MINISLIDE – The last word in productivity
MINISLIDE is the latest generation of miniature slides for high-tech applications. Preloaded with zero play, a MINISLIDE is exceptionally smooth running. High rigidity and a low push force of less than 1 N will satisfy even the highest demands.

Process stability due to the elimination of cage creeping.
No more cage creeping with a MINISLIDE. Sizes 4 and 5 contain a centring mechanism and sizes 7, 9, 12 and 15 incorporate a sophisticated SCHNEEBERGER cage control system. SCHNEEBERGER is thus the first company to put miniature slides onto the market that meet the demands of modern high-tech applications: maximum dynamics matched by a consistently high level of reliability.
The individual benefits you gain from the integral cage control system are as follows:

• Trouble-free operation which means more productive time
• High speeds and rates of acceleration allow faster motion and thus reduce cycle times
• No readjustment of the cage, not even when installed vertically
• The design and tolerances of the surrounding structure or differences in temperature do not result in cage creeping
• Long service life

The very precise MONORAIL profiled guide ways are used worldwide in many machine tool applications. A widespread product program is covering the requirements from small manipulators till heavy chipping processes.

SCHNEEBERGER’s MONORAIL BM ball guideway features excellent dynamic properties and many commercial benefits. Designed with a small number of cleverly arranged components, it provides for excellent running properties due to the small number of transitions in the ball tracks, which lead to very quiet running, low pulsation and low friction as well as high travel speeds. The use of a trapezoidal rail section results in an extremely rigid guideway coupled with a substantial reduction in servicing time as additional wipers can be changed without dismantling the carriage. Complete sealing of the carriage guarantees maximum reliability coupled with a long service life.

This robust and economical guideway rounds off SCHNEEBERGER’s range of products for industrial applications with high demands on speed, reliability and consistant running properties.

Advantages

• High rigidity and high load-bearing capacities in all directions
• Quite, smooth running with diminished pulsation and low friction
• Speed up to 5 m/s and acceleration up to 100 m/s²
• Great variety of carriage and rail types for a broad range of applications
• Single piece rail length up to 6 m
• Long service life-easy and cost-saving maintenance
• Wide scope of accessories and options
• Different coatings for corrosion protection
• Integrated length measuring system available
• Integrated rack as an option

The concept of integrating a linear magnetic scale into a precision linear motion guide was invented by Schneeberger back in 1992 and applied to its Monorail series of high-capacity, high-stiffness roller guides. The combination technology provides machine designers with a cost-saving and more robust alternative to linear glass scales, which require additional hardware, significant assembly time and close alignment with the guides for proper performance.

Linear scales provide machines with positioning feedback in all three axes for optimal machining accuracy and repeatability. Each Schneeberger Advanced Measuring System includes a hard cover band that protects the magnetic scale from accidental physical damage that could lead to signal decay. In addition, all AMSA (Generation 3.0 and higher) use new, wear-free ceramic sliding elements on the electronic scanning head for long-term protection against contamination.

AMSA uses an electronic scan head that attaches to the Schneeberger guideway carriage. The Schneeberger AMSD 3-A is available in roller guide sizes MR25, 35, 45, 55 and 65 and the AMSD 4-A is available in ball guide sizes BM15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, and 45.

Scales for both versions feature resolution of 0.2 to 5 microns, distance coded reference marks at 50mm intervals, A quad B signals RS422 with reference and error signal, reference pulse width 90° or 500 µs for FANUC-CNC. Operating temperatures of up to +70° C and storage temperatures of –20 to +70° C are possible.

Over eight-thousand installations of Schneeberger integrated scale guides have been installed throughout the world. Machine tools are the most popular application for the integrated linear scale because of its greater durability and smaller space requirements than glass scales. In addition, the AMSA is impervious to oil, grease, coolants and vibrations from machining operations. In extremely contaminated environments additional wiper seals are available to move large metal chips and other types of debris.