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This section provides an overview for slide packs as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 18 slide pack manufacturers and their company rankings. Here are the top-ranked slide pack companies as of December, 2024: 1.Schneeberger, Inc., 2.HVH Industrial Solutions LLC, 3.American Linear Manufacturers.
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A slide pack is a low-cost, linear motion system that enables unlimited linear motion by combining a slider with a precision press-formed ball case and roll-formed rails.
Combined with slide rails, the system is lightweight, and compact, and enables nimble linear motion.
Slide packs can be used in linear motion systems for relatively light loads, such as copy machines, tool cabinets, electronic equipment cabinets, beverage vending machines, machine tool slide covers, cash registers, curtain walls, crane game rails, elevating racks, door rails, etc., and other sliding parts with relatively light loads.
Similar linear packs are also used in a wide range of applications, such as magnetic disk drives, electronic equipment, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, medical equipment, measuring instruments, plotters, and copying machines.
Slide packs are a linear motion system in which a slider with an integrated ball case moves in an infinite linear motion.
Austenitic stainless steel is used for the slide pack's rails, mounting plates, stoppers, and other parts to ensure high corrosion resistance.
In addition, the rigidity of the slide packs has been improved by increasing the thickness of the rails.
In addition, the slider section has been improved in recent years, resulting in lower noise.
When there is a possibility that the slider may overrun and come off the slide rail during use, a special stopper is attached to the end of the slide rail.
Even if the slider is pulled out from the slide rail during assembly, the ball is designed not to fall out, but if it is pinched during assembly, it may fall out.
*Including some distributors, etc.
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Accuride International Inc. is a global designer and manufacturer of movement solutions and accessories, established in 1958 and headquartered in California, USA. They specialize in manufacturing hardware solutions, offering products such as drawer slides designed for smooth and efficient movement in cabinetry and industrial storage. Additionally, they provide specialty slides that cater to specific needs, including TV swivels and keyboard slides, while their access control systems offer secured access to cabinets and lockers. Accuride's hardware solutions provide convenience, functionality, and security for various applications in the furniture, storage, and architectural industries.
Physik Instrumente aka PI, founded 50 years ago, is a private company that creates and produces automation systems, including hexapods, air bearings, and piezo drives that are used in life-sciences, photonics, and aerospace industries and research institutes. Their products are manufactured in North America, Europe, and Asia. Physik Instrumente is ITAR registered. The company's head office is located in Auburn, America. And its manufacturing and other facilities are located in New England.
Helix Linear Technologies, headquartered in Beachwood, Ohio, and founded in 1969, is a manufacturer specializing in screws and linear motion products. The company engineers precision linear motion and power transmission systems, specializing in lead screws and linear actuators. Whether the application requires an off-the-shelf linear motion component or a customized solution tailored to specific needs, the company offers complete engineering, design, analysis, and manufacturing capabilities. Over time, the company has expanded its product lines to include a diverse range of over 10,000 configurable products, including ball screw assemblies, acme screw assemblies, and more.
PHD Inc. was founded in 1957 and is a manufacturer of automation solutions based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. The company manufactures various automation system products such as tri-axis tooling, rotary actuators, linear slides, blow molding, and tie rod cylinders. The products have been applied in various industries such as material handling equipment, stretch blow molding, aluminum, glass, and medical. The company has obtained the certificate of ISO 9001:2015 and complied to REACH and RoHS standards.
New Way, established in 1994, and based in Pennsylvania, USA, is a manufacturer and supplier of bearings and mounted components. The product portfolio includes a diverse range of bearings, airbrushes, air spindles, air bars, mounted components, gauges, regulators, and filters. The products are used in many industries which are automotive, additive, meteorological sensors, and medical implants. ‘The company also provides products with the latest advanced technologies which include frictionless motion with porous media air design basics.
American Linear Manufacturers, founded in 1970 and located in Westbury, New York, is a manufacturer of precision linear crossed roller ways, components, and assemblies. The company’s broad range of products includes linear bearings, linear slides, tables and stages, and motorized positioning systems. These applications include high-precision machine tools, medical imaging equipment, metrology and inspection systems, semiconductor manufacturing, and astronomy. ALM's products are used for precise and controlled linear motion, enhancing the accuracy of machines and systems in these diverse fields, and the company is ISO 9001 certified.
Schneeberger, Inc. is located in Woburn, Massachusetts, USA, and is an ISO 9001-certified manufacturer of linear motion equipment founded in 1923 as a US branch of Switzerland’s Schneeberger AG. The company produces linear motion systems and components with a wide range of applications. These include profiled linear guideways for high load capacities, mineral castings for vibration dampening, and linear bearings to enable smooth action. The company primarily serves clients in the automation engineering, and optical industries. It also offers additional services such as design engineering, personnel training, and repair.
HVH Industrial Solutions LLC, founded in 2018 and based in Northern New Jersey, is a distributor of gears, AC and DC motors, v-belts, chains, and other mechanical power transmission components. The company also distributes various types of bearings, couplings, hose & tubing, industrial supplies, and motion control products, among others. Besides distributing products from various manufacturers, the company also designs and manufactures custom equipment for industries such as machine tools, electric motors, construction machinery, and more.
Studica Robotics, founded in 1985 and located in Mississauga, Canada, is a manufacturer of a wide array of robotics building systems and related products. The company produces competition kits, training kits, power switches, and bumpers and accessories. It also specializes in making chain and sprocket packs, shaft and spacer bundles, challenge elements, and bushings and bearings. The variants of its competition kits, WorldSkills Lyon 2024 Autonomous Mobile Robotics Collections, include the VMX Robotics Controller, which can be programmed in Java, C++, Python, ROS, and LabVIEW. Its products are excellent for the classroom, research, prototyping, robotics teams, and enthusiasts.
