Thomson Linear Motion Optmized
Customized Products
When a standard Thomson product doesn’t quite meet your exact specifications or requirements, our trusted and experienced application engineers are ready to assist you. Whether it’s a simple modification or a white sheet design for a fully customized part, we are dedicated to turning around your solution in the most timely and cost-effective way possible to help you meet your deadlines and budget. Just as we do with standard products, we stand 100% behind the quality and performance of our custom products and have full confidence in their meeting your application’s needs.
No matter how you define “customized” or “modified” as they relate to linear motion components, Thomson has your solution covered.
COUNT ON THOMSON FOR:
- Dedication to collaboration
- Building on our prior solution successes
- Perseverance in exploring potential solutions
- Access to expert knowledge and CAD models
- Consistent, high-frequency communication
- Following through on an agreed-upon plan
- Delivery quick prototypes
- Maintaining a close eye on budget
Select any of the product categories below to learn more about our capabilities and optimizing your design with custom solutions:
CUSTOM SOLUTION EXAMPLES
Customer Type: Patient Handling OEM
Product/Application: Patient bed wheel lock that allows the table to be safely lifted off the ground
Design Challenge & Considerations: Customer’s original design was a two-piece solution that exhibited challenges with load at the seam of the lead screw and oversized journal
Thomson Solution: A 0.625” diameter x 0.100” lead screw with oversized journal as a single-piece construction. This component featured a more robust build to not only handle heavy loads but maximize lifecycle.
Result: The customer approved and ordered the unique design, solving its load issue
Customer Type: Industrial OEM
Product/Application: High-rise building window locks
Design Challenge & Considerations: In order to increase the smoothness of the window functionality and modernize the locking componentry, the customer sought to transition from frictional to rolling elements
Thomson Solution: A single-piece, aluminum, machined support rail with low height and overall compact size for the lock’s space-constrained location
Result: The 60 Case® rail allowed the customer to not only meet the lock design’s space constraints but provide a smoother motion for the windows
Customer Type: Industrial OEM
Product/Application: Train door movement
Design Challenge & Considerations: In order to properly maintain the bearings inside its space-constrained doors, the customer must completely disassemble the door and linear unit to replace the bearings every three months
Thomson Solution: A design incorporating a two-piece aluminum bracket and split bearing for easier installation and no need to disassemble the entire linear unit
Result: The customer has been able to install the bearings more quickly without the need to disassemble the unit, thereby reducing maintenance time by 50%