Beam-Supported, Linear Positioning Axes
The Need
Machines that employ linear axes, as in Gantry architecture, rely on precision linear guides to obtain the
required positioning accuracy. The challenge of controlling motion straightness becomes tougher the longer
the travel, the heavier the load and the tighter the accuracy specifications are.
As the length of the guides exceeds the dimensions practically available in a casting or a granite slab, the
use of RHS beam to support the guideway becomes the obvious choice.