Better wear
New systems and software to streamline operations and reduce maintenance should help cut costs and raise output. Julia Pierce reports.
As the global credit crunch bites even harder the need to cut manufacturing costs becomes more important by the day, and operators are looking at maintenance as a possible target to making savings.
The field of linear motion now offers a range of products and services specifically designed to reduce the amount of attention required by parts and machinery over their operational lifetime — particularly those that must operate within a demanding environment and face frequent wash-downs or extremes of temperature.
Meanwhile, on the operational side, software has arrived with the ability to streamline performance to optimise production by simulating motion trajectories and possible errors.
On the product side, cable carrier system provider
has developed a lubricant-free toothed belt drive, specifically for the low-cost sector to fast-position small loads of up to 15kg. The company's new linear unit, called the DryLin ZLW-0630 Basic, is compact, small and lightweight, and aims to provide an alternative to leadscrew drives or pneumatic cylinders.
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