Linear shaft drylin® R
drylin® linear shafts are available in different materials, sizes and can be supplied supported or unsupported. This enables a large range of environments and linear applications to be catered for.
As with all igus® products, the linear shafts are lubrication-free, water resistant and maintenance free.
You can choose between multiple iglidur® liner materials for high temperatures, FDA-compliance, chemical resistance and other technical advantages. The linear shafts are available in both metric and imperial sizes.
The benefits at a glance of the drylin® R range:
- Hard-anodised aluminium shafts for optimum running performance
- VA stainless-steel shafts for high corrosion resistance
- Hardened steel and stainless steel shafts
- Metal-free carbon shafts
- Linear shafts with or without support
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Shop precision linear shafts in many versions
Linear shafts
- Hard anodised aluminium
- Also made of steel, hard chrome stainless steel
- 6-60mm outer diameter
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Supported linear shafts
- Aluminium, hard anodised
- Also made of steel or stainless steel
- Supported or partly supported
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Stainless-steel linear shafts
- Diameters from 6mm to 50mm
- Also hard chromed
- High corrosion resistance
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Configure a complete system
You can use the drylin® linear guides expert to quickly and easily configure an individual linear guide for your application in just five steps.
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The light linear shaft made of carbon
The shaft made of CFK Composite is especially light and strong
The carbon linear shaft is a lot lighter than linear shafts made of aluminium or stainless steel. The carbon shaft is used wherever weight needs to be reduced in design.The X-ray transparency is another advantage of the carbon fibre. So the material is often used in medical or measurement technology.
- Extremely lightweight
- X-ray transparent
- High strength and resistant
- Non-metallic
- Non-magnetic
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Frequently asked questions about drylin® R linear shafts
What is a linear shaft?
A drylin® R linear shaft is exactly that, a metal shaft available in Aluminium, stainless steel, steel and carbon fibre.
Where can I use linear shafts?
These can be used in most environments when precise linear movement is required.
Why use igus® drylin® R linear shafts?
We have a large range of materials available and sizes to suit all applications. We can also custom machine shafts if required.
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drylin® R shaft guide design
Floating bearing for shaft guide
The drylin® R floating bearings offer great advantages in applications with parallel shafts. With their geometry, they are able to compensate for alignment and parallelism errors and should be used on the shaft located furthest from the drive mechanism.
drylin® R - Design tips
Why choose drylin® R shaft guides?
One to one replacement very easy
Thanks to dimensions identical with commercially available shaft guides with recirculating ball bearing systems
FDA compliance with stainless steel
Can also be deployed in the food industry and the pharmaceutical industry as hygiene is provided
High precision
Thanks to adjustable bearing clearance at the sliding elements
Tough and flexible
Thanks to absorbing forces from all directions
Quiet operation
Low vibration and quiet movement
Resistant to dirt
Thanks to lubrication-free sliding elements that push away the dirt on the running surfaces of the shaftsApplication examples
drylin® R in commercial vehicle technology
drylin® R transfers the steering movement from the front to the rear wheels.To the article
drylin® in the laboratory
The materials used here from the drylin® R product range easily withstand the extreme conditions.To the article
drylin® R on wooden shafts
A height-adjustable, tiltable wooden desk.
More application examples
Take a look at some more application examples.To the articles
