Free wheels and Linear guides

Linear guides

are a valid solution when there is a need to move an object or to increase productivity in a working process by mechanising it automatically.

C.T.S. offers various products: simple linear guides that can be motorised with one or two axes.

Movement can be achieved with a toothed belt, straight or helical tooth rack, chain, trapezoidal screw and ball screw.

A wide range of standard carriages are available or they can be custom built to suit different customer requirements. Simple components can also be supplied to integrate into an existing linear guide solution.

Linear guides with rollers work dry, they do not need to be periodically lubricated, they are therefore particularly suitable for dusty environments, in areas where constant maintenance is difficult, and above all where it is important not to pollute the final product such as in the textile, paper and food sectors. The track is made of an aluminum profile with two hardened, ground and chrome-plated steel bars inserted on both sides.

The version with AISI420 stainless steel bars and rollers is also available and protection can be made with heat-sealed flat bellows.

The working temperature depends on the type of lubricant used and the polymer cage mounted inside the ball rollers, the range is -20°C +80°C.

There are no standard lengths of the rails, they can be supplied from 100 mm up to 6 m in a single piece, for greater lengths special joints can be made.

Free wheels

they are precision unidirectional couplings composed of two rings, a conductive one that drives and a conduit that is driven. The motion is transmitted in only one direction and when the two rings engage, the torque is transmitted, while when the rotation of one goes in the opposite direction, the release occurs and free rotation occurs. They are constructed entirely of steel and can be with rollers or asymmetric contact bodies. They exist in versions to be centered or already self-centering equipped with ball bearings or bushes. Customers can use them for the following applications: