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Linear shafts: Selecting the right material, hardening, and surface treatment

Linear shafts perform demanding tasks in industrial applications: They permit precise and repeatable linear movements under high mechanical loads. To meet these requirements, proper material selection, hardening, and surface treatment is critical. All of these factors directly affect the service life, precision and performance of a linear shaft. This article introduces these three aspects and highlights their dependencies so you can select the best linear shaft for your application.

MaterialsLinear MotionSurfaces
11 Minutes read

How to select the right component surface – Basic knowledge about surface roughness

Surface roughness and surface hardness are important properties that must be considered when selecting components. Although there are various methods to measure roughness or surface roughness of the surface of a component. However, these measurements often have to be converted to a standard dimension.

Basic knowledgeSurfaces
5 Minutes read

The strongest surface treatments for metals – Indestructible, durable and low-maintenance

The choice of the right surface treatment depends largely on the requirements placed on the surface. There are a number of different surface treatments that can be used depending on your needs. In this blog article, we present the strongest, hardest and most durable surface treatments.

Basic knowledgeSurfaces
4 Minutes read

Metals and surface treatments – An overview

Industrial surface treatment is a process in which the surface of a workpiece is machined to improve or change its mechanical, chemical or visual properties.

Basic knowledgeSurfaces
7 Minutes read

How to select the right component surface – basic knowledge of surface roughness (OLD+URL Redirect)

Surface roughness and surface hardness are important properties that must be taken into account when selecting components. Although there are different methods for measuring the roughness or coarseness of a component surface, these measurements often have to be converted to a standard measure.

Basic knowledgeSurfaces
1 Minutes read

Metals and surface treatments – an overview (OLD+URL Redirect)

Industrial surface treatment is a process where a surface of a workpiece is treated to improve or change its mechanical, chemical or visual properties.

Basic knowledgeSurfaces
1 Minutes read

How to select the right component surface – expert knowledge of surface roughness and surface hardness (OLD+URL Redirect)

Surface roughness and surface hardness are important properties that must be taken into account when selecting components. Although there are different methods for measuring the roughness or coarseness of a component surface, these measurements often have to be converted to a standard measure.

Basic knowledgeSurfaces
1 Minutes read