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What we
manufacture
Ball screws
Technical consultation
s All calculations related to our products are provided
by our experienced technicians to support you in
your special application, in order to assist you in
making the optimal screw selection.
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What is checked?
Measurement of the lead accuracy every 300 mm sæ2ADIALæANDæAXIALæRUNOUT
of the ball screw (to DIN 69051) sæ0ARALLELISM
the individual pitch of each thread or, for example, sæ!XIALæPLAY
every 100 mm sæ4OOTHæBEARING
the wobble error sæ0RE
LOADING
the radial runout error at the spindle ends sæ.O
LOADæANDæLOADæTORQUES
the length of the spindle sæ2IGIDITY
the flank diameter (accuracy and radial runout) sæ,EADæVARIATION
sæ-ATERIAL
Ball screws are drive units that make it possible to sæ4HREADæPROFILE
position machine components highly accurately, e.g. sæ(ARDNESS
in machine tools and measuring equipment. To achieve sæ(ARDENINGæCRACKS
the required accuracy, extensive measurements are sæ3TRAIGHTNESS
also essential between the individual processing phases sæ$IMENSIONS
to check the manufacture. sæ&IT
Reports
We can make all the necessary measurements on with its computer analysed lead and measurement
ball screw spindles and nuts on our test machine reports. Test reports can be supplied on request.
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DIN extracts
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Application examples
Ball screw
Main areas of application: sæ-ACHINEæTOOLæMANUFACTURE
Due to its high precision, the ball screw brings sæ#ONVEYORæTECHNOLOGY
outstanding performance to measurement and sæ!VIATIONæINDUSTRY
control technology, which is a deciding factor sæ2EACTORæTECHNOLOGY
in the following areas of application. sæ(ANDLINGæTECHNOLOGY
sæ-EDICINEæTECHNOLOGY
sæ-ILITARYæTECHNOLOGY
sæ-EASUREMENTæANDæTESTINGæTECHNOLOGY
sæ4RAFFICæENGINEERING
sæ2ADARæANDæANTENNAæTECHNOLOGY
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Steel sheet processing machine Problem: Rapid movement of sheets for laser cutting.
The drawing shows the feed spindle Design solution ball bearings are bolted directly to
of a CNC controlled laser cutting the bearing blocks by their thick-
machine. The ball screw spindle has The ball screw spindle is mounted walled, rigid outer rings.
a nominal diameter of 63 mm and at both ends in angular-contact They absorb the axial forces that
a length of 3000 mm. Low friction BALLæBEARINGSæFROMæTHEæ:+,&xæ23æ occur without any difficulty and
and high precision determine the range. The long spindle is stretched guarantee low friction in operation.
choice of bearing. by means of an adjusting nut. A They are sealed on both sides with
second, inner, slotted nut pre-loads sealing rings from the RS range.
The operating conditions of the laser the bearing. The O-arrangement Additional seals in the surrounding
cutting machine are characterised in the axial angular-contact ball construction are unnecessary. The
by low feed forces and a maximum bearings with a contact angle of 60° bearings are greased for life with
spindle speed of 500 rpm. works against the deflection of the a synthetic lubricating grease with
spindle. The axial angular-contact high ageing resistance.
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Applications
Ball screw
3-co-ordinate manipulator Problem: Magazining of production parts.
Bearing arrangement The sealed and greased for life In order that the pullout torque of
for the ball screw nut angular contact ball bearing, type the motor is not absorbed solely by
:+,.x23æPREVENTSæTHEæSTICK
SLIPæ the fixed bearing, a needle bearing
The primary products manufactured effect with these adjustments. By FROMæTHEæ.!x23æ6'3æRANGEæISæ
on this flat grinding machine are this means, it is possible to achieve provided as an additional supporting
profiled workpieces. The vertical grinding results of the highest pre- bearing. The needle bearing is fitted
movement of the grinding head is to cision. In order to keep the oscilla- with a pre-ground inner ring. This
take place by means of an electro- tions from the ball screw as small design allows the inner ring to be
mechanical drive with a ball screw as possible, in this case the rotating finishground in the assembled
spindle. ball screw nut is mounted in bea- state in order to achieve the smallest
rings while the ball screw spindle is possible radial play.
