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Ball Bearing Carriages and Guide Rails
Operating with less friction than sleeve and roller bearing carriages, ball bearing carriages provide accurate movement and positioning in high-speed, high-load applications. However, they don’t hold up to dusty and wet environments as well as sleeve bearing carriages. Mount in any orientation without affecting load capacity. End seals keep lubricant in and dirt out. Add optional guide rail bellows to protect the rails from contaminants as carriages move across them.
Standard carriages are narrower than flanged carriages, making them better for confined spaces.
Add a hand brake to lock carriages in position. To install, fasten the brake to the same mounting surface as your carriage.
Mounting hole plugs protect mounting fasteners from corrosion. Carriage and guide rail systems for 5 mm-12 mm wide rails include mounting hole plugs with the guide rails.
Note: Each carriage can only be used with its corresponding guide rail.
For technical drawings and 3-D models, click on a part number.
Corrosion-Resistant Ball Bearing Carriages and Guide Rails
Made of stainless steel, these carriages and guide rails are more corrosion resistant than steel carriages and guide rails. Ball bearings provide accurate movement and positioning at high speeds under heavy loads. Mount in any orientation without affecting load capacity. End seals keep lubricant in and dirt out. Add guide rail bellows to protect rails from contaminants as carriages move across them.
Standard carriages are narrower than flanged carriages, making them better for confined spaces.
For made-to-order guide rails, please specify the length of the rail (in 1 mm increments).
Note: Each carriage can only be used with its corresponding guide rail.
For technical drawings and 3-D models, click on a part number.
440 Stainless Steel Carriages | 440 Stainless Steel Guide Rails | Made-to-Order 440 Stainless Steel Guide Rails | ||||||||||
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| For Rail Wd., mm | Dynamic Load Cap., lbs. | O'all Ht., mm | Carriage Wd., mm | Carriage Lg., mm | Each | Rail Lengths, mm | Per mm | Rail Lengths, mm | Per mm | |||
Load Fastening From Top | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 290 | 8 | 17 | 23.5 | 000000 | 000000 | 0000000 | 00000 | 30-285 | 0000000 | 00000 | |
Anti-Reflective Ultra-Corrosion-Resistant Ball Bearing Carriages and Guide Rails
A black chrome plating diffuses light, preventing reflecting light from causing equipment to malfunction. They're great for precision positioning systems that use photosensors or cameras, which are sensitive to light. The finish also resists rust two times better than 440 stainless steel alone. They have ball bearings, so they operate with less friction than sleeve and roller bearing carriages for accurate movement in high-speed, high-load applications. However, they don’t hold up to dusty and wet environments as well as sleeve bearings. These carriages have a standard profile that’s narrower than flanged carriages, making them better for confined spaces.
Note: Each carriage can only be used with its corresponding guide rail. Load capacity is diminished when carriages are mounted upside down or on a vertical surface.
For technical drawings and 3-D models, click on a part number.
Black Chrome-Plated 440 Stainless Steel Carriages and 440 Stainless Steel Bearings | Black Chrome-Plated 440 Stainless Steel Guide Rails | ||||||||
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| For Rail Wd., mm | Dynamic Load Cap., lbs. | O'all Ht., mm | Carriage Wd., mm | Carriage Lg., mm | Each | Rail Lengths, mm | Per mm | ||
Standard Carriages—Load Fastening From Top | |||||||||
| 7 | 290 | 8 | 17 | 23.5 | 0000000 | 000000 | 0000000 | 00000 | |
Corrosion-Resistant Maintenance-Free Ball Bearing Carriages and Guide Rails
Made of stainless steel, these carriages and guide rails are more corrosion resistant than steel carriages and guide rails. An internal reservoir continuously supplies grease for maintenance-free operation, making them great for hard-to-reach places. Ball bearings provide accurate movement and positioning at high speeds under heavy loads. Mount in any orientation without affecting load capacity. End seals keep lubricant in and dirt out.
Mounting hole plugs protect mounting fasteners from corrosion.
For technical drawings and 3-D models, click on a part number.
Clean Room Ball Bearing Carriages and Guide Rails
Suitable for clean room use, these carriages and guide rails are made entirely of stainless steel. Ball bearings provide accurate movement and positioning at high speeds under heavy loads. Mount in any orientation without affecting load capacity. End seals keep lubricant in and dirt out.
