The IKO Crossed Roller Way Unit consists of a Crossed Roller Way (CRW) mounted to a highly rigid table and bed. It performs smooth, limited linear motion with low elastic deformation and high rigidity. It can handle loads in every direction and is available in various sizes that can be selected according to the application.
The Anti-Creep Cage Crossed Roller Way Unit prevents cage creep by using a rack and pinion mechanism in the crossed roller way that is mounted to a ground-finished rigid table and bed.
The built-in rack and pinion mechanism is the perfect solution for cage creep issues. It provides reliable operation in various situations where a crossed roller way would be difficult to use, including applications on a vertical axis. No correction for cage creep is necessary, even under high velocity or long term operation.
Since the rack is placed inside the way, it maintains the same outside dimensions and offers complete mounting compatibility with the conventional crossed roller way unit; making it easy to replace the conventional type crossed roller way units in machines and equipment, as well as using it in new designs.
A combination of a precisely finished raceway surface and a non-recirculating type linear motion rolling guide with super high precision length rollers, results in superb, smooth motion with very high accuracy. High running accuracy can be achieved without the running deflection of a recirculating type linear motion rolling guide, and improved precision positioning accuracy with superior following capabilities for fine feeding commands can be expected because of linear motion without stick-slip with extremely low frictional resistance.