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Hybrid Ball Screws

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Steinmeyer Inc.
Steinmeyer Inc.’s hybrid ball screws with ceramic rolling elements enable longer lifetime, lower friction and less lubrication. Balls manufactured from silicon nitride instead of stainless or tool steel require no microwelding in the ball nut. In a preloaded nut, microwelding typically occurs whenever the lubricant film breaks down between the balls and thread, resulting in direct metal-to-metal contact. When the nut moves with respect to the screw shaft, bits of the steel balls break off and mix with the lubricant in the nut, contaminating it. The solid metal chips in the oil or...See full product

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