10/1/2008 | New Guide to Thomson Lead Screws, Ball Screws and Ball Splines Available from Danaher Motion

WOOD DALE, IL – The new Thomson Lead Screw, Ball Screw and Ball Spline catalog is now available from Danaher Motion. This comprehensive resource guide details their complete family of lead screws, inch and metric series ball screws, ball splines and bearing supports/end machining, including? all relevant product specifications and performance attributes.?

The guide includes an expanded offering of Inch Series ball screws, as well as Inch and Metric series bearing supports.? 19 new metric lead screw sizes with accompanying nuts in standard and anti-backlash versions are included, as are complete details on Thomson NEFF? Precision Rolled Metric Ball Screws – now available direct from Thomson in North America.?

This 200+ page resource guide also includes more than 50 pages of technical engineering reference material to help the reader correctly specify, install, maintain and service lead screws, ball screws and ball splines.? Additionally, a technology comparison chart and application analysis worksheet will help the design engineer determine the optimum linear actuation method for his/her particular application.? A visual product reference section assists with identification and replacement of existing Inch Series ball screw products already in the field.

About Thomson
With more than 60 years of motion control innovation and quality, Thomson is the industry’s premiere producer of Ball Bushing and Profile Rail bearings, 60 Case Shafting, ground and rolled Ball Screws and related accessories.? Thomson pioneered the Ball Bushing bearing in 1945, and has set the standard ever since with an unsurpassed set of mechanical motion control solutions serving commercial and aerospace & defense markets around the world.? Thomson is a trusted brand of Danaher Motion.

Thomson, 1500?Mittel Boulevard, Wood Dale, IL 60191-1073; 1-540-633-3549; 1-540-633-0294 (fax);?Thomson@thomsonlinear.com; www.thomsonlinear.com.