Linear Air BEARING GUIDES
OAV Profile Rail Guides consist of next generation OAV technology and is manufactured using aerospace quality material. OAV Air Bearing Guides include the Box Series, T-Series, U-Series, and the Dovetail Series. OAV Air Bearings offers a wide range of styles, sizes and unique features produced for easy retrofitting into both new and existing applications.
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Standard OAV Air Bearing Guide Tolerances
Local Straightness: .25 µ per 25 mm travel with a maximum error of 2 µ per 1000 mm travel
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Flatness: .0005 mm or .00002 in
Part# DOV150150
The OAV Profile Dovetail-Series Rail Guides are manufactured using premium grade aircraft quality material with precise linear accuracy and flatness that is vibration-free and provides for maintenance-free motion. The guide comes ready to install, with an integrated locking brake function resulting from the pre-tensioning of the air bearing, allowing for ultimate accuracy and positioning.
Part# DOV150300
Part# BX4040
OAV Profile Box-series Rail Guides manufactured from Aircraft Quality lightweight Material, Ultra precise linear straightness and flatness vibration-free, maintenance-free motion.Ready to install, Integrated locking brake function, through pretensioning of the air bearing, for ultimate accuracy positioning
Part# BX5050
Part# US150150
The OAV Profile U-Series Rail Guides are manufactured using premium grade aircraft quality material. The air supply ports are located in the guide for ultimate accuracy and positioning.
Part# TS7575
The OAV Profile T-Series Rail Guides are manufactured using premium grade aircraft quality material. The OAV Vacuum Preloaded Air Bearing combines the use of air pressure and vacuum to be held down while simultaneously being lifting from the surface for ultimate precision.
Air Bearing Guides
We provide designs that are integrated into your product and we can quickly develop a design based on the application or specific requirements. We provide detailed drawings and 3-D CAD models, can analysis complex issues associated with application from nanometer accuracy positioning to standard calculations.