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15,573 Products

Power Transmission

Carriages and Guide Rails

Carry loads along guide rails on accurate and repeatable paths in automated systems

474 products

Electric Slides

Move parts with precision in electronics, robotics, and other automated processes

86 products

Electric Actuators

Push and pull loads with more precise positioning than air and hydraulic cylinders

127 products

Air Slides

Convey grippers, printing heads, and other loads back and forth on a carriage

485 products

Air Cylinders

Push and pull loads to do everything from stamping materials to sorting parts on conveyors

3,556 products

Solenoids

Extend, retract, or rotate to actuate switches, valves, locks, and other components

65 products

Stopper Cylinders

Extend to stop loads on a conveyor and retract to let them pass

8 products

Hydraulic Cylinders

Push and pull heavy loads to operate forklifts, compactors, and other machinery

274 products

Parts Metering Cylinders

Space out parts to control flow on conveyors and feeders

12 products

Cylinder Rod Locks

Hold the piston's position during an emergency stop or power loss to keep the load safely in place

6 products

Linear Shafts

Pair with linear bearings and shaft supports to create smooth, precise motion

1,318 products

Linear Shaft Supports

Support linear shafts to prevent bending and rolling under loads

164 products

Rotary Shafts

Pair with gears, sprockets, and bearings to transmit rotary motion

1,762 products

Idler Shafts

Support idler sprockets and pulleys in tensioning applications

28 products

Linear Bearings

Minimize friction as parts move along a shaft

816 products

Positioning Slides

A lead screw drives the carriage for accurate positioning in laboratory and production equipment

80 products

Precision Lead Screws and Nuts

Pair with a motor for accurate starts and stops in automated motion and positioning applications

976 products

Telescoping Rails

Carry heavy loads, such as in pick-and-place applications, machine tool doors, and press arms

40 products

Ball Screws and Nuts

Provide smooth travel where high speeds, accurate positioning, and repeatable movement are required

205 products

Stepper Motors

The motor shaft turns in small, equal increments for precise positioning

76 products

Lead Screws and Nuts

Move components in a straight line in clamping and heavy duty lifting and lowering applications

838 products

Shaft Collars

Hold and position parts on a shaft, or limit shaft movement

2,723 products

Ball Screw/Splines and Bearings

Transmit rotary power, move loads along the shaft, or do both at once

3 products

Lead Screw Collars

Position components and limit travel along a lead screw

55 products

Roller Screws and Nuts

Create more points of contact to handle much higher loads than ball screws and nuts of the same size

8 products

Linear Drive Nuts

Create a linear positioning system on a rotary shaft without a lead screw

3 products

Gear Box Shafts

Convert output drives from female to male

10 products

Building and Machinery Hardware

Drawer Slides

Smoothly guide drawers in and out of cabinets

332 products

Fastening and Joining

Single-End Studs

Use the unthreaded end as a pivot point, hinge, shaft, or locator pin

184 products

Threaded Rod Collars

Hold and position parts on a threaded rod

76 products