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Designing long-travel axes: When rack and pinion outperforms ball screws and linear motors

When long-travel motion demands more than ball screws and linear motors can deliver, rack-and-pinion systems can offer a compelling combination of speed, precision, scalability, and cost.

Designing long-travel axes: When rack and pinion outperforms ball screws and linear motors

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When long-travel motion demands more than ball screws and linear motors can deliver, rack-and-pinion systems can offer a compelling combination of speed, precision, scalability, and cost.

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When long-travel motion demands more than ball screws and linear motors can deliver, rack-and-pinion systems can offer a compelling combination of speed, precision, scalability, and cost. Here's when engineers should consider the tradeoff.

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Here's when engineers should consider the tradeoff.

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