Thomson Linear Motion Optmized
Profile Rail Bearings & Guides - Product Overview
Product Details
The Thomson profile rail line consists of the following families:
- 500 Series Ball
- 400 Series
- MicroGuide®
- T-Series
- 500 Series Roller
500 Series Ball
500 series ball features:
- Double back ball track arrangement
- Accuracy levels: 4 (up to ±5 μm)
- Rail mounting choices: 3
- Carriage styles: 7
- Up to six meter lengths
- Preload options: clearance, 0.03 C, 0.08C and 0.13 C
- Sizes (mm): 15, 20, 25, 35, 45
- Balls are retained in carriage if removed from rail
500 Series Ball
500 series ball features:
- Double back ball track arrangement
- Accuracy levels: 4 (up to ±5 μm)
- Rail mounting choices: 3
- Carriage styles: 7
- Up to six meter lengths
- Preload options: clearance, 0.03 C, 0.08C and 0.13 C
- Sizes (mm): 15, 20, 25, 35, 45
- Balls are retained in carriage if removed from rail
400 Series
400 Series features:
- Double-faced ball track arrangement
- Accuracy levels: 2 (up to ±40 μm)
- Rail Mounting choices: 3
- Carriage styles: 11
- Up to four meter lengths
- Preload options: clearance and 0.03 C
- Sizes (mm): 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 45, 55
- Balls are retained in carriage if removed from rail
400 Series
400 Series features:
- Double-faced ball track arrangement
- Accuracy levels: 2 (up to ±40 μm)
- Rail Mounting choices: 3
- Carriage styles: 11
- Up to four meter lengths
- Preload options: clearance and 0.03 C
- Sizes (mm): 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 45, 55
- Balls are retained in carriage if removed from rail
MicroGuide
MicroGuide features:
- Gothic arch ball track
- 440 Stainless steel construction
- Accuracy levels: 3 (up to ±10 μm)
- Rail mounting choices: 1 (bolt from top)
- Carriage styles: 2
- Up to 1.03 meter lengths
- Preload options: Clearance and C1
- Sizes (mm): 5, 7, 9, 12, 15
- Carriage and rail are matched sets
- Balls are not retained if carriage is removed from rail
Consider in applications where smaller sizes are needed with high accuracy.
MicroGuide
MicroGuide features:
- Gothic arch ball track
- 440 Stainless steel construction
- Accuracy levels: 3 (up to ±10 μm)
- Rail mounting choices: 1 (bolt from top)
- Carriage styles: 2
- Up to 1.03 meter lengths
- Preload options: Clearance and C1
- Sizes (mm): 5, 7, 9, 12, 15
- Carriage and rail are matched sets
- Balls are not retained if carriage is removed from rail
Consider in applications where smaller sizes are needed with high accuracy.
T-Series
T-Series features:
- Double-faced ball track arrangement
- Aluminum rail and carriage with hardened steel ball path insert
- Accuracy levels: 1
- Rail Mounting choices: 1 (bolt from top)
- Carriage styles: 4
- Up to three meter lengths
- Preload options: 0 (clearance only)
- Sizes (mm): 20, 25, 35
- Sold as assemblies only
- Balls are not retained if carriage is removed from rail
T-Series
T-Series features:
- Double-faced ball track arrangement
- Aluminum rail and carriage with hardened steel ball path insert
- Accuracy levels: 1
- Rail Mounting choices: 1 (bolt from top)
- Carriage styles: 4
- Up to three meter lengths
- Preload options: 0 (clearance only)
- Sizes (mm): 20, 25, 35
- Sold as assemblies only
- Balls are not retained if carriage is removed from rail
500 Series Roller features:
500 Series Roller features:
- Double-back roller track arrangement
- Accuracy levels: 4 (up to ±5 μm)
- Rail Mounting choices: 3
- Carriage styles: 4
- Up to six meter lengths
- Preload options: Clearance, 0.03 C, 0.08C and 0.13 C
- Sizes (mm): 25, 35, 45, 55, 65
- Rollers are retained in carriage if removed from rail
500 Series Roller features:
500 Series Roller features:
- Double-back roller track arrangement
- Accuracy levels: 4 (up to ±5 μm)
- Rail Mounting choices: 3
- Carriage styles: 4
- Up to six meter lengths
- Preload options: Clearance, 0.03 C, 0.08C and 0.13 C
- Sizes (mm): 25, 35, 45, 55, 65
- Rollers are retained in carriage if removed from rail
