Linear Guides

Linear motion technology moves the world – precise components and mechatronic solutions.

Components, systems and mechatronic solutions from Bosch Rexroth Africa enable reliable guiding, precise positioning, and advanced handling. In many industries, such as machine tools, semiconductors, battery production or consumer goods - automate your applications quickly, economically, and innovatively.

 

Our linear guides also come pre-assembled in the desired length and with a tooth belt drive for installing gears and motors, if required.

The components, systems and mechatronic solutions from Bosch Rexroth Africa enable reliable guidance, precise positioning and handling.

In many industries, such as machine tools, semiconductors, battery production or consumer goods – automate your applications quickly, economically and future-proof.

Moving your operation forward

Bosch Rexroth manufactures a complete range of linear guide rails to help you build customised, high-performance linear motion systems.

Light, versatile and easy to assemble, our linear guides, distributed by Tectra Automation, are engineered to provide reliable, accurate load positioning over an extended service life.

Your complete partner in linear motion technology:

  • Roller & ball rail systems
  • Drive and drive-less solutions
  • Plan the optimum design of your linear guides quickly and easily with the intuitive LF-MGE Linear Motion Designer
  • Complete range of Linear rail system elements, control technologies and components to customise your system as required
Contact Tectra Automation to get the linear guides you need!
Call +27 11 971 9400 or use the form to send your requirements.

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Your complete partner in linear motion technology

Our portfolio includes high-quality linear guides, screw drives and linear axes, each designed to meet diverse motion requirements across industries.

  • Linear guides: Accuracy, dynamics & resilience in every conceivable environment and for every motion task.
  • Screw drives: Ball screw assemblies are the efficient solution for precise conversion of rotary motion into linear motion.
  • Linear axes: Linear motion systems are precise, ready-to-install guideway & drive systems with high performance features in compact dimensions. Owing to the diversity of variants, they are used in many industry sectors.

     

Design tool for linear guides and lead screws

The Linera Motion Designer (LMD) is the calculation programme for Rexroth rail guides, ball bushing guides and lead screws. It covers the complete spectrum of ball and roller rail guides, ball and planetary screws, as well as all types of bushing guides.

Selection and design tool for multi-axis systems, linear axes, actuators and smart function kits

With the LinSelect tool, Rexroth fundamentally simplifies the selection and design of multi-axis systems, linear axes, actuators and smart function kits.

Linear guides for harsh environments

Our linear bushings are amongst the most popular linear guide systems in the world!

These high-performance, economical and easy-to-install linear guides are incorporated into machines or automation solutions as well as many applications encountered in everyday life, e.g. train door opening systems.

Because of their special characteristics, linear bushings from Bosch Rexroth provide simplified and low-maintenance solutions, particularly in applications involving extreme conditions.

Resisting temperatures up to 200° C and even higher in verified individual cases, able to withstand shavings and dust, suitable for use under vacuum, corrosion-resistant even in aggressive environments: these linear units are ideal for use in harsh surroundings.

LF-MGE linear motion designer tool

Selecting the right guide bearing sizes and the optimum motor/gear combination are essential steps to optimise costs and guarantee a long service life for linear guides.

Thanks to the Linear Motion Designer, Bosch Rexroth now offers calculation software for linear guides that will save you time and money during the planning, design, and construction phases of your system.

After entering the process data for dynamics, masses and forces, the software automatically calculates the service life of the individual guide bearings. Up to 16 guide bearings may be combined.

The program checks the selected size and, if necessary, suggests axes with higher load-carrying capacities. The system also tells you the best way to combine the motor and gear to control your application.

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