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Z / Theta-Z Axis

Assembly

Ball-screw vertical stroke with a hollow spline for rotation. A full specification article for this item is being written. Meanwhile its bill of materials and connections are below.

Z / Theta-Z Axis parts and their functions

7 top-level parts · 59 parts in total · full bill of materials below
Z / Theta-Z Axis parts diagram: 1 servo motor, 2 ball screw, 3 ball spline shaft, 4 linear guide rail, 5 ball bearing, 6 drive belt, 7 absolute encoder. 59 parts in 7 top-level items.
Z / Theta-Z Axis parts diagram. Numbers match the table below; each box is one top-level part or assembly with what it contains.
#PartQtyWhat it does
1 Servo Motor 4 parts 2× Z lift + theta-Z spin
2 Ball Screw 1× 12 mm lead
3 Ball Spline Shaft 1× Hollow ball spline
4 Linear Guide Rail 1× Ground steel rail and recirculating-ball carriage that guide a moving axis in a straight line with high stiffness and low friction.
5 Ball Bearing 4× Deep-groove radial ball bearing.
6 Drive Belt 2× Timing belts
7 Absolute Encoder 2× 17-bit multi-turn position feedback.

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Bill of materials for Z / Theta-Z Axis

7 top-level lines · 18 rows shown · 59 parts total · indented to 3 levels
# Item / sub-assembly Part no. Qty/assy Ext. qty Parts Type
1 Servo Motor 4 parts servo-motor 2× 2 24 assembly
1.1 Stator Assembly 3 parts stator-assembly 1× 2 3 assembly
1.1.1 Stator Core (laminations) stator-core 1× 2 · part
1.1.2 Copper Winding copper-winding 1× 2 · part
1.1.3 Slot Insulation stator-insulation 1× 2 · part
1.2 Rotor Assembly 4 parts rotor-assembly 1× 2 19 assembly
1.2.1 Rotor Shaft rotor-shaft 1× 2 · part
1.2.2 Rotor Core rotor-core 1× 2 · part
1.2.3 Neodymium Magnet neodymium-magnet 16× 32 · part
1.2.4 Ball Bearing ball-bearing 1× 2 · part
1.3 Encoder encoder 1× 2 · part
1.4 Motor Housing motor-housing 1× 2 · part
2 Ball Screw ball-screw 1× 1 · part
3 Ball Spline Shaft assembly-robot-cell-spline-shaft 1× 1 · part
4 Linear Guide Rail linear-guide 1× 1 · part
5 Ball Bearing ball-bearing 4× 4 · part
6 Drive Belt drive-belt 2× 2 · part
7 Absolute Encoder assembly-robot-cell-abs-encoder 2× 2 · part

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Where the z / theta-Z axis is used

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Used in 1 assembly

Sourcing: possible vendors

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VendorHQSpecialtyMOQLead time
🇨🇳Foxconn
foxconn.com ↗
Shenzhen, CN Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks
flex.com ↗ Singapore Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks
dixoninfo.com ↗ Noida, IN Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks
bydelectronic.com ↗ Shenzhen, CN Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks
🇸🇬Venture Corp
venture.com.sg ↗
Singapore Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks