Bespoke/Specialist Bearings

Bespoke Lightweight Linear and Rotary Bearings

Franke is unique as a bearing manufacturer, unlike other high volume bearing producers Franke can & will build a single bearing for your specific application. Either as a bearing element or as a ready to mount bearing assembly The unique Wire race bearing concept allows the flexibility to provide you with exactly the bearing you need for your application.

You choose the size, profile, load capacity, speed, temperature, environment, life cycle, material, in fact, everything to ideally suit your application whether it is one off, or series production, call us with your requirement.

Further Technical Information

Accuracy along the entire line
Our Linear Systems are the best solution when it comes to speed and lightweight construction. They owe their outstanding functionality to the tried and true 4-point contact. Their modular construction allows us to individually modify the Linear Systems to deliver precisely what you need

Low weight – high load capacity
Integrated raceways made of steel or non-corrosive steel take high loads from all directions. Franke aluminum linear systems are perfectly suited for applications where highly dynamic movements and light weight design are requested.

Modular structure for individual requirements
The design principle of our Linear Systems makes them highly dynamic, quiet and maintenance-free. Franke Linear Systems can be modified individually to suit customer needs, thanks to their modular structure. You will always receive a solution that is ideally tailored to match your specific applications due to the use of various rail profiles and roller shoes, special cassettes, variable track widths or an integrated direct drive.

A patented innovation – in new shape
Our Linear Systems are based on the tried and true principle of 4-point contact. The patented system of Guided Rollers® moves the rollers and raceways ideally. Wire raceways made of steel or non-corrosive inserted in the aluminium body of the guide rails ensure a high resilience and load capacity. Franke Linear Systems are used wherever there is a need for high dynamism combined with lightweight design.

Advantages

Bearing Types

Applications

Mattress production

Requirements
Bonding points to bond the mattresses are positioned in the center of the gantry. The guides are used to travel to the gantry along the x and y axes. The assembly surfaces of the guides are not processed in order to save costs.

Solution
The aluminium roller guide FDA25 in a length of 2000mm.

Advantages
The guide unit, motorized by a toothed belt, travels at a speed of 50m/min. The guide is fitted directly to the unprocessed aluminium substructure. This involves mounting aluminium on aluminium, which means there is no bi-metal effect in the event of temperature fluctuations. This cost efficient solution makes the system competitive. Customers achieve maximum drive performance using the aluminium roller guide. The system preload is infinitely variable to suit the requirements.

Mattress production

Requirements
Bonding points to bond the mattresses are positioned in the center of the gantry. The guides are used to travel to the gantry along the x and y axes. The assembly surfaces of the guides are not processed in order to save costs.

Solution
The aluminium roller guide FDA25 in a length of 2000mm.

Advantages
The guide unit, motorized by a toothed belt, travels at a speed of 50m/min. The guide is fitted directly to the unprocessed aluminium substructure. This involves mounting aluminium on aluminium, which means there is no bi-metal effect in the event of temperature fluctuations. This cost efficient solution makes the system competitive. Customers achieve maximum drive performance using the aluminium roller guide. The system preload is infinitely variable to suit the requirements.

Food packaging

Requirements
The packaging machine works at high speeds. The linear guides used here must be resistant to aggressive media (e.g. salt, sugar, spray water). The machine has stroke lengths of 1500mm to 2100mm. The average mileage of the packaging machine is 30,000km per year.

Solution
The aluminium roller guides in series FDA20.

Advantages
The aluminium roller guides FDA enable speeds of up to 10m/s. The stroke lengths are infinitely variable. Central lubrication on the cassette achieves a high service life and substantial mileage. Grease nipples fitted to the front allow for convenient lubricant replenishment while the guides are fitted.

Food packaging

Requirements
The packaging machine works at high speeds. The linear guides used here must be resistant to aggressive media (e.g. salt, sugar, spray water). The machine has stroke lengths of 1500mm to 2100mm. The average mileage of the packaging machine is 30,000km per year.

Solution
The aluminium roller guides in series FDA20.

Advantages
The aluminium roller guides FDA enable speeds of up to 10m/s. The stroke lengths are infinitely variable. Central lubrication on the cassette achieves a high service life and substantial mileage. Grease nipples fitted to the front allow for convenient lubricant replenishment while the guides are fitted.

Cheese production

Requirements
A linear guide is to be used to hold a cheese wheel in place for the subsequent cutting process. The guides must satisfy the hygienic requirements for use in the food industry. There must be no leakage of lubricant. The system has relatively weak motorization.

Solution
The aluminium roller guides in the system FDA25 with tracks from the series FDC25.

