Helix Linear Blog - Acme Screws, Lead Screws, metric lead screws, Linear actuators

Computer science student Sunnie So with a robot programmed by UCLA researchers to lead exercise routines. The SMART Health Center aims to bring health-focused technology into the home.

Who approved these blue prints? These are 57 of the world's funniest & most EXTREME building & engineering fails ever!

ACME THREAD FORM TERMS The Acme thread form, established over 100 years ago, replaced square thread screws, which had straight-sided flanks and were difficult to manufacture.

Stepper motor driven screw linear actuators have been used for a while in a variety of applications. Integrated motor screw units used to only be available in high volume runs or too costly to consider. Building your own with expensive couplings and support bearings, mounting and aligning the assembly – add up to overwhelming costs.

Lead screws are the norm for today's linear motion applications but despite the lead screw's advantages over competing technologies (i.e. affordability, precision, the ability to design with freedom, reduced maintenance, etc.), lead screw systems do have a certain amount of “play"

Easily work with Linear Actuators.

Dr. Fernando Diaz, Beaumont neurosurgeon, explains robotic-assisted spine surgery using the Mazor X system and its benefits.

Robert Downey Jr. and Albert Manero, a #CollectiveProject student who founded Limbitless, surprised a very special child with a new bionic 3D printed arm at no cost to the family.

We humans are very good at collaboration. For instance, when two people work together to carry a heavy object like a table or a sofa, they tend to instinctively coordinate their motions, constantly recalibrating to make sure their hands are at the same height as the other person’s. Copyright Adam Conner-Simons | Rachel Gordon | CSAIL May 22, 2019