Ball Screw
PartPrecision threaded shaft and recirculating-ball nut that convert rotary motion into linear motion with low friction and minimal backlash. A full specification article for this item is being written. Meanwhile its bill of materials and connections are below.
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Where the ball screw is used
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Used in 404 assemblies
Linear Axis
Injection Ball-Screw Drive
Carriage Ball Screw
Clamp Ball-Screw Drive
Electric Ejector
Spooling Gear
Z / Theta-Z Axis
Tray Magazine
Servo Press Ram
Grating Scan Drive
Cutting Machine
Monitor Mount
Camera Mounting Bracket
Shuffler Deck Mechanism
Arm X Servo
Arm Y Servo
Arm Z Servo
Y Axis (Head Carriage)
Vertical Lift (Z)
Burette Drive
Badal Focus Stage
Fixation & Fogging System
Motorized Positioning Stage
Cartesian Gantry
Feed Drives
Rake Lift Actuator
Machine Bed and Frame
Build Platform & Stage
Gripper
Transverse Drive
Longitudinal Drive
Ram & Slide
Self-Steer Actuator
T-Tail Empennage
Clamp and Feed
Vertical Lift Drive
X Infeed Slide
Dresser Slide
Y Linear Axis
Z Linear Axis
Y Carriage Axis
Z Vertical Axis
Loader Servo
Main Drive and Registration
Head Feed Slide
Wheel Dressing Units
Infeed Slide System
Head Feed Slide
Focus/Zoom Actuator
X-Axis Slide
Z-Axis Slide
Z Axis
X Axis
X-Axis Drive
Y-Axis Drive
Z-Axis Drive
Feed Carriage
Gap Actuator
Roll-Shift Actuator
Coiling Head
Pitch Tool Unit
Stage X Drive
Stage Y Drive
Z Focus Drive
Telescope Actuator
Vertical Reciprocator
X Infeed Slide
Dresser Slide
CNC Work-Feed Table
Dress Infeed Slide
Hatch Drive Actuator
Shear Carriage
Table Assembly
Infeed Mechanism
Machine Bed
Chair Lift Actuator
Backrest Recline Actuator
Patient Positioning
Servo Motion Axes
Y-Axis Table
Z-Axis Vertical Lift
Substrate Stage
Parking Brake
Printbar Station
Focus & Stage
Door Drive Unit
X Linear Axis
Y Linear Axis
Z Linear Axis
Fraction Collector
Head Lift
Door Drive Unit
Infeed and Parallelism Slides
Immersion Lift Axis
Roof Actuator
Nip Adjuster
Landing Gear
Tool Feed Ram
Width Adjustment
X-Axis Slide
Y-Axis Slide
Z-Axis Column
X-Y Cross Table
Z Ram / Quill
U/V Taper Slide
Axis Drives
Packing Station
Pantograph Actuator
Table Feed Servo
Work Manipulator
Specimen Stage
X Carriage
Y Beam
Feed Advance
Crown Adjuster
Web Guiding & Edge Control
X-Y Gantry
Z Depth Axis
Tension Stabilizing Zone
Registration Micro-adjust
Jib Assembly
Cross Slide
Cargo Elevator
Autofocus Drive
Y Axis
Z Axis
Winding Carriage & Axes
Linear Axis Drives
Slide Mechanism
Racking Mechanism
Electric Motion Actuator
Control Loading Unit
Flap Actuator
Trim Tab
Roller Carriage
Flap Actuator
Retract Actuator
Trim Actuator
Form Positioning Jack
X-Axis Drive
Y-Axis Drive
Flap Actuator
Stabiliser Trim Actuator
Linear Axis
Force Control Axis
Landing Gear
Knife Positioner
Patient Table
Y-Axis Cross Slide
Z-Axis Lift Column
Crossrail Assembly
Radial Slide (X)
Axial Slide (Z)
Tangential Slide (Y)
Cross Feed Slide
Column and Saddle
Cross Feed Slide
Table Slide
Cutting Bridge
Motion Control
Lift Actuator
Rear-Wheel Steering Actuator
Nozzle Lift Gantry
Dresser Infeed Slide
Elevation Drive
Back Gauge
Mold Indexing System
Feed Carriage
Wet Cut-off Knife
Load Application Mechanism
Door Lift
Quench Elevator
Syringe Metering Pump
Stroking Drive
Reciprocating Drive
Bed & Runway
Column & Headstock
U-Axis Drive
Rotary Work Table
Column Assembly
Bed and Saddle Assembly
Axis Feed Drives
Linear Actuator
Platen Drive System
CNC Motion System
Back Gauge
Height Adjustment Column
Scan Axis Slide
Mounting Stand
Z-Axis Lift
Motion Gantry
Ball Screw Drive
Vertical Lift Motor
Lifting and Track-Clearing System
Stacker
Infeed Slide
Table and Oscillation Slide
Diamond Dressing Unit
Coordinate Table
Coordinate Table
Motion System
X Axis
Y Axis
Z Axis
Z-Axis Assembly
X Axis Drive
Y Axis Drive
