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Motion Control – “Basic Linear Slides” Are: Pre-aligned, Precision, Low Cost, and Shipped the Same Day!

August 14th, 2025

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Motion Control – Single & Dual Axis Linear Slides

E. Longmeadow, MA – Motion Control – New! Precision! Low cost! “Basic Linear Motion Slides” from LM76 are available with self lubricating, MinutemanTM Series, Teflon® composite bearings or exceptionally low friction steel jacketed linear ball bearings. The “Basic Linear Slide” consist of 2 precision drilled end blocks, 2 pieces of hard chrome steel shafting, and a single 2 bearing or double 4 bearing block that is predrilled for easy, “Plug & Play,” integration into new and existing applications. Read more »

Motion Control – 18 Compact Low-Profile Pull Type Clapper Solenoids Are Designed to Meet the Size, Voltage, Duty Cycle, and Force Requirements of Your Application!

August 11th, 2025

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Motion Control – Compact Push/Pull Solenoids

Motion Control – Van Nuys, CA – The S-08-54 Series of Low-Profile Pull Type Clapper Solenoids from Magnetic Sensor Systems (MSS) are just 0.54 in (13.8mm). in diameter and 0.80 in (20.3mm). long and the overall extended length is 1.08 in (27.4mm). Read more »

Motion Control – One Piece ETX Linear Bearing/Pillow Blocks Can Be Used In Radioactive Environments!

August 7th, 2025

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Motion Control – ETX Pillow Block/Bearings for Radioactive Environments

E. Longmeadow, MA Motion Control – Components – Linear Motion – LM76 now offers one piece ETX Linear Bearing/Pillow Blocks that will not degrade in a radioactive environment! Machined from a solid block of self lubricating ETX, linear bearing-blocks have high strength, excellent wear resistance, low coefficient of friction, and excellent dimensional stability at higher temperatures As there is no other materials such as PTFE seals or lubricants these bearing-blocks are maintenance free.

Custom designed for use in a nuclear power plant these linear bearing/pillow blocks travel on ceramic coated shafting (also supplied by LM76) completely submerged in radioactive water. Read more »

Motion Control – Linear Bearings – Which Type is Right for Your Application?

July 17th, 2025

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Motion Control – Linear Bearings – Comparison: Ceramic Coated vs Linear Ball Bearings

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Motion Control – Deep Groove Stainless/Ceramic Hybrid Si3N4 Silicon Nitride Radial Ball Bearings for High Loads Are FDA/USDA/3A-Dairy Compliant!

July 10th, 2025

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Motion Control – Hybrid Si3N4 Silicon Nitride Radial Ball Bearings

E. Longmeadow, MA – Motion Control – Deep Groove Hybrid Radial Ball Bearings featuring Si3N4 Silicon Nitride Ceramic balls from LM76 complement their broad range of linear bearings that are FDA/USDA/3A Dairy compliant. Read more »

Motion Control – The Engineering Edge – Lowest Coefficient of Friction Linear Bearings

April 7th, 2025

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Motion Control – Low Coefficient Bearings

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Motion Control – Linear Motion – How Do You Move Articles of Antiquity?

April 1st, 2025

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Motion Control – Linear Bearings Application

Motion Control Application – How Do You Move Articles of Antiquity?
Very Carefully With A High Load Rail System from LM76!

E. Longmeadow, MA – — Motion Control – Application -The Boston Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) has to move articles of antiquity from one location to another. In this instance, they are moving a 5000 year old relief (hieroglyphics) weighing 8000 pounds to a new location in the Museum. Here is a frontal photo of the Relief from The Tomb of Senenuka.
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Motion Control – Water Dog Sliders from LM76 are FDA/USDA/3-A Dairy Compliant!

March 31st, 2025

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Motion Control – FDA-USDA-3a-Dairy Compliant Linear Slides

engineering edge - Linear slides

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Linear Motion – FDA/USDA/3A-Dairy Compliant ETX Scraper Seals for Linear Bearings Used In Food Processing Applications!

March 31st, 2025

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Motion Control – ETX Scrapers and Seals

E. Longmeadow, MA – Motion Control Components – Linear Motion – LM76 has introduced FDA/USDA/3-A Dairy compliant, snap-in ETX Scraper Seals for linear bearings. Machined from Ertalyte® PET-P, ETX Scraper Seals have high strength, excellent wear resistance, low coefficient of friction, and excellent dimensional stability at higher temperatures than seals from other materials. Designed with a slight interference fit between bearing ID and shaft, ETX Scraper Seals prevents contaminates and debris from migrating beneath the seal as it scrapes the shaft surface.

Ertalyte® PET-P’s low frictional characteristics have little impact on drive force. These FDA/USDA/3-A Dairy compliant scraper seals are ideal for: Pharmaceutical, medical, food, and dairy processing applications. Read more »

Motion Control – Application – LM76 Jet Rail Linear Motion Bearings & Shafting

March 24th, 2025

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Motion Control Application – How Would You Position Components Of An Experimental Reactor Vessel Weighing 33 Tons?

Easy … Using Custom made LM76 Jet Rail Bearings and Shafting!

Motion Control – E. Longmeadow, MA –Linear Motion Control Application – When a privately funded research company was ready to move from their original Proof of Concept to a sustainable fusion reactor to produce clean sustainable energy, they realized that extremely heavy components would need to be assembled and disassembled and reassembled again for design modifications and maintenance. The completed assembly would be the length of two buses and easy alignment of the individual components would be critical. Read more »