Standard: 7660 Ø25
The aluminium roller cage with Agathon rollers is characterized by its low weight and good thermal conductivity. It is particularly suitable for applications where not only high load capacity and stroke frequencies of up to > 2500 strokes/min are required from the rolling guides, but also high guide rigidity.
Advantages
- Suitable for purely axial movement
- The backlash-free preload (use of columns, rollers and bushings with a suitable fit) enables high-precision guidance of the stroke movements
- The dense assembly with rolling elements ensures high load capacity and rigidity
- Patented caulking of the rolling elements ensures a long service life
- Easy handling and maintenance
- Low lubricant requirement
- High load capacity with very good rolling properties
Caulking of the rollers (patented)
- No frictional contact of the cage on the rolling zones of the Agathon roller
- Minimized friction on the contact surfaces between the roller and retaining pocket thanks to improved surface quality
- Defined optimized play of the roller in the cage, the roller is only caulked from the outside
- Greater dimensional accuracy of the retaining pocket and more precise alignment of the cage and retaining pocket axes
Aluminum roller cage
Stroke path
Definition of preload
Preload is the calculated difference between the inner diameter of the bushing (d2), minus 2x the rolling element diameter (dk), minus the column diameter (d1). The result expressed in μm in the minus range is referred to as the preload (in relation to the diameter). The individual components must compensate for this value through deflection. The maximum material load capacity up to the permanent deformation is specified by the Hertzian surface pressure (in our case 4,400N/mm for ball guides or 4,200N/mm for roller guides with a linear contact zone).
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Technical data
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Maintenance and lubrication
Maintenance
● After delivery: Remove rust inhibitor from the centering
● During maintenance: Remove old grease without residue, a washing process is recommended
Lubrication
● Apply new lubricant to the cage of the column guideway
Agathon rolling guides are practically maintenance-free, but a minimum amount of lubrication is required.
The cages are lightly oiled on delivery. They should be washed and lubricated before installation.
Basic lubrication (ball bearing grease with high pressure absorption capacity) before use or during servicing/maintenance increases the service life of the guideway.
Different products can be used depending on the application - a higher quality universal grease is often used.
Use without lubricant is not recommended (e.g. applications in clean rooms, food industry, etc.) - please contact the application technology department for any special solutions.
In the case of extremely high loads and long periods of use, lubricant can also be added periodically during use. Oil is used to flush away any particles/foreign bodies.
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