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Sourcing New Ball Screw Manufacturers - Here are some key points that designers should be keenly aware of when sourc...

Like most components today, ball screws have numerous manufacturers from around the world claiming to provide savings and/or increased performance. Merely believing unproven manufacturers and using their product comes with unacceptable risk to your brand reputation, so either the due diligence must be done in sourcing new manufacturