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Rollon is a leading international provider of linear motion solutions, i.e. linear and telescopic guides, actuators and complex gantry systems. The way we work is very simple: we listen to our partners, capture their needs, requirements, challenges and concerns and work closely with them to choose the best solution for their next motion application. The efficiency and performance of each application is always the goal. But what other variables should be taken into consideration so that production efficiency does not overshadow constructive, economic and maintenance efficiency? We have learned to answer these questions and more. Thanks to 45 years of experience in the market, we gained the skills and know-how to pick up on things that an be the key to every designer, but may appear nuances to the unexperienced eye.

RECENT ARTICLES

Compact Rail Plus: linear motion freedom

Linear Guides

Compact Rail Plus: linear motion freedom

How much precision do I really need? Here's an interesting question for an industrial designer of linear motion systems. Why? Because greater precision doesn't always result in better performance.In fact precision requires a surplus of complexity that affects the total cost of the application.

25 Mar, 2021 0 Comments
Actuator Requirements For 7th Axis Robotics

Linear Actuators

Actuator Requirements For 7th Axis Robotics

Adding a seventh axis to your six-axis robotic system can be beneficial in a number of ways. Your work envelope is expanded, allowing the use of smaller, less-expensive robots.

Parts can also be transferred to multiple workstations at greater distances, and more machines and processes are able to...

19 Feb, 2021 0 Comments
New White Paper Explores Adding A Seventh Axis To Your Six-Axis Robot System

Linear Guides, Actuator System Line

New White Paper Explores Adding A Seventh Axis To Your Six-Axis Robot System

Many automated tasks across the automotive, electronics and consumer goods industries are accomplished by sophisticated, six-axis articulated arm robots designed to perform highly precise operations. But if you need to move these robots into position, it makes sense to add a seventh axis––a linear...

5 Nov, 2020 0 Comments
Managing misalignment in linear motion systems

Linear Guides

Managing misalignment in linear motion systems

How much should the ability to manage the misalignment of a linear guide impact when designers and planners are faced with a new application project? The answer is a lot, particularly when the application to be realized does not require such rigorous precision as to impose the choice on a specific...

5 Nov, 2020 0 Comments
Telescopic Linear Bearings Enable Bidirectional Robotic Travel Without Interference

Telescopic Guides

Telescopic Linear Bearings Enable Bidirectional Robotic Travel Without Interference

Designing high-speed automated material handling and pick and place systems that incorporate six-axis robots presents engineers with two challenges: enabling bidirectional robotic travel while also ensuring the safety of nearby workers.

In many robotic systems, the designer positions a rail...

5 Nov, 2020 0 Comments
Linear Bearing Speed and Acceleration: Which Spec Matters Most In Automated Systems?

Linear Guides

Linear Bearing Speed and Acceleration: Which Spec Matters Most In Automated Systems?

It may always be tempting to look at a linear bearings’ maximum speed to see if it will do the trick in a fast motion system. But focusing solely on speed without regard for the underlying mechanics of the linear bearing system will only slow you down.
Read our paper to understand why...

5 Nov, 2020 0 Comments
Tech Talk: Misalignment

Linear Guides

Tech Talk: Misalignment

5 Nov, 2020 0 Comments
Telescopic Rail Reduces Engineering and Assembly Effort for Tool Cart Maker

Telescopic Guides

Telescopic Rail Reduces Engineering and Assembly Effort for Tool Cart Maker

To move a cantilevered load, only the strongest slides will do. Not only must they support the load, but the motion must also be smooth and precise. These can be difficult criteria to meet for bearings used in carts that contain web handling equipment. A single drawer holds hundreds of pounds of...

5 Nov, 2020 0 Comments