Delivering a tailored
IKO helps you select the correct linear product
Sometimes you just need to look from a different perspective to achieve your goals , and “ We didn ’ t know that ” is a phrase that IKO UK & Ireland ’ s technical sales engineers are greeted with on a regular basis .
For example , the company was asked to solve an issue a customer was suffering with where excess food particles were causing contamination of its current linear bearing arrangement .
The customer had a production line which traversed over a 40m length , & in this case , the carriages needed to pass over multiple joints where each rail , laid end to end , met . The customer was unaware that , due to the rail manufacturing process , the existing product had 45-degree chamfers at each end . When placed end to end , this arrangement created a crevice where debris could gather . These unwanted deposits unfortunately then transferred to each carriage ’ s rolling elements and raceways as they passed over these areas , eventually causing premature bearing failures .
IKO ’ s rails , like with all of its linear products , are triple-ground , and every part of the rail and carriage is inspected fully before final assembly . In addition , IKO can offer rails with squaremachined faces that will sit flush , with minimal to no gaps at all ( butt joints ). This significantly reduces the chance of contaminants or deposits building up in these regions , and of course that reduces the risk of premature failures in the carriages .
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