Build a camera slider yourself

A camera slider is a popular tool for even camera movements during product shots or in time-lapse sequences. This can be a simple linear rail with a carriage, on which the camera is mounted and moved back and forth manually. It can also be a more complex system with a motor and control system if automation, remote control and more precision are required.

If you don't want to use a ready-made system, you can customise a slider with our motion plastic components:

with a drylin® linear actuator with dry-running sliding elements that require no maintenance and run very quietly thanks to the absence of balls
with the matching drylin® electric motor and control system
optionally with an E3-energy chain, which ensures reliable media transmission, with space for two cables

drylin® W Linear Guides

drylin® W Double Rail

Lengths of up to 4,000 mm
Profile options: round or square
With or without mounting holes

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drylin® W Curved Rail

Convex, full, half, or quarter circle options
Profile options: round or square
Material: Aluminum, clear anodized

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drylin® W Lightweight Rail

Profiles with large recesses
With 3/8" threaded holes
Lengths 500 / 1,000 mm

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drylin® W Camera Carriage

Material sliding element: iglidur® J
ø 10 mm plain hole for 3/8" adapter
With manual clamp or individual clearance adjustment

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drylin® W Carriage for RAM mount

Clamping mechanism
RAM mounts (2,3, and 4 holes)
Sizes 10-30 and 10-40

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drylin® C Cam Roller Guide

drylin® C Roller Carriage

Cost-effective carriages thanks to zinc die-casting
For loads up to 200 N
100% lubrication-free and maintenance-free

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drylin® C Aluminum Rail

High design flexibility for loads up to 200 N
30 mm rail width and 30 mm system height
Compact and low coefficient of friction

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drylin® C Curved Rail

Standardised curve radii available, roller carriages can still be used via roller adjustment
Fewer special designs necessary, more design freedom at lower development costs

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drylin® Products for Motor Drive

drylin E direct-current motor with gearbox

drylin® E DC Motor

Spur gear
Flange 37mm
Rated torque 1.50 Nm

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drylin® E D3 Motor Control Unit

No software or app installations required
Left/right operation and speed control directly on the housing

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Cable Management Solutions for Camera Sliders

E6 Series e-chain®

Extreme low-noise operation - 37 dB(A) depending on the speed
Snap-open along the inner or outer radius
High stability and tensile strength for minimal vibrations
For high speeds and high accelerations

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Advance - electrically powered

ZLW-B Basic toothed belt axis with drylin® W profile guide, neoprene toothed belt, square steel drive and deflection shaft
drylin® E DC motor with spur gear, flange 37 mm, rated torque 1.50 Nm
D3 motor control unit for DC motors, operation with limit switch or via current consumption, left-right rotation and speed control directly on the housing

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Professional - electrically powered

ZLW-S standard toothed belt axis with drylin® W profile guide, toothed belt made of steel-reinforced polyurethane, one-piece shafts made of coated steel
drylin® E DC motor with spur gear, flange 37 mm, rated torque 1.50 Nm
D3 motor control unit for DC motors, operation with limit switch or via current consumption, left-right rotation and speed control directly on the housing