Y Axis
Motion Stage
Rear Chuck
Motion System
Row Pusher
Sweep Carriage
Lens Clamp Assembly
Treatment Couch
Nozzle Lift and Dive Mechanism
X-Axis Drive
Y-Axis Drive
Z-Axis Drive
Syringe Pump
Positioning Axis Drive
Deck Lift
Gimbal Actuator
Compression Drive
Height Drive
Feed Carriage
Wafer Chuck Assembly
Recline Actuator
Linear Lift Actuator
Backrest Actuator
XY Gantry & Z-Lift
Die-to-Collector Adjuster
Mesh Step Advance
Plunger Ball Screw
Clamp Servo Motor
Automatic Part Loader
X-Axis Drive
Y-Axis Drive
Reagent Injector
Landing Gear
Sonar Hoist
Lid Hoist
Choke Actuator
Height Lift Actuator
Lateral Tilt Actuator
Trendelenburg Actuator
Section Actuator
Measuring Stage
Leveling Box
Stabilizer Outriggers
Z Lifter
Lifting Platform
Lifting Deck
X-Y Translation Stage
Column Lift Drive
Flying Cutoff Saw
Linear Actuator
X-Y Pen Plotter
Passenger Door Assembly
Patient Table
Scan Head Assembly
Z and Theta Axis
Piston Cylinder Block
Lift Axis
Crossrail
Torch Head
Back Gauge
Stage Drive
Manifold Z Drive
Build Plate & XY Stage
Reciprocator
Battery Cavity Pack
X Axis
R Axis
Crowning System
Servo Drive Column
X-Axis Drive
R-Axis Drive
CNC Crowning System
X Axis
R Axis
Crowning System
Blank Destacker
CNC Trim Station
X-Axis Drive
Y-Axis Drive
Z-Axis Drive
Dresser Feed Drive
Measuring Stage
X Axis Ball-Screw Drive
Y Axis Ball-Screw Drive
Needle Bar Shuttle Drive
Chuck Head
Drive Motor and Gearbox
Pusher Carriage
Tailstock
Length Measuring System
X-Y Positioning Gantry
Power Actuator
Base Column
Zoom Lens Group
Builder Motion
TVC Actuator
Infeed Slide
Wheelhead Traverse Drive
Micro-Adjust Handwheel
Take-Up Winch
Y-Axis (Feed)
Motorized Lift
Column and Down-Feed Slide
Cross-Traverse Slide
Dresser Slide
Traverse Guide
Electric Door Drive
Traverse Screw
Print Stroke Drive
Reed Carriage
Elevation Drive
Level Wind
Deck Angle Adjuster
Roller Arm
Nozzle Manipulator
Manipulator Axis
Joystick Base
Gantry System
PCB Clamp
Pitch Cam Assembly
Infeed & Dressing
Telescoping Leg
Z-Stage & Build Platform
Cross Seal & Cut
Profile Change System
Main Carriage
Hoist System
Gripper
Radial Infeed Slide
Saddle Cross-Feed
Vertical Down-Feed
Automatic Feed System
Sliding Headstock
Gang Tool Slide
Sub-Spindle Assembly
Plunger Drive
Blank Destacker
Pressure Cap
Lift Actuator
Ballscrew Drive
Tining Unit
Motion Handling
Furnace Lift
Height-Adjust Column
Lead Axis
Dresser Slide
Infeed Cross Slide
Conversion Actuator
Motorized Positioning Stage
Coiling Head
Clamp Actuator
Screed Crown Adjuster
Clamp Drive
Lift Drive
Ram Drive
Prop Jack
Kicker Jack
Levelling Jack
Flap Actuator
Trim Actuator
Carriage Z Servo
Carriage Y Servo
Sheet Positioning System
Programmable Transport Hoist
Table and Cross-Slide
Wheel Dressing Unit
Crosshead
Feed Curve Actuator
Cross Rail
Vertical Ram Head
Side Turret Head
Cross Seal Jaws
Column
Cross Rail
Vertical Ram Head
Side Turret Head
Lift Ball Screw
Axis Feed Drives
Electric Lift Column
Lift Drive
Gantry System
Gripper Drive
Stage Assembly
Stage Assembly
Shogging Drive
Y-Axis Drive
Z-Axis Drive
X Axis
Y Axis
Z Axis
CNC Tool Slide
Screw Drive System
Stage Assembly
X-Y Work Table
U-V Taper Head
Forming Head
Levelwind Assembly
Sourcing: possible vendors
Browse the supplier directory → Prices, MOQ, and lead times are algorithmic estimates, not quotes, and not claims about these companies. Company mappings are curated by keyword; est. price band $0.01–$2. How estimates work| Vendor | HQ | Specialty | MOQ | Lead time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sundram.com ↗ | Chennai, IN | Fasteners | 10,000 pcs | 3–5 wks |
| lpsindia.com ↗ | Rohtak, IN | Fasteners | 10,000 pcs | 3–5 wks |
| escort-fastener.com ↗ | Suzhou, CN | Fasteners | 10,000 pcs | 3–5 wks |
| tbfastener.com ↗ | Shanghai, CN | Fasteners | 10,000 pcs | 3–5 wks |
| sterlingtools.in ↗ | Faridabad, IN | Fasteners | 10,000 pcs | 3–5 wks |