Design solution stationary. The two ball races in the
anti-friction bearing are arranged in
Very small, continually varying O-formation at 60° contact angle to
adjustments to the grinding wheel one another and are pre-loaded.
are often necessary when grinding
profiles.
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Ball screw technology Advantages: Long life, which is many times that of the
slide screw. The heat developed is considerably less,
The ball screw is a working unit for converting which means that higher traverse speeds are possible.
a rotary to a linear movement and vice-versa.
The higher cost of the ball screw can be compensated
for to a great extent by these factors. At the same time,
the fact that it is not self-retarding may need to be
taken into account.
ball screw nut
When sliding friction is combined with low relative
speeds (creep), intermittent sliding always occurs, the
so-called slip-stick effect, even though a proportion-
ately sized drive and a constant speed are used.
This undesirable slip-stick effect does not occur with
rolling friction enabling the same position to be
achieved repeatedly.
ball screw spindle
Installation: Before installation, the ball screw must
be cleaned with a cleaning fluid such as benzene, if
necessary. Cleaning fluids must not act aggressively
It consists of the spindle, the nut system with ball feedback on the wiper materials such as nylon or felt. It is not
elements and the balls as anti-friction elements. The balls usually necessary to remove the preservative.
form the connection between the spindle and the nut by
rolling in the appropriate tracks in the spindle and the nut.
The forces to be transmitted are distributed over a number Ball screws are protected against corrosion in
of balls so that the result is a relatively small specific load- the factory and must be lubricated (oil and grease)
ing. On account of its rolling friction, the ball screw has an before putting to use.
extremely low coefficient of friction.
(ARDæUPæTOæ2Mæ æ.MM2
Material No. 1.3536
(ARDNESSæ æææ(2#
Tensile strength Rm 690 N/mm2
Elastic limit Rp 390 N/mm2
(ARDæUPæTOæ2Mæ æ.MM2
conventional trapezoidal spindles
Material specification for 100Cr6:
Material No. 1.3505, designation to DIN 17 006
Special materials on request.
Lead angle in degrees
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Wipers
Abstreifer
Ball screws should be basically protected against dirt
Kugelgewindetriebe
and impurities. sollten grundsätzlich vor Schmutz
und
WithVerunreinigungen geschützt
the Kammerer’s ball werden.
screws, Dies geschieht
this is done by
means
bei of standard
KAMMERER plastic wipers, which,
Kugelgewindetrieben however,
standardmäßig
mightKunststoffabstreifer.
durch slightly protrude the nut housing.
We recommend
Wir empfehlen nach replacing the wipers,Laufzeit
entsprechender as far as
des
possible, after the respective running time of the ball
Kugelgewindetriebes die Abstreifer, sofern möglich,
screws. This has a positive effect on the service lift.
auszutauschen, um die Lebensdauer
According to customer requirements,positiv zu also
we deliver The best solution however is to completely cover the
beeinflussen.
plastic wipers offering improved sliding properties. Die
ball beste
screwLösung
using aist jeoch
spiral die komplette
spring cover, for Abdeckung
example.
Auf Kundenwunsch liefern wir auch Kunststoffabstreifer des Kugelgewindetriebes mit z.B. Spiralfeder-
mit gleitoptimierenden Zusätzen. abdeckungen.
Kunststoffabstreifer
Plastic wipers
-0.1
-0.3
Outside ø of sleeve = core ø of spindle mm.
Slide the sleeve over the end of the spindle as far as the
start of the thread and then screw the nut carefully from the
thread onto the sleeve. Dismantling must be carried out
without the use of force. Make sure that the nut cannot slip
off the sleeve (O-ring or similar). When screwing the nut
on to the spindle, the start of the thread must be screwed in
carefully.
