Adding linear rails to a length of aluminium extrusion is a common way to make a fairly rigid guiding structure, and I have been doing just that in the workshop. But things were not working quite ...

Hiwin Technologies Corp. researches, develops, designs, manufactures, sells, and maintains ball screws and linear guideways. The Company also provides linear bearings, linear motor system, linear ...

I have bought some linear rails to make something. The need was for two 150mm MGN7 (7mm wide) rails and four trucks, and it transpired that buying five rails+trucks was the cheapest way to do this as ...

In the early days of 3D printers, most builds used smooth rods and bearings that rode on them. But these days, printers are shipping with either V-slot extrusions with Delrin wheels or linear rails.