Kerk® lead screws and custom nut designs create exceptional value for designers and end users in a variety of industries. For vertical applications, Kerk lead screws can be designed to self-lock and ...

Lead screws are often called the workhorses of motion control. They consist of a threaded shaft and a nut that carries the load along the shaft or guides the shaft in moving the load, and they derive ...

Here’s a little engineering quiz for you: If an app needs to move a 500 kN axial load along a 1,500 mm stroke, is it best to use a roller screw or ball screw? If you instinctively said roller screw, ...