Standard carriages are narrower than flanged carriages, making them better for confined spaces.
For made-to-order guide rails, please specify the length of the rail (in 1 mm increments). The mounting holes will be centered along the rail.
For technical drawings and 3-D models, click on a part number.
440 Stainless Steel Carriages | 440 Stainless Steel Guide Rails | Made-to-Order 440 Stainless Steel Guide Rails | |||||||||||
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| For Rail Wd., mm | Dynamic Load Cap., lbs. | O'all Ht., mm | Carriage Wd., mm | Carriage Lg., mm | Environmental Rating | Each | Rail Lengths, mm | Per mm | Rail Lengths, mm | Per mm | |||
Load Fastening From Top | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 210 | 8 | 17 | 19 | Fed. Std. Class 1,000; ISO Class 6 | 00000000 | 0000000 | 0000000 | 00000 | 30-285 | 0000000 | 00000 | |
| 7 | 290 | 8 | 17 | 23.5 | Fed. Std. Class 1,000; ISO Class 6 | 000000 | 000000 | 0000000 | 000 | 30-285 | 0000000 | 000 | |
| 7 | 380 | 8 | 17 | 31 | Fed. Std. Class 1,000; ISO Class 6 | 00000000 | 000000 | 0000000 | 000 | 30-285 | 0000000 | 000 | |
High-Cycle Low-Profile Ball Bearing Carriages and Guide Rails
Run many cycles in tight spaces before replacing or re-greasing carriages. These low-profile carriages have a plastic cage surrounding the ball bearings to keep them from colliding with each other. This reduces the noise, heat, friction, and dust they produce, so carriages can travel back and forth along the rail many times. The cage also traps grease around the balls and makes sure they roll in the same direction. Ball bearings provide accurate movement and positioning at high speeds under heavy loads. Made of stainless steel, all of these carriages and guide rails are corrosion resistant. Each carriage has end seals to keep lubricant in and dirt out.
For technical drawings and 3-D models, click on a part number.
Sleeve Bearing Carriages and Guide Rails
With fewer moving parts and no need for lubrication, sleeve bearing carriages perform better in dusty and wet environments than ball and roller bearing carriages. They're also better at handling impact and vibration.
Carriages with PTFE bearing operate with less friction than carriages with a polyethylene bearing.
Note: Each carriage can only be used with its corresponding guide rail. Load capacity is diminished when carriages are mounted upside down or on a vertical surface.
For technical drawings and 3-D models, click on a part number.
Zinc Carriages and PTFE Plastic Bearings | |||||||||||||||
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Mounting | Anodized Aluminum Guide Rails | ||||||||||||||
| For Rail Wd., mm | Static Load Cap., lbs. | O'all Ht., mm | Carriage Wd., mm | Carriage Lg., mm | Max. Temp., °F | No. of Holes | Hole Thread Size  | Hole Thread Pitch, mm | Hole Dp., mm | Fasteners Included | Each | Rail Lengths, mm | Per mm | ||
| 7 | 45 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 190° | 4 | M2 | 0.4 | 6.5 | No | 000000 | 000000 | 0000000 | 00000 | |
High-Temperature Sleeve Bearing Carriages and Guide Rails
Use these carriages and guide rails in temperatures up to 300° F. The sleeve bearings allow them to outperform ball bearings carriages in wet, dirty, and high-vibration environments.
Note: Load capacity is diminished when carriages are mounted upside down or on a vertical surface.
For technical drawings and 3-D models, click on a part number.
Aluminum Carriages and Frelon Plastic Bearings | |||||||||||||||
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Mounting | Anodized Aluminum Guide Rails | ||||||||||||||
| For Rail Wd., mm | Static Load Cap., lbs. | O'all Ht., mm | Carriage Wd., mm | Carriage Lg., mm | Max. Temp., °F | No. of Holes | Hole Thread Size | Hole Thread Pitch, mm | Hole Dp., mm | Fasteners Included | Each | Rail Lengths, mm | Per mm | ||
| 7 | 160 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 300° | 4 | M2 | 0.4 | 6.2 | No | 000000 | 000000 | 0000000 | 00000 | |