What makes the LCR unique?
The Extrusion
The LCR offers best in class miniature positioning options. The LCR starts with a black annodized aluminum extrusion designed for rigidity in a small footprint. The extrusion allows easy mounting with toe clamps and quick and easy limit sensor installation with t-slots along both sides of the extrusion.
The Bearings
The bearing options include a robust high performance internal square rail design, or for a lighter payload – the glider bushing is perfect reducing instrument weight and cost. With the internal square rail design, the bearings are protected from environmental debris and will provide a longer life with a more aesthetically appealing design for your lab instruments.
The Drive Options
Coarse lead screw options provide thrust with high speed capabilities, while fine lead screw options provide higher thrust and finer positioning capabilities. For the really high speed moves or for longer travel lengths, the belt drive option allows users to select stroke lengths up to 1 m and speeds up to 1 m/s.
Carriage Mounting
The carriage on the LCR30 series and larger offers users a dowel pin hole for simple, easy mounting with insurance that the mounting location will be common even if a tooling plate or tray holder is removed or replaced. The locating holes will save users time and money through quick, repeatable installation and assembly.
Motor Options
With the standard part numbering options, users can select nema 8 , 11, 17, and 23 stepper motors as well as nema16 servo motors. With our custom capabilities, we can also mount a wide array of 3rd party stepper, servo, or brushed DC motors.
The Sealing Design
The strip seal design uses a high strength, flexible stainless steel sealing strip that is attached at each end of the unit then travels through the carriage creating an IP20 class protection on the unit. The sealing strip is magnetically coupled to the actuator which prevents any particles from entering the actuator along the length of the body.