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The PBC Linear solution
PBC Linear engineers recommended their Hevi-Rail® heavy duty linear bearing system to support the 300 lbs. of load on the wax injection system. Hevi-Rail bearings are designed to provide medium-accuracy linear guidance under high radial or axial loads. Composed of case hardened steel, Hevi-Rail bearings effectively disperse loads throughout the bearing to handle up to 60 tons! This made Hevi-Rail a very applicable and easily integrating solution for vertical adjustment of the wax injection system.
For smooth, low-maintenance and accurate adjustment along the horizontal axis, PBC Linear designed a Simplicity® pillow block support rail assembly. Simplicity technology uses a proprietary self-lubricating liner and does not require additional grease or oil. Simplicity products also handle 20x the load of the traditional ball bearing design without any spalling or other damage to the shaft or bearing. The optimized linear slide assembly from PBC Linear allowed for re-positioning and adjustment of the system for different injection molds.
Results / ROI
The new solution worked great. Assembly time is reduced significantly and the movements are much smoother. The wax injection system no longer triggered early and could easily be adjusted to different customers’ mold sizes. Cleveland Machine and Tool thought the assembly worked so well they decided to implement the design throughout all of their investment casting machines.
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