Track profile
Kammerer ball screws are basically equipped with
Gothic track profiles and offer the following advantages:
β = contact angle
δa = axial play
r1 = ball radius
r2 = track radius
æ sæHIGHESTæRATINGSæANDæTHUSæLONGæLIFETIME
æ sæBESTæRUNNINGæCHARACTERISTICS
æ sæEFFICIENCYæUPæTOææ
æ sæMAXIMUMæRIGIDITY
æ sæALMOSTæCONSTANTæDRIVEæTORQUE
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Pre-loading
In order to achieve the smallest possible relative
movement between the nut and the spindle, certain
single nuts are tensioned against one another. O-pre-
loading
Nut 1 Nut 2
æ &b = operating load [N]
æ &v = pre-loading force [N]
δvæ æDEFORMATIONæDUEæTOæ&v
δa = axial play
δbæ æDEFORMATIONæDUEæTOæ&b
2 · δb = return distance
æ 1
sææTHEæPRE
LOADINGæFORCEæAMOUNTSæTOææææææææææææOFæTHEæAVERAGEæ
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operating load.
Fv (pre-loading-force)
Loads over and above this cause the balls of the
unloaded nut to lose contact and the return distance to
increase.
æ sææ4HEæAVERAGEæOPERATINGæLOADæISæDEFINEDæASæTHEæLOADæ
consistent with a life of 20 · 106 revolutions.
æ sææ4HEæFOLLOWINGæRELATIONSHIPæCANæBEæDERIVEDæFROMæTHEæ
above:
Axial play
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Pre-loading of spindles
Spindles are pre-loaded to increase the positioning accuracy. Changes
in length due to foreseeable temperature differences are avoided.
Feather key connection
Values for stretching ball screws Delta P = (a* l* Delta t) /1000 (mm)
æ &æææ æ$ELTAæ0æ
æ%æ
æ! ææLææ .
æ sææ$IAMETERæææææMMæ MMææ!ææææææMM2 A = (dm2 * 3.1416 )/ 4 (mm2)
sææ$IAMETERæææææMMæ MMææ!ææææææMM2
P = pitch (mm)
sææ$IAMETERæææææMMæ MMææ!ææææMM2 a = thermal coefficient of expansion (steel = 0.011mm/m* degrees)
sæææ$IAMETERæææææMMæ MMææ!ææææMM2 l = spindle length in (mm)
sææ$IAMETERæææææMMæ MMææ!ææææMM2 t = temperature difference (degree) max value 5 °C otherwise
consultation with Kammerer.
sææ$IAMETERæææMMæ MMææ!ææææMM2 E = modulus of elasticity 210000 N/mm2 (steel)
A = spindle cross sectional area (mm2)
Rigidity
The total rigidity (Ctot) of a system is made up Rigidity of the body of the nut (cm)
OFæTHEææINDIVIDUALæRIGIDITIESæBALLæSCREWæBEARINGSæx æ
The effect of all the factors should therefore be [N/μm]
taken into account.
A = nut cross sectional area [mm2]
For the ball screw:
E = modulus of elasticity 21 · 104 [N/mm2]
The rigidity values for the ball area can be read off
from the table on Page 32.
The rigidities for designs not given in the table can be
calculated from the following overview and formulae.
