Self-locking: what is it?
If you go into the problem of threads, you often encounter the word “self-locking”. But what does “self-locking” mean exactly in conjunction with lead screw technology? And what are the differences between high helix...
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Lead Screws and Polymer Nuts for the Packaging Industry
By John Nebbia If you’re a machine builder in the packaging industry, you’re probably used to figuring out how to convert rotary motion into linear. Leads screws with metal nuts may have been your...
What is the 10×3 Thread Size?
By Zoe Moser (Edited by Kevin Wright and Shizu Yamaguchi) What is the thread dimension 10×3? In this blog post we look at one of the common thread sizes: the 10×3 mm. For all...