Pick and Place Ball Slides
EZP Series
Rugged Slides Designed for Pick and Place Machines’ Demanding Accuracy and Reliability Requirements
The EZP Series of pick and place pneumatic linear slides are built tough to keep your pick and place equipment running reliably without sacrificing accuracy. Delivering combined horizontal and vertical motion, the EZP Series’ integrated and sealed linear ball bearings provide near play-free operation to ensure good precision. The pairs of bearings are housed in the high-strength aluminum end caps, and the space between them increases with the stroke lengths to provide them higher load capacities. The slides’ rugged design includes a hard-coated aluminum cylinder tube, hard chrome-plated 303 stainless steel piston rod and a choice of case hardened and ground or stainless steel guide shaft. Some models also offer three positions on one or both of the slides.
Key Specifications
Features
- Bore sizes: 1.125 or 2 inches horizontal and 1.125 inches vertical
- Stroke: up to 10 inches by 1-inch increments and 8 to 18 inches (horizontal) by 2-inch increments
- Combines horizontal and vertical motion
- Hard-coated aluminum cylinder tube
- Hard chrome-plated 303 stainless steel piston rod
- Buna-N U-Cup rod and piston seals (Viton available)
- High-strength aluminum end caps
- Case hardened and ground guide shafts (stainless steel available)
- High-performance sealed linear ball bearings (composite bearings available)
- Options and accessories include reed switches, Hall effect sensors, proximity switches, snap action SPDT electrical switches and air pilot switches
Technical Advantages
- Rugged, aluminum cylinders and sealed linear ball bearings provide near play-free operation.
- Bearings in the EZP pick and place units are housed in the cylinder end caps. As the stroke increases, the pairs of bearings become spaced further apart, increasing bearing load capacity.
- Certain models offer an option of three positions on one or both of the slides.
- EZP slides are available with a transition plate or toolbar that will mount directly to SPG Series parallel grippers.
Related Industries
Application Examples
- Pick & place machinery
Custom Solutions
Multi-Power Air Cylinder and Linear Slide Combination for Hydraulic Shock and Speed Control
Fabco-Air created a Multi-Power air cylinder and a linear slide combination that provides adjustable strokes, high power and precision guiding for an automotive application. This custom unit can supply 4,720 pounds of force at 100 psi.
Custom Dual Slide for Washdown Environment
Designed for an application requiring a compact design of two linear pneumatic slides, integrated into a single housing. One of the two slides is actually designed for three position actuation to achieve a truly unique result. All of this was encased in a single, hard anodized body with stainless hardware to enable washdown resistance.
Compact Series Slide with Integrated Rod Lock
Focusing on an application with a tight footprint, this design incorporates a rod lock directly into the bearing block of the slide. This enabled the precision and side load capabilities of a slide while still fitting in the prescribed envelope.
