Parts of motion

A linear guideway permits linear movement with the aid of rolling elements. By using balls or rollers between the rail and block, a linear guideway can attain an extremely precise linear movement. Compared with a standard sliding guide, the friction coefficient here is just one fiftieth. The good efficiency and zero play mean that the linear guideway can be used in various ways.

Ballscrews, also known as ball bearing screws or recirculating ballscrews, are used in a wide range of applications across virtually all areas of industry. They convert rotary motion into linear motion. Between the shaft, more precisely the threaded shaft, and the nut, the balls roll infinitely via a ball recirculation system, guaranteeing frictionless motion for your application. HIWIN offers a huge selection of spindle drives / drive spindles along with matching accessories.

DATORKER® strain wave gears feature high precision, high efficiency, high torsional stiffness and low starting torques. They are widely used in robotics, automation technology, semiconductor technology, machine tools and many other industries.

The vector-controlled, fully digital servo drives are specially matched to the HIWIN motors. Servo drives ED1 with safety function STO are used for the servo motors of the EM1 series, as well as for linear and torque motors. Different versions and performance classes are available depending on the area of application. Ready-assembled motor and encoder cables as well as the freely available HIWIN commissioning software are available for easy installation and commissioning.

Torque motors are high-pole synchronous motors and do not require a downstream gearbox to reduce speed and increase torque. Due to their very rigid load coupling, the direct drives are used in high-precision rotary axes and applications with rapid load changes. The power transmission between the drive and output side is contactless and there are no mechanical components in the drive train. The result is a wear-free and maintenance-free drive with maximum efficiency. We also offer torque motors with liquid cooling so that no additional process heat is introduced in the machine tool sector. CAD data is available for download.

Alongside complete linear motor axes and linear motor axis systems, HIWIN also offers individual linear motor components for customised axis design. The linear motors consist of the primary part (forcer) with motor windings, and magnet tracks (stators) with permanent magnets. By combining several stators, travel distances of any length can be created. Similarly, several forcers can be operated on one linear motor axis. These can either be independently controlled on the axis, or be connected in parallel to increase feed power.

The HIWIN product portfolio contains bearings for an extremely wide range of applications. To provide a simple bearing arrangement for ballscrews, HIWIN offers ready-to-install flange bearing and pillow block units in fixed and supported bearing versions. Angular contact ball bearings are also available for mounting in a customer-specific housing. Crossed roller bearings can be used in applications requiring a particularly compact bearing arrangement with high moment rigidity.

Displacement measuring systems from the HIWIN MAGIC series are optimised for displacement measurement in linear movements, especially in our linear motor axes and on our linear guideways from the CG series. They are insensitive to oil, dirt, vibration and shock and are therefore particularly suitable for use in harsh environmental conditions. The robust housing is electrically shielded and the signals are output in real time. In addition to the separate components such as the encoder and the magnetic scale, we also offer a linear guideway with an integrated distance measuring system in the form of our PG linear guideway.