The carrier of fine grain provides high strength and minimizes distortion. These dovetail slide sections are more tolerant For higher loads and/or longer carrier travel, the Acme thread is recommended. Other materials are also available such as steel, stainless steel and aluminum. These Regular Duty Screw equipped slide assemblies are most useful where accurate manual positioning or feeding is required. Special care should be taken with cantilevered loads. Many other variations are also possible. HBS Ball Slide Assemblies are the MILWAUKEE SUPER SLIDE for extremely high moment loads. Whether your end application is a special machine or an OEM product line, dovetail slides provide simple and cost effective precision movement and tooling positioning solutions for machine builders and users. Any number of suitable saddle and base combinations are available to extend the range of application on this heavy load carrier slide in base lengths ranging up to a maximum of 108″. All of these slides have a carriage, slide controller, and software plug-in for connecting, operating, and programming your robot’s arm. Typical feed mechanisms might be rodless air cylinders, standard air or hydraulic cylinders, rack and pinion drives, special ball screws and position feedback equipment. Double acting non-cushioned cylinders are standard. Customized slides are also available. Milwaukee Precision Slides provides precise line movement regardless of whether it be vertical or horizontal. Standard linear slide … Slides | Phone: 412/492-7272 | Fax: 412/492-7271 | Email: Download The table surface may be machined to accept various accessories, fixtures and equipment. Standard Features. Variations are available in widths from 6 inches to 60 inches and in lengths to suit your particular needs. DuraBond linear motion slides are made for use in applications including machine tool, special machinery, power train, fixturing, work holding and general manufacturing. Generic The extra rigid base supports these controlling elements and assures best possible smoothness and precise action over the entire working range. Construction: Our dovetail slide assemblies are designed and built for smooth, accurate and long-life operation and can be preloaded with Gib adjustment for reduced end play. The cavity also reduces the weight of the assembly. Hydraulic Cylinders & Hydraulic Components available, Limit Switches, Trip Pawls, Cam Rails, Decel & Speed Control valves, etc. This permits a more compact design when mounting ball screw and air or hydraulic cylinder rods. Several types of valves for air cylinder control may be obtained. are constructed from Hard-coat Aluminum, Cast Iron, Delrin, or Stainless CLASSIC DOVETAIL SLIDES Pre-engineered and custom features. With this clearance in the center of the base, feed mechanisms may be buried. Kenosha, WI 53140 HB models carrying capacities range from 5,000 to 150,000 pounds, loads are assumed to be perpendicular, and evenly spread over the table assembly. These slide assemblies are available in a balanced crankhandle construction for control of slide movement by micrometer dial settings (assuring highly accurate positioning). Heavy Duty Air Cylinder Powered After assembly, the saddle and base are machined and ground parallel on top and bottom surfaces for a flat, accurate mounting surface, and may be easily drilled, tapped, or machined to accommodate specific mounting and fixturing requirements for your dovetail slides. Base Lengths From 10″ Up to 96″. ND slides feature a low-profile saddle and base design and are engineered for a variety of compoundable configurations using a proportional building block concept. The MILWAUKEE SLIDE AND SPINDLE recessed base slide provides space for a lead screw having either a Vee or Acme thread on 4″ and 6″ slides. 1001 31st St. GENERIC SLIDES standard dovetail slide sections are ready-made tracks that move on low friction or bearing ways to serve as motion guides for feeding and retracting parts…tools…or fixtures…on all types of machinery. • Lubrication fittings. We also offer custom linear machine slides for all your machining needs. Milwaukee Precision Slides. Each basic slide consists of a carrier and a base, both made of specialty controlled cast iron, with precision milled/ground dovetail or hardened steel ways fitted together with a steel gib and gib screws for … This heavy, rugged base structure is designed to carry greater loads than conventional dovetail types. They can be furnished with the handcrank or motor of your choice. In general, dovetail slides are direct contact systems, making them fitting for heavy load applications including CNC machines, shuttle devices, special machines and workholding devices, but bronze dovetail slides wore out quickly and did not provide sufficient rigidity to achieve demanding tolerances. threads. At the desired (pre-determined) phase or point of action the hydraulic check valve can be set to control the rate of feed. The open center structure in the base is suitable for lead screw or cylinder powered operation. Standard dovetail-slide sets range from a couple inches to 20 in. These slide assemblies feature versatility because of their availability in any incremental length. These cylinder powered units are provided with hydraulic control. 2″ to 16″ width. The deep base model features a recess between the ways. The recessed design in the base of the slide makes it possible to install a carrier drive inside the slide base. These basic type slides, with easily adjustable gibs, insure accurate motion and offer a wide range of uses in the construction of automated machines. Heavy Duty Construction. Basic slide sections include a saddle, base, gib, and gib adjusting screws. - HEAVY CROSS-SECTION, CLASSIC DOVETAIL Special Cushioning and/or valving can be provided upon request. Our precision rails with their rolling elements utilize a NEW design which offers a more stable structure for with-standing moment loads. The HBL, HBR and HBS have been the most popular of the various custom ball slides produced by MILWAUKEE SLIDE AND SPINDLE. Way surfaces can be supplied either milled, ground or scraped. Click below to find a Gilman Representative in your area. Other types of drives or accessories similar to those used on dovetail and hardened steel way assemblies can be provided. They assure best possible slide positioning, freedom of movement under heavy loads, and moderate overhang with little, if any, deflection. Each basic slide consists of a carrier and a base, both made of specialty controlled cast iron, with precision milled/ground dovetail or hardened steel ways fitted together with a steel gib and gib screws for adjustment to insure accurate movement.