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

In order to ensure that an acme lead screw serves a particular application correctly, there are a variety of factors that need to be considered. In fact, there are four primary things to consider when it comes to lead screw selection: load, speed, length of travel and end fixity.

Although lead screw end machining is not required for every application, the vast majority of applications do involve some sort of modification to one or both of the screw's ends. Here, we discuss some of the common elements that go into end machining, some related terms and other concepts that should be considered when utilizing a lead screw in your linear motion application.

We've had a few questions this week regarding mounting options for Helix lead screw assemblies so we thought we would take a few moments and do a little write up about it.