Belts and rack and pinions possess a few common benefits for linear movement applications. They’re both well-founded drive mechanisms in linear actuators, offering high-speed travel over incredibly long lengths. And both are generally used in large gantry systems for materials handling, machining, welding and assembly, specifically in the automotive, machine tool, and packaging industries.
Timing belts for linear actuators are usually manufactured from polyurethane reinforced with internal steel or Kevlar cords. The most typical tooth geometry for belts in linear actuators may be the AT profile, which has a large tooth width that delivers high resistance against shear forces. On the driven end of the actuator (where in fact the motor can be attached) a precision-machined toothed pulley engages with the belt, while on the non-driven end, a flat pulley simply provides guidance. The non-powered, or idler, pulley can be often utilized for tensioning the belt, even though some styles offer tensioning mechanisms on the carriage. The type of belt, tooth profile, and applied stress force all determine the pressure that can be transmitted.
Rack and pinion systems used in linear actuators contain a rack (generally known as the “linear gear”), a pinion (or “circular gear”), and a gearbox. The gearbox helps to optimize the acceleration of the servo engine and the inertia match of the system. The teeth of a rack and pinion drive could be straight or helical, although helical tooth are often used due to their higher load capacity and quieter procedure. For rack and pinion systems, the utmost force which can be transmitted is certainly largely determined by the tooth pitch and how big is the pinion.
Our unique understanding extends from the coupling of linear program components – gearbox, engine, pinion and rack – to outstanding system solutions. You can expect linear systems perfectly made to meet your unique application needs in conditions of the smooth running, Linear Gearrack positioning precision and feed pressure of linear drives.
In the study of the linear motion of the gear drive system, the measuring system of the gear rack is designed to be able to gauge the linear error. using servo motor directly drives the gears on the rack. using servo electric motor directly drives the gear on the rack, and is dependant on the movement control PT point mode to understand the measurement of the Measuring distance and standby 
control requirements etc. Along the way of the linear movement of the apparatus and rack drive system, the measuring data can be obtained by using the laser beam interferometer to gauge the placement of the actual movement of the gear axis. Using minimal square method to solve the linear equations of contradiction, and also to lengthen it to any number of instances and arbitrary amount of fitting functions, using MATLAB development to obtain the actual data curve corresponds with design data curve, and the linear positioning precision and repeatability of equipment and rack. This technology can be extended to linear measurement and data analysis of the majority of linear motion system. It may also be utilized as the basis for the automatic compensation algorithm of linear motion control.
Consisting of both helical & straight (spur) tooth versions, within an assortment of sizes, components and quality levels, to meet nearly every axis drive requirements.
These drives are ideal for a wide range of applications, including axis drives requiring specific positioning & repeatability, traveling gantries & columns, choose & place robots, CNC routers and materials handling systems. Heavy load capacities and duty cycles can also be easily handled with these drives. Industries served include Materials Managing, Automation, Automotive, Aerospace, Machine Device and Robotics.