&ORæDOUBLEæNUTSæASSUMINGæTHEæSAMEæNUMBERæOFæREVO-
lutions for each nut and a ratio of
[N/μm]
Rigidity of the nut unit (cme)
operating load [N] &ORæANæAPPROXIMATEæCALCULATIONæITæISæSUFFICIENTæTOæSAY
pre-loading force [N]
cme = fcm · ck [N/μm]
rigidity factor [N/μm2/3]
number of revolutions 3/2 fcm = 0.55 (internal pre-loading for single nuts)
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DK = ball diameter Calculation of the axial resilience of a ball screw
d = ball reference circle in the ball area with a rigidity factor K (see adjacent
Rigidity
20x5 20 3,175 20,5 5 20900 34,78 173,9 262 331 Nut rigidity Cme = fcm · ck
20x10 20 3,175 20,5 3 13000 34,48 103,44 352 444
20x20 20 3,175 20,5 2 8600 35,17 70,34 494 622 fcm = 0.55 for internally pre-loaded single nuts
fcm = 0.70 for pre-loaded double nuts
25x5 24 3,5 24,5 5 25900 38,59 192,95 300 377
25x10 24 3,5 24,5 3 16100 38,34 115,02 403 506
25x20 24 3,5 24,5 2 10800 39,39 78,78 568 713
25x25 24 3,5 24,5 2 10700 38,71 77,42 651 819
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Rigidity
(EREæTHEæELASTICæDEFLECTIONæOFæTHEæ
nut system can be read off from the
rigidity factor and the operational
loading in N; e.g. KGT 50 x 10:
Example 1:
K = 53.51
&æææ.
l: ≈ 30 μm
Example 2:
K = 53.51
&æææ.
l: ≈ 57 μm
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Average loading
etc.
etc.
Load F
nm = average speed [rpm] Proportion
q1 = proportion of time used referred to 100 % of time
n1 = speed values q (%)
Average speed
Proportion
Speed n
etc. [rpm]
of time
q (%)
&æ æ&ORCEæ;.=
Ma = Drive torque [Nm]
Me = Output torque [Nm]
The drive power is calculated from: n = Speed [rpm]
P = Lead [mm]
Pa = Power [kW]
η = Efficiency [0.9 – 0.95]
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Load summary
Type of burden 1 speed 1 rotat. 50 Axial force 1 in N 7245 Time share 1 in % 12,50
Type of burden 2 speed 2 rotat. 50 Axial force 1 in N 23245 Time share 2 in % 12,50
Type of burden 3 speed 3 rotat. 200 Axial force 1 in N 13245 Time share 3 in % 25,00
Type of burden 4 speed 4 rotat. 200 Axial force 1 in N 17245 Time share 4 in % 25,00
Type of burden 5 speed 5 rotat. 2000 Axial force 1 in N 14245 Time share 5 in % 11,50
Type of burden 6 speed 6 rotat. 2000 Axial force 1 in N 16245 Time share 6 in % 11,50
Type of burden 7 speed 7 rotat. 1414 Axial force 1 in N 19742 Time share 7 in % 1,00
Type of burden 8 speed 8 rotat. 1414 Axial force 1 in N 48232 Time share 8 in % 1,00
Type of burden 9 speed 9 rotat. 0 Axial force 1 in N 0 Time share 9 in % 0,00
Type of burden 10 speed 10 rotat. 0 Axial force 1 in N 0 Time share 10 0,00
in %
Type of burden 11 speed 11 rotat. 0 Axial force 1 in N 0 Time share 11 0,00
in %
Type of burden 12 speed 12 rotat. 0 Axial force 1 in N 0 Time share 12 0,00
in %
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Efficiency H or H’
Lifetime
The lifetime (better, nominal life) is expressed by the The static rating C0 is to be understood to mean an
number of revolutions (or number of operating hours at axial load acting centrally (given in N) which causes
constant speed) that 90 % of a sufficiently large number a total permanent deformation of 0.0001 x the ball
of identical ball screws achieve or exceed before the first diameter between the ball and the ball track.
signs of material fatigue occur. The nominal lifetime is
designated with L or Lh if the figure is expressed in revolu- As ball screws are sensitive to radial and eccentric
tions or hours respectively. loads, these should be avoided if possible.
L = lifetime [revolutions]
Lh = lifetime [h]
Co = static rating [N]
C = dynamic rating [N]
&am = average axial load [N]
&a max = max. axial load [N]
nm = average speed [rpm]
fn = utilisation factor
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Lifetime diagram
Mini-KGT (Ø 8 – Ø 16)
Load Fam [kN]
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Lifetime diagram
KGT (Ø 16 – Ø 160)
Load Fam [kN]
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æ æ#ALCULATINGæTHEæAVERAGEæLOADæ&
g g bm )[
( )bm[N] ]
n1 q n q n q
Fbm = 3 Fb1 3 1 + Fb 2 3 2 2 + Fb 3 3 3 3 + ...
n m 100 n m 100 nm 100
1200 25 60 40 150 35
Fbm = 3 7500 3
+ 25 .000 3 + 18 .000 3 = 12 .897 N
376 ,5 100 376 ,5 100 376 , 5 100
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Correction factor
case 1
case 2
case 3
case 4
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Speed limits of the nut system are to be observed, see Page 40.
