Quickly and Easily Select the Right Ball or Lead Screw with Thomson
Monday, March 28, 2011 at 11:00PM 
Quickly and Easily Select the Right Ball or Lead Screw for Your Linear Motion Application
Introducing Linear MOTIONEERING®: Ball and Lead Screws - a new web-based sizing and selection tool from Thomson that helps machine builders quickly specify the right ball and/or lead screw to satisfy specific application performance requirements. Users can use the application-based product sizing tool to identify the optimal product that fits their own personal design parameters, or simply choose from "Product Selector" or "Part Number Search" modes and enter a few key parameters to receive downloadable 2D and 3D models, expected life calculations, as well as pricing, ordering and delivery information for the best ball or lead screws for the application.
Linear Motioneering - Ball and Lead Screws provides:
Immediate CAD models in multiple formats- Motor requirements
- Life and safety factor calculations
- Lead time and pricing information with options listed by price point
- Automated email of the inquiry and quote documenting the application
- A single part number to order from that includes all specified options
Thomson has available a number of additional web-based sizing and selection tools to help simplify and speed the design process, including:
· Linear MOTIONEERING for linear positioning slide systems
· Micron MOTIONEERING® for Micron TRUE™ Planetary Gearheads
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