Sometimes big things come in small packages. This is especially true in mechanical design, where even the most minor, seemingly simple components, such as lead screws, can significantly impact the final product.
Lead screws are spurring growth and innovation in various linear motion applications and quickly becoming the preferred choice over ball screws among mechanical engineers for many reasons. The benefits of using Helix precision screws are low cost, no need for lubrication (lower maintenance), quieter operation, energy efficiency, and design flexibility.
While some applications may require a more costly technology such as ball screws, Helix Linear miniature precision lead screws are often an excellent fit. If you have never considered using a lead screw or if it has been a while since you have, take a look at our miniature precision lead screws. We can achieve an accuracy of up to .0003"/inch in a rolled screw product. A lead screw made by the rolling process is much less costly than a ground lead screw. Why pay for more accuracy than you need?
Helix Linear Technologies can further enhance your cost advantage by leveraging our years of screw engineering experience when it comes to your next application. You can get a Helix screw with virtually any diameter/lead combination and any custom end machining. We also have experience rolling screws and making lead nuts in a variety of materials. All this is done in our state-of-the-art 40,000-square-foot facility, where we employ today's leading manufacturing processes to drive lead screw innovation. We provide the highest precision, best-made screws available for your application.
Here's a closer look at how Helix Linear Technologies is leading the way in lead screw manufacturing:
- Materials: Your application will often dictate the type and style of lead screw that you need. Helix has a wide range of materials such as carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and titanium screws which can be paired with either an engineered polymer or bearing-grade bronze lead screw nut. We offer enough material choices to satisfy the demands of any application.
- Application-Specific: Helix screws are flexible and customizable in diameter/lead combinations and end machining. Not long ago, design engineers had to make their design fit the lead screw. Not anymore - today, Helix lead screws are customizable, and hundreds of options are available so that you can customize the screw to fit your design and maximize product efficiency. At Helix, we specialize in ensuring products fulfill your application's needs - down to the smallest detail.
- Nut Design: The lead screw nut design is just as critical as the lead screw design. Helix lead screw nuts can also be custom-made by using different materials and/or combining several components. Lead screw nuts can be injection molded and/or machined for the best possible cost and performance combination. Helix specializes in crafting nuts that can stand up to the demands of your application and environmental conditions.
- Advanced Manufacturing: Just because it's worth repeating, Helix operates from a state-of-the-art 40,000-square-foot facility and uses the most advanced manufacturing methods available to ensure precision and accuracy on every screw and lead nut it produces. Simply put, the products developed by Helix Linear Technologies are precise, dependable, reliable, and of exceptional quality. Why would you want anything less for your designs?
Remember, your product will be judged by how well it performs and how long it lasts. So consider the source when it comes to procuring lead screws for your mechanical designs? For more information on how Helix Linear Technologies leads the pack and drives more innovation in linear motion technologies, download our latest Precision Miniature Lead Screw Assemblies catalog.