Designing long-travel axes: When rack and pinion outperforms ball screws and linear motors
Sponsored by GAM. A gearbox, pinion, and rack system provide the 7th axis, or lateral movement, for an articulated robot. (Image: GAM.) Pull a tape measure out a few inches and the blade is rigid. Keep pulling and at some point it starts to flex and wobble, then eventually…
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- Sponsored by GAM
- A gearbox, pinion, and rack system provide the 7th axis, or lateral movement, for an articulated robot
- (Image: GAM.) Pull a tape measure out a few inches and the blade is rigid
Designing long-travel axes: When rack and pinion outperforms ball screws and linear motors
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