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Linear Air BEARING GUIDES   

 

Linear Guides – Nano Precision Motion with or without Direct Drive Motors

OAV Air Bearings offers high-performance linear guides designed for maximum precision and durability. Whether your application requires motorized solutions with Direct Drive Motors or non-motorized systems, our linear guides deliver frictionless, smooth motion with exceptional reliability.

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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.

  • Direct Drive Motor Option:

    • Achieve precise, backlash-free motion with direct drive technology.

    • Ideal for high-speed, high-torque applications that demand extreme accuracy.

  • Non-Motorized Option:

    • Provides the same high precision without the need for an integrated motor, perfect for manual or external drive systems.

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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

OAV Vacuum Preloaded Linear Air Bearing Frictionless Guide T-Series OAVTS7575 Ultra precision

Dovetail-Series 150mm x 150mm

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.

OAV Vacuum Preloaded Linear Air Bearing Frictionless Guide T-Series OAVTS7575 Ultra precision

Dovetail-Series 150mm x 300mm

Part #DOV150300

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.

OAV Vacuum Preloaded Linear Air Bearing Frictionless Guide T-Series OAVTS7575 Ultra precision

BOX-Series 40mm x 40mm

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

OAV Vacuum Preloaded Linear Air Bearing Frictionless Guide T-Series OAVTS7575 Ultra precision

BOX-Series 50mm x 50mm

Part #BX5050

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

OAV Vacuum Preloaded Linear Air Bearing Frictionless Guide T-Series OAVTS7575 Ultra precision

U-Series 150mm x 150mm

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.

OAV Vacuum Preloaded Linear Air Bearing Frictionless Guide T-Series OAVTS7575 Ultra precision

U-Series Double Carriage

Part #US150300

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.

OAV Vacuum Preloaded Linear Air Bearing Frictionless Guide T-Series OAVTS7575 Ultra precision

T-Series Vacuum Pre-loaded

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.

Custom Part and Air and Gas Bearing Design OAV

Custom Design

Air Bearing Guides

Specifications

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.

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