What do I need a linear guide in a piece of furniture for? Perhaps “furniture fitting” is a better word to describe the task in this context. Furniture is becoming increasingly alterable: it changes seat positions and posture, table heights can be adjusted as required, doors slide ultra-silently, TV monitors are positioned in all directions, […]
“No room. ” Kitchen appliances, laboratory and analysis systems, 3D printers, furniture, lights and so on should be light and transparent and nevertheless be extremely flexible. And their elements should be easily adjustable, offer a high-quality adjusting feel, cost little money and still take up little installation space – also innovative, by the way, in […]
Fast, faster, further and even further. Longer service life, high efficiency and short downtimes are core requirements for linear guides. But not always. There are linear guides that are capable of completely different things: guides that are intended to be difficult to move; guides that stay in position when they are released, irrespective of whether […]
The question regarding the protection of linear guides against corrosion is asked very often as they are used in all possible environments. Indoors, I “only” need the appropriate lubrication. But even in the garage, it can be damper. Used outdoors, of course, the linear guide comes into contact with rain, snow, heat and low temperatures […]
A linear guide made of aluminium, plastic or carbon? But it is not very durable. A linear guide must be made of steel, only then is it any good. And that’s true: In many applications involving the dynamic movement of high loads, linear guides made of steel are the first choice. But times have changed; […]