Motion Control – Curved & Straight Block & Rail System Motion Control – In this product spotlight video, Design World Senior Editor Miles Budimir and Associate Editor Mike Santora have a look at the SB-LGV linear motion system from LM76. The rails come in straight, curved, and ring geometries and the four-roller carriage blocks feature […]
Archive for the ‘Linear Bearing Systems’ Category
Motion Control – The Engineering Edge – History of Ceramic Bearings.
March 19th, 2026
Editor Motion Control – LM76 offers innovative solutions to problems! Motion Control – THE SOUL OF A NEW IDEA In 1976, Warren Hamilton, The General Manager of J.C. Tarbell Associates, an internationally recognized designer of plain (sleeve) bearings was asked by a customer to solve a linear ball bearing failure. At the time, Warren and his […]
Motion Control – The Engineering Edge – Application – ETX Pillow Blocks!
February 26th, 2026
Editor Motion Control – Application – Radioactive Environment ETX Pillow/Block Bearings for Radioactive Environments Motion Control – Application – This was a troublesome application. This system is completely submerged in radioactive water at a nuclear power plant. So no Teflon, no seals, no lubrication – nothing that will degrade in a radioactive environment. The majority of […]
Motion Control – Pegasus Linear Bearings – For the Time A Linear Bearing Simply Cannot Fail!
January 8th, 2026
Editor Motion Control – Hybrid Ceramic Ball Linear Bearings For those times when a Linear Bearing “CANNOT” Fail!
Motion Control – Application – In “Off-Roading” LM76’s Black Racer Bearing is a Winner!
December 18th, 2025
Editor Motion Control – Application – Ceramic Linear Bearings Motion Control – Anyone who’s worked on cars knows how critically important ball joints are to steering and suspension. They also know what happens when ball joints fail! E. Longmeadow, MA – — Motion Control – Application Story – When an aftermarket manufacturer of off-road steering and […]
Motion Control – Sleeve Style Linear Bearings and Precision Linear Shafting
December 11th, 2025
Editor Motion Control – Shafting and Bearings



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