While shafts may appear the same to the untrained eye, manufacturing practices and standards significantly impact roundness, straightness, case hardness and all the qualities of shafting that Thomson customers care about. Thomson 60 Case® is manufactured to the highest quality standards in an ISO 9000:2000 registered facility and, when used with Thomson Ball Bushing bearings, ensures optimal bearing performance and travel life.
| Diameter Range |
Class Description | Option | Material | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inch: 1/8" to 4" | L: XA, Open, Adjustable ball bushing bearings and pillow blocks, Super and Super Smart bearings S: A type ball bushings N: Needle Roller bearings D: Die Set bearings XL: XR bearing soft G: Ball grove shafting for use with Super ball bushings |
Standard Predrilled Chrome Plated Plain Ends Deep Case |
Carbon Steel 440C Stainless Steel 52100 Tubular 316 Stainless Steel |
Cut to length Random Length Random Length Long Special Machined |
| mm: 5 to 80 | MM: For use with metric ball bushing (ISO H6 tolerance) |
Predrilled T1 hole pattern Predrilled T2 hole pattern |
Carbon Steel 440C Stainless Steel |
Cut to length Random Length Random Length Long Special Machined |
Thomson 60 Case Linear Race shafting has been popular for decades for its consistent reliability and performance. To help customers get this high-quality, lab-tested product into their hands as quickly as possible for their time-sensitive design projects, Thomson goes to great lengths.
With the special machining add-on to the Thomson online shafting selector tool, the burden of creating 2D drawings is relieved, and the amount of time needed to specify the machined shaft is dramatically reduced.
Watch this comprehensive demo and see how this feature offers the most commonly used machining options, which are automatically converted to manufacturable 2D drawings for download as printable PDFs or sharable links.
Try the online shafting selector tool and special machining add-on at: https://www.thomsonlinear.com/en/products/shafting
For any cases in which your machining configurations don't fall within the scope of our tool's options, Thomson application engineers are always ready to provide fast help.
