Linear Screw Actuators With Low-Profile Guide Rails: drylin® SLW

drylin® SLW/SAW are lead screw-driven actuators equipped with fully-supported guide rails, offering more rigidity and resistance to twisting than shaft-guided actuators, like our HTS product line.  They are high-performance, low-cost, low profile and highly flexible, and therefore are some of our most popular actuator series.
Benefits:
  • Lower cost than ball bearing actuators
  • Fully supported rails for torsion-resistance
  • Low-profile and low-weight
  • Grease-free & corrosion-resistant
  • Highly flexible, with many accessories and materials
  • Motors and drive controls available
Typical Applications:  Packaging machine format and lane adjustments, Lab machinery, CNC Machine Gantries
 
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SLW - Low Cost and Compact

SLW - Low Cost and Compact

  • Suited for applications under 100RPM
  • Ideal for manual positioning
  • High Axial Load Capacity
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SAW

SAW - For Motorized Applications

  • Higher profile for better motor alignment
  • Ball bearing lead screw supports
  • For speeds up to 1,500rpm (depending on length/load)
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SLWE-BB

SLWE-BB - Low-Profile Motorized Applications

  • Up to 1,500RPM (depending on load and length)
  • Adjustable low clearance linear bearings
  • Low-profile 
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SLWS

SLWS - with High Helix Lead Screws

  • Multiple high-pitch leads available
  • For faster format adjustments
  • Ideal for applications under 100RPM
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SLWE-PL

SLWE-PL - Reduced Axial and Radial Clearance

  • Features pre-loaded nut to remove axial play
  • Adjustable linear bearings offer optimizable radial clearance
  • Quiet with reduced lead screw vibration
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SLW-ES

SLW-ES - Compact, stainless steel

  • 300 Series stainless steel housings, blocks and rails
  • Multiple nut and bearing materials including high temperature and FDA-compliant
  • Extreme corrosion-resistance
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SLW-PT

SLW-PT - with Protected/Covered Lead Screw

  • Multiple lead screws available
  • Low-profile and compact
  • Ideal for dirty environments
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SLWT twin lead screw

SLWT - Twin Lead Screw

  • Separate carriage adjustment
  • Ideal for format adjustments
  • Multiple lead screw leads available
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SLWM - with measuring system

SLWM - with measuring system

  • Space-saving sensor integration
  • Battery-operated
  • For Accurate, repeatable positioning
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SLW - XY compact slide table

SLW - XY table

  • Compact
  • Modular and flexible
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drylin SLW - XY table - SS

SLW-ES - XY Compact, stainless solution

  • 300 Series stainless steel housings, block and rails
  • Multiple nut and bearing materials including high temp and FDA-compliant
  • Extreme corrosion-resistance
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hts standard screw actuator

Screw Actuators w/ Unsupported Shafts

  • Guided by support shafts
  • 8mm-50mm shafts available
  • Dry-running
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Applications for drylin SLW linear actuators