Advantages
The Franke aluminium roller guide operates cleanly and maintenance-free thanks to the food industry-compatible non-corrosive design. It comes with food industry lubrication. The guide can be set to the desired low slide resistance using a grub screw fitted to the side of the cassette. This is used to reduce the drive power applied to the guide.

Cheese production

Requirements
A linear guide is to be used to hold a cheese wheel in place for the subsequent cutting process. The guides must satisfy the hygienic requirements for use in the food industry. There must be no leakage of lubricant. The system has relatively weak motorization.

Solution
The aluminium roller guides in the system FDA25 with tracks from the series FDC25.

Advantages
The Franke aluminium roller guide operates cleanly and maintenance-free thanks to the food industry-compatible non-corrosive design. It comes with food industry lubrication. The guide can be set to the desired low slide resistance using a grub screw fitted to the side of the cassette. This is used to reduce the drive power applied to the guide.

Packaging machine

Requirements
Machine units in a packaging machine need to travel quickly and safely. High clock rates necessitate dynamic movement patterns. Two units are moved on one module.

Solution
Franke linear motor module with two motors.

Advantages
Franke linear motor modules come with linear motors fitted to the guide rails. This engineering reduces the mounting space and enables compact designs. The module bodies are made of aluminium and harmonize perfectly with the aluminium profiles used to assemble the machine. Two motors, controlled separately, ensure highly dynamic movement.

Packaging machine

Requirements
Machine units in a packaging machine need to travel quickly and safely. High clock rates necessitate dynamic movement patterns. Two units are moved on one module.

Solution
Franke linear motor module with two motors.

Advantages
Franke linear motor modules come with linear motors fitted to the guide rails. This engineering reduces the mounting space and enables compact designs. The module bodies are made of aluminium and harmonize perfectly with the aluminium profiles used to assemble the machine. Two motors, controlled separately, ensure highly dynamic movement.

Water jet cutter

Requirements
Cutting with a water jet calls for exact and rapid movements of the cutting head above the work piece to create even and smooth edges and to travel along even more complex geometries.

Solution
Franke linear motor module FTH Drive with integrated direct drive.

Advantages
Lightweight aluminium design for low weight and dynamic movement. The linear motor is integrated in the rail profile. This makes the module extremely flat and ensures it requires very little mounting space. The aluminium body and the non-corrosive running bars make the system insensitive to moisture.

Water jet cutter

Requirements
Cutting with a water jet calls for exact and rapid movements of the cutting head above the work piece to create even and smooth edges and to travel along even more complex geometries.

Solution
Franke linear motor module FTH Drive with integrated direct drive.

Advantages
Lightweight aluminium design for low weight and dynamic movement. The linear motor is integrated in the rail profile. This makes the module extremely flat and ensures it requires very little mounting space. The aluminium body and the non-corrosive running bars make the system insensitive to moisture.

Camera sliders

Requirements
Numerous so-called slider systems are available on the market to move video cameras. The system by the firm SlideShot from Great Britain is a recent addition, which uses Franke linear guides. These systems have the following requirements: smooth and quiet operation, homogeneous movement and low weight.

Solution
Franke Linear Systems in a special design with accessories for photographers.
Available from www.slideshot.co.uk

Advantages
Lightweight aluminium design for low carrying weight, large-scale rollers for smooth and quiet running and a broad range of accessories to adapt in a variety of shooting situations.

Camera sliders

Requirements
Numerous so-called slider systems are available on the market to move video cameras. The system by the firm SlideShot from Great Britain is a recent addition, which uses Franke linear guides. These systems have the following requirements: smooth and quiet operation, homogeneous movement and low weight.

Solution
Franke Linear Systems in a special design with accessories for photographers.
Available from www.slideshot.co.uk

Advantages
Lightweight aluminium design for low carrying weight, large-scale rollers for smooth and quiet running and a broad range of accessories to adapt in a variety of shooting situations.

Dental X-ray device

Requirements
The linear guide is used in the secondary panel of the dental X-ray device. The purpose of the panel is to enable exact X-ray imaging. Here it is important that the unit travels without any oscillation whatsoever. The linear guide must run easily and smoothly.

Solution
The Franke roller guide FDL12 is integrated directly in the customized carriage mount. A lateral grub screw is used to set the slide resistance and hence the stiffness of the entire system. This guarantees movement without any oscillation whatsoever.

Advantages
The guide FDZ12 runs evenly, quietly and cleanly. The elevated preload (0.6 to 0.8N) ensures that the secondary panel travels free from oscillation. The guide comes with lifetime lubrication. The sealed, single-row ball bearings mean that no lubricant can leak to the outside.