Engineering Resource
Automation runs thousands of cycles a day. A component that is accurate once is not enough — it has to stay accurate, and stay free of wear, over a service life measured in millions of strokes.
What automation demands
- Dimensional repeatability, so motion stays predictable.
- Wear resistance at sliding and locating surfaces.
- Low mass where moving parts must accelerate and stop quickly.
- Stiffness where deflection would show up as positioning error.
Typical components
Linear guide sliders and rails, mounting brackets and frames, gripper and end-effector parts, sensor mounts, end plates and purpose-built fixtures for handling and assembly stations.
Material choices
Aluminium where low mass matters, steel and stainless where stiffness and wear resistance dominate, and engineering plastics such as POM and PEEK where low friction, quiet running or insulation is wanted. Material selection is matched to the load case, not to habit.
Machining the features that decide performance
Guide surfaces, bushing seats and locating bores are the features that carry the function, so they are the ones machined and inspected most carefully — flatness, fit and position verified on a Zeiss CMM for geometry and position, the TRIMOS V5 height gauge for heights and steps, and the AI-Vision system for fine features rather than assumed from the setup.