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SLW Actuator

Linear Screw Actuators With Low-Profile Guide Rails

drylin® SLW/SAW

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drylin® SLW/SAW are lead screw-driven actuators equipped with fully-supported guide rails, offering more rigidity and resistance to twisting than shaft-guided actuators, like our SHT product line.  They are high-performance, low-cost, low profile and highly flexible, and therefore are some of our most popular actuator series.

The drylin® SLW linear actuator product range is characterized by its stable aluminum dual shaft rails and many carriage versions. These linear actuators are ideal for manual format adjustments, but can also be fitted with a motor to make electrical adjustments. They have high flexural strength and are flat, compact, and fully supported. The hard-anodized aluminum rails are available in five installation sizes. The shaft end supports are made of chrome-plated zinc, with a special version with shaft ends made of hard anodized aluminum available upon request (SLW-AL). The stainless steel version comes with corrosion-resistant steel components (1.4305 or 1.4571), and you can choose from bearing materials iglide J, iglide X, or iglide A180.


Benefits:

  • Fully supported rails for torsion-resistance
  • Lower cost than ball bearing actuators
  • Low-profile and low-weight
  • Grease-free & corrosion-resistant
  • Highly flexible, with many accessories and materials
  • Motors and drive controls available

Typical Applications:  

  • Packaging machine format and lane adjustments
  • Lab machinery
  • CNC Machine Gantries
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SLW - Low Cost and Compact

SLW - Low Cost and Compact

  • Suited for applications under 100RPM
  • Ideal for manual positioning
  • High Axial Load Capacity
  • Available in 300 series SS housings, blocks & rails
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SLWE-BB

SLWE-BB - Low-Profile Motorized Applications

  • Up to 1,500RPM (depending on load and length)
  • Adjustable low-clearance linear bearings
  • Suitable for continuous operation and higher dynamics.
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SAW

SAW - For Motorized Applications

  • Higher profile for better motor alignment
  • Ball bearing lead screw supports
  • For speeds up to 1,500rpm
  • Carries axial loads from 6 lb to 34 lbs
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SLWE-PL

SLWE-PL - Reduced Axial and Radial Clearance

  • Features pre-loaded nut to remove axial play
  • Optimizable radial clearance
  • Quiet with reduced lead screw vibration
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SLW - XY compact slide table

SLW - XY table

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SLWM - with measuring system

SLWM - with measuring system

  • Space-saving sensor integration
  • Battery-operated
  • For Accurate, repeatable positioning
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SLWS

SLWS - with High Helix Lead Screws

  • Multiple high-pitch leads available
  • For faster format adjustments
  • Ideal for applications under 100RPM
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SLW-PT

SLW-PT - with Protected/Covered Lead Screw

  • Multiple lead screws available
  • Low-profile and compact
  • Ideal for dirty environments
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SLWT twin lead screw

SLWT - Twin Lead Screw

  • Separate carriage adjustment
  • Ideal for format adjustments
  • Multiple lead screw leads available
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Applications for drylin SLW linear actuators

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Heavy things become easy, positioning with no maintenance

In the filling systems of Fricke Abfülltechnik GmbH & Co. KG, a drylin SLW linear axis ensures that the 80 kg filling head can be easily positioned over the container.

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    • medical technology

    SLW linear unit with spindle drive in medical technology

    Sasyaka Engineering Services Pvt Ltd uses a linear module with spindle drive from the drylin SLW range for a conveyor belt for the pharmaceutical sector. The absence of external lubricants and the fine adjustment of the linear module gave the linear axis system from igus the contract.

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    Level packing and lamination

    10,000 siliconized paper strips per hour - with the drylin SLW linear unit

    Bernhardt Maschinenbau oHG opted for the folding and gluing machine for the SLW linear unit. The machine manufacturer wanted a self-lubricating and maintenance-free linear axis system with a long service life. The drylin SLW linear unit fulfills every requirement.

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