FAQ
- What is Rack and Pinion?
- It is a feed type that combines rail called rack gear and gear wheel called pinion.
MISUMI rack and pinion dovetail stages have 17-20mm travel per rotation. - What is Feed Screw?
- It is a feed type that uses correlation of male and female threads.
MISUMI feed screw of dovetail stages applies to stages with a Fine Feed af 0.5mm travel per rotation.
Also, a triple-threaded feed screw at 4.2mm travel per rotation is available.
In vertical application Feed Screw feed types excel in positioning performance over Rack and Pinion feed types.
- Can precision stage be used upside down (Overhung mount)?
- We cannot guarantee stage performance if mounted upside-down, although it is possible to some extent to use stage in this orientation.
Its operation/movement tends to be less smooth, since dovetail structure uses different slide-support surfaces in that case.
