's miniature guides have a four point contact ball recirculating system with 45o degree loading angles. There are two recirculating paths per carriage providing ultra-smooth movement over the complete stroke length.

These precision units will provide exceptional load capacity in a very small space making them particularly suitable for a whole range of medical, scientific and small mechanical assembly systems where high performance is demanded.

With rails and blocks made from stainless steel as standard MLG and MLGB miniature guides are also suitable for use in clean rooms.

The standard MLG rail is available in sizes from 5mm to 20mm. For applications where offset loads are present, a wider rail version is available (MLGB). Both options are part of HepcoMotion's standard stock range.

Both types are supplied with the blocks separate to the rails ready for mounting. To make assembly easy the balls are retained within the block by means of a wire retaining system. The smooth re-circulating system, which cuts down on noise and manual clamping brakes available for all sizes.