Linear, rotary motion ball spline

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TMV Staff March 15, 2017 1 min

March 15, 2017

The NB rotary ball spline has a nut that rolls on the ball spline shaft making it capable of both linear and rotary motion, providing sub-millimeter accuracy every time.

There is a lot of torque acting on a robotic arm. A ball spline’s forte is the transfer of torque. In addition, it can even be customized so cabling can run the length of the robotic arm by using a hollow shaft ball spline.

For greater load rating without increasing the size of the machine, you can specify a ball spline with cross rollers as opposed to balls in the rotary motion.

Source: NB Corporation of America