Thomson 60 Case® Tubular Lite™ LinearRace® shafting features a hollow inner diameter to reduce weight and inertia, making it ideal for routing fluids, gases and cabling. These rolled and case-hardened alloy steel shafts can be supplied for immediate use with radial drilled and tapped holes spaced to match standard 60 Case support rails.
QUICKLY FIND YOUR SHAFT SOLUTION
| Diameter Range |
Hardness | Material | Length | Surface Finish | Straightness | Roundness | Plating Options | |
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| Tubular Shafts | 3/4 - 4" | 58 Rockwell C min | AISI 52100 Tubular | Random up to 202" |
8 Ra microinch max | 0.001 in/ft cumulative (standard) / 0.0005 in/ft cumulative (special) | 0.000080” max |
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The Thomson Advantage For more than 70 years, Thomson has been producing precision-ground linear shafting for its Linear Ball Bushing® Bearings.
While shafts may appear the same to the untrained eye on the surface, there are significant performance differences due to the manufacturer’s selected standards and the manufacturing processes used to achieve them. Thomson 60 Case was developed and is continually enhanced because of our goal to provide a consistent finish, roundness, straightness, cylindricity case hardness and depth on all shafting for the demands of a linear bearing. Unlike common shafting, Thomson 60 Case shafting is manufactured to the highest quality standards in an ISO 9000:2000 registered facility. Our techniques have been continuously upgraded with proprietary knowledge gained from more than 70 years of manufacturing experience. Using Thomson 60 Case with Thomson Ball Bushing Bearings ensures optimal bearing performance and travel life.
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.
Maximize the performance and life of your linear motion systems by knowledgeably choosing the optimal shafting. All it takes is becoming familiar with a few key considerations.
Don't wait so long for a customized shafting quote. Simply upload your 3D model and get instant pricing and lead time on custom 60 Case LinearRace shafting.
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