Lishui Yongrun Precision Machinery Co Ltd, established in 2002, is a manufacturer of mechanical products based in Zhejiang, China. The company manufactures products such as linear sliders, motor brackets, linear shafts, ball screws, and shaft supports which are produced through research and development. These products are applied in agriculture, industrial motors, automotive, food processing, and railway industries. All the products have national patents and international certification standards. Additionally, the company has commercial operations across Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas.
UNION Tool Co., established in 1955 is a manufacturer and retailer of cutting tools, linear motion products, sensor products, and measuring instruments based in Tokyo, Japan. The company offers tungsten carbide-made cutting tools such as MDP drill pointer, OPTECH-M non-contact drill diameter, and ring setting machines. The company also has a rolling dies/ forging tools/ coating rods product segment which includes various products including screw manufacturing dies, rack dies, rolled products, and roll dies & incremental dies. Their products are used in PCB drill development, and machine tools & semiconductor manufacturing applications.
THK Co., Ltd. was incorporated in 1946 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. THK is a manufacturer and supplier of machine components such as linear motion components for customers globally. THK’s products are used in many industries including electronics, aerospace, industrial robots, and precision instruments. THK’s primary product categories are Linear Motion, Feed Screw, Rotation, Custom Assemblies, and Seismic Isolation. Linear Motion products assist in linear motion and transportation. They include linear motion actuators, guides, and rollers. Feed screws include ball screws, screw nuts, and change nuts. Seismic Isolation includes both large systems and small guides.
Rollon Corp, established in 1979 in New Jersey, USA, is a manufacturer of linear guide systems, actuators, and telescopic rails. The company operates in the USA, Italy, Germany, France, UK, China, and India, offering efficient linear guides, drives, and systems for various applications. The products include Compact Rails, Prismatic Rails, Telerace, Robot Transfer Units, and Clean Room Actuator Systems, to name a few. They have applications in automation, aerospace, transportation, and medical systems owing to their precision in movement, easy handling of components, and accurate positioning in aggressive work environment such as extreme heat.
Thomson Industries, headquartered in the United States, is a global manufacturer of motion control solutions since 1936. They have been one of the forerunners in the motion technology industry with products supplying optimized motion solutions to a broad range of industries and application areas including factory automation, medical, aerospace and defense, and more. The company merged with Regal Rexnord in 2023 as a key business in the automation and specialty platform. As part of Regal Rexnord, they are even more equipped to provide complete system solutions through their control, drive, power transmission and precision linear motion technologies.
PBC Linear, a Pacific Bearing Company founded in 1983 with headquarters in the USA, is a manufacturer of linear motion products. The company's product line includes bearings, shafting, rail assemblies, and cam roller sliders. PBC Linear also offers lead screw and ball screw assemblies, small to large actuators, and Cartesian systems. The company provides custom engineering, manufacturing, and assembly services, along with automation tools for the packaging, distribution, medical device, robotics, and transportation industries.
Nippon Thompson Co., Ltd. - IKO is based in Japan and was established in 1950 as a manufacturer of bearings. The company designs Linear Motion Rolling guides and Mechatronics series and they were the first to produce Needle Roller Bearings. These products have vast applications in various industries as they are used in Electronics-related Devices and Equipment like semiconductors and for precision devices that are used in laboratory measuring instruments and medical equipment. Textile, printing, construction, transportation, and robotics are also on the list of industries that benefit from IKO products.
Elesa+Ganter, established in 1995 between Italian Elesa S.p.A. and German Otto Ganter GmbH & Co. KG, is a global joint-venture machine parts manufacturer. The company provides products such as handles, magnets, hinges, wheels, and other standard machine parts used in packaging, medical, and other industries. It also offers branding and customized solution production services, accommodating nonstandard shapes, dimensions, and surface treatments. The company maintains ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and other certifications, and its subsidiaries and distributors serve over 70 countries.
Statewide Bearings, founded in 1974 and based in Kewdale, Western Australia, is a supplier of bearings and power transmission products. The company's products include housings, pumps, seals, ball screws, and electronic actuators. These products are employed in linear motion, power transfer, lubricants, agriculture, and automobile industries. It also offers heavy equipment training, inspection, machining, servicing & maintenace, and refurbishment services to customers. The company acquired Wear Minimisation Technology in 2017 and Southern Engineering Services in 2014.
Ranking as of December 2024
Derivation Method| Rank | Company | Click Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schneeberger, Inc. |
17.1%
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| 2 | HVH Industrial Solutions LLC |
9.8%
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| 3 | American Linear Manufacturers |
9.8%
|
| 4 | THK U.K. |
9.8%
|
| 5 | ACCURIDE INTERNATIONAL INC. |
7.3%
|
| 6 | PBC Linear, A Pacific Bearing Co. |
7.3%
|
| 7 | UNION TOOL CO. |
7.3%
|
| 8 | Studica Robotics |
4.9%
|
| 9 | PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. |
4.9%
|
| 10 | NIPPON THOMPSON CO., LTD. |
4.9%
|
Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the slide pack page as of December 2024. Click share is defined as the total number of clicks for all companies during the period divided by the number of clicks for each company.Number of Employees
Newly Established Company
Company with a History
*Including some distributors, etc.
*Including some distributors, etc.
| Country | Number of Companies | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|
|
United States of America
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8 | 57.1% |
|
Japan
|
3 | 21.4% |
|
Canada
|
1 | 7.1% |
|
China
|
1 | 7.1% |
|
India
|
1 | 7.1% |
Sky Co., Ltd.
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■Features ・This is a 55mm wide heavy overtravel type rail. - Equipped with a sequence mechanism (mechanism that extends the rails in sequence) whe...
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