{"id":7556,"date":"2018-05-28T12:05:52","date_gmt":"2018-05-28T11:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=7556"},"modified":"2018-05-28T12:05:52","modified_gmt":"2018-05-28T11:05:52","slug":"bearing-liner-can-be-replaced-directly-on-the-rail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/bearing-liner-can-be-replaced-directly-on-the-rail\/","title":{"rendered":"Bearing liner can be replaced directly on the rail"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/igus-adds-iglidur-h1-material-to-its-knife-edge-roller-range\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">igus<\/a><\/span> introduces a bearing, called <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.igus.co.uk\/drylinw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drylin W Exchange<\/a><\/span>, for its drylin W linear system, where the liner can be replaced directly on the rail quickly and easily without dismantling the system.<\/p>\n<p>A practical assembly tool is used to push the old liner out of the housing, clip the new one onto the shaft and push it into the housing for a flush fit.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7565662001938327\" data-ad-slot=\"7585079586\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nSimple, yet clever, maintenance that saves engineers time and money, while maximising machine uptime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen changing the liner on a linear guide rail, for example where extremely abrasive sand or glass dust is present, the entire linear slide has to be pushed off the rail,\u201d explains Robert Dumayne, director at <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/how-lost-cost-robotics-will-revolutionise-production-work-flow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">igus<\/a><\/span>. \u201cFor linear axes or multi-axis gantries with a toothed belt drive, this requires a high assembly effort and long machine downtime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The new bearing housing for the drylin W linear system, ensures easy changing of the liner directly on the linear rail.<\/p>\n<p>The side cover of the bearing housing on the linear slide can be removed easily with a screwdriver.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wear- and abrasion-resistant tribopolymer material<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With the tool supplied free of charge, which can also be 3D printed, the liner is pushed out of the carriage and removed.<\/p>\n<p>Then the replacement liner, which is made of the highly wear- and abrasion-resistant iglidur J200 tribopolymer material, is clipped onto the rail and inserted precisely into the slide with the assembly tool.<\/p>\n<p>Put the side cap back on the bearing housing and the change is complete.<\/p>\n<p>The practical benefits of the drylin W Exchange is that the rail cannot be damaged and replacement takes place directly on the system.<\/p>\n<p>A pin in the middle of the side cover secures the liner in the carriage. Alternatively, it can also be replaced using a screwdriver.<\/p>\n<p>In this case, <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/safe-cable-guidance-even-in-the-most-confined-spaces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">igus<\/a><\/span> provides special recesses on the new liner and in the carriage. The new Exchange bearing housing can be retrofitted to all existing drylin W systems of size 10 with a shaft, including guides, linear axes, and linear robots. Additional sizes are currently in planning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>igus introduces a bearing, called drylin W Exchange, for its drylin W linear system, where the liner can be replaced directly on the rail quickly and easily without dismantling the system. 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