Correction factor depending on bearing type to be observed, see Page 41.
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Buckling
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Buckling – diagram
KGT (Ø 20–160)
Buckling force Fkn [kN]
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Leads – Overview
Nut systems
Cylindrical single nut Pre-loaded flanged double nut
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FM Nut
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Drilling diagram 1 Drilling diagram 2
Nut dimensions table FM
Wiper
Lubrication connection
Forms of flange
Form A Form B Form C
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Nut dimensions table FM
FM
Wiper
Lubrication connection
Forms of flange
Form A Form B Form C
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DpFM Nut
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Drilling diagram 1 Drilling diagram 2
Nut dimensions table DpfM
Locking device
Wiper
Lubrication connection
Forms of flange
Form A Form B Form C
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Nut dimensions table DpfM
DpfM
Wiper
Lubrication connection
Forms of flange
Form A Form B Form C
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EM Nut
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(Lubrication connection)
Wiper
Nut dimensions table EM
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Nut dimensions table EM
EM
(Lubrication connection)
Wiper
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DpM Nut
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(Lubrication connection)
Locking device
Wiper
Nut dimensions table DpM
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Nut dimensions table DpM
DpM
(Lubrication connection)
Locking device
Wiper
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Lubrication connection
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Wiper
h7
L7– 0.5
Nut dimensions table FG
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o = single nut
DxP D D1 L L1 L2 L3 SW x = double nut C dyn C stat
h7 internally pre-loaded
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on request
d (lubrication connection)
Wiper
internally pre-loaded
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Lubrication connection
Wiper
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M D5
D3
D4
'N
quantity of standard nuts.
Driven nut
D1
D2
The connection is provided with a check
valve to avoid return of the lubricant.
D8
W°
More information on request.
D7
Lx L4 D6
W°/2
L1 S S
L3 L2
Spindle ends
KMT nuts
Lubrication – Lubricants
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oil grease
rpm rpm
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N/μm
n g
n g
kg
oil grease
rpm rpm
N/μm
n g
n g
kg
oil greae
rpm rpm
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Bush
Circlip
DIN 471
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Double-sided action
æ 2ANGEæ:+,.æxæ23
kg rpm N/μm
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Withdrawal slot
Axial angular-contact ball bearings
Double-sided action
æ 2ANGEæ:+,.æxæ23
kg rpm N/μm
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The KMT nut is secured with three brass locking pins dis-
tributed equally around the circumference and which are
set into the nut at an angle. The slope angle of the pins is
equal to the flank angle of the nut thread, which is also cut
into the end surfaces of the locking pins in one continuous
process.
The KMT shaft nut locking system does not suffer from Shaft nut Permissible Tightening torque Breakaway
material fatigue KMT/KMTA axial load for adjusting torque1)
Code FA screws, max.
KMT/KMTA KMT KMT/KMTA
The locking pins are pressed against the shaft thread with
the help of adjusting screws.
Axial forces are absorbed by the flanks of the thread and
not by the locking pins. Securing the nut against turning is
based exclusively on the friction between the pins and the
screw thread. As the locking pins do not become distorted,
KMT shaft nuts can be used as often as required with the
same high accuracy.
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Slotted nuts
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All dimensions in mm
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All dimensions in mm
Type Type
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Lubricants
Viscosity Designation
ISO DIN 51 517
No ISO
norms
Viscosity Designation
ISO DIN 51 517
No ISO
norms
Viscosity Designation
ISO DIN 51 517
No ISO
norms
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