They run quieter compared to the straight, especially at high speeds
They have a higher contact ratio (the amount of effective teeth engaged) than straight, which escalates the load carrying capacity
Their lengths are wonderful circular numbers, e.g. 500.0 mm and 1,000.0 mm, for easy integration with machine bed lengths; Directly racks lengths are generally a multiple of pi., e.g. 502.65 mm and 1005.31 mm.
A rack and pinion is a type of linear actuator that comprises a couple of gears which convert rotational motion into linear motion. This combination of Rack gears and Spur gears are usually known as “Rack and Pinion”. Rack and pinion combinations tend to be used within a simple linear actuator, where the rotation of a shaft powered yourself or by a engine is changed into linear motion.
For customer’s that want a more accurate movement than common rack and pinion combinations can’t provide, our Anti-backlash spur gears can be found to be used as pinion gears with our Rack Gears.
The rack product range includes metric pitches from module 1.0 to 16.0, with linear force capacities of up to 92,000 lb. Rack styles include helical, straight (spur), integrated and round. Rack lengths up to 3.00 meters are available regular, with unlimited travels lengths possible by mounting segments end-to-end.
Helical versus Straight: The helical style provides many key benefits over the directly style, including:
These drives are perfect for a wide variety of applications, including axis drives requiring exact positioning & repeatability, traveling gantries & columns, pick & place robots, CNC routers and material handling systems. Large load capacities and duty cycles can also be easily taken care of with these drives. Industries served include Material Handling, Automation, Automotive, Aerospace, Machine Tool and Robotics.
Timing belts for linear actuators are typically made of polyurethane reinforced with internal metal or Kevlar cords. The most typical tooth geometry for belts in linear actuators may be the AT profile, which includes a sizable tooth width that delivers high resistance against shear forces. On the powered end of the actuator (where the engine is usually attached) a precision-machined toothed pulley engages with the belt, while on the non-driven end, a set pulley simply provides assistance. The non-powered, or idler, pulley can be often used for tensioning the belt, even though some designs offer tensioning mechanisms on the carriage. The kind of belt, tooth profile, and applied pressure force all determine the drive which can be transmitted.
Rack and pinion systems found in linear actuators consist of a rack (generally known as the “linear equipment”), a pinion (or “circular equipment”), and a gearbox. The gearbox helps to optimize the quickness of the servo motor and the inertia match of the machine. One’s teeth of a rack and pinion drive can be directly or helical, although helical tooth are often used because of their higher load capacity and quieter procedure. For rack and pinion systems, the utmost force which can be transmitted is largely dependant on the tooth pitch and the size of the pinion.
Our unique understanding extends from the coupling of linear system components – gearbox, engine, pinion and rack – to outstanding system solutions. We offer linear systems perfectly made to meet your unique application needs in conditions of the easy running, positioning accuracy and feed push of linear drives.
In the study of the linear movement of the gear drive mechanism, the measuring system of the gear rack is designed to be able to measure the linear error. using servo motor straight drives the gears on the rack. using servo motor directly drives the gear on the rack, and is based on the motion control PT point setting to recognize the linear gearrack china measurement of the Measuring range and standby control requirements etc. In the process of the linear movement of the apparatus and rack drive system, the measuring data is obtained by using the laser beam interferometer to measure the placement of the actual motion of the gear axis. Using minimal square method to resolve the linear equations of contradiction, and to prolong it to any number of occasions and arbitrary quantity of fitting features, using MATLAB programming to obtain the real data curve corresponds with style data curve, and the linear positioning accuracy and repeatability of equipment and rack. This technology could 
be extended to linear measurement and data evaluation of the majority of linear motion system. It may also be used as the foundation for the automatic compensation algorithm of linear movement control.
Consisting of both helical & straight (spur) tooth versions, within an assortment of sizes, materials and quality amounts, to meet almost any axis drive requirements.