Helix Linear Technologies Blog | Lead Screws

Aluminum lead screws are an ideal solution in the medical, aerospace and transportation industry in lightweight or non-magnetic applications.

Helix Linear Technologies designs lead screws, custom machined and molded nuts and linear actuators to suit specific application loads, life, accuracy, and other performance requirements for use in medical fluid management.

At Helix Linear Technologies, all of our thread-rolling dies are made right here in our facility in Beachwood, Ohio.

Simply put, we love mechanical engineers. We welcome your questions, ideas, and unique projects. Whether you want to work independently on your linear motion project, or get the advice of our industry leading in-house engineers, Helix Linear Technologies is here to help.

Simply put, we love mechanical engineers. We welcome your questions, ideas, and unique projects. Whether you want to work independently on your linear motion project, or get the advice of our industry leading in-house engineers, Helix Linear Technologies is here to help.

Today, high precision lead and acme screws offer the latest technology for motion control with many opportunities, such as; Miniaturization and precision More widely used in automated systems Product developments with nanotechnology Advancements in linear to rotary conversion Design customization

Linear motion applications utilizing a ball screw or an acme screw require high tolerance screw end machining matched with precision bearing mounts. Helix Linear Technologies has designed a family of standard machined ends applicable to a variety of bearing arrangements.

Build a custom lead screw in three clicks and download it in over 100 different file formats.

Lead screws are the norm for today's linear motion applications. However, despite the lead screw's advantages over competing technologies (i.e., affordability, precision, the ability to design with freedom and reduced maintenance), all lead screw systems inherently have a certain amount of "play." Therefore, an important design consideration when utilizing a lead screw is the amount of backlash your system can tolerate while still achieving the project goal.

Regardless of the details of any given application, there are some pretty important design considerations that should be addressed each and every time you are considering trapezoidal screws as a means of linear motion. In this post we will explore five critical questions that must be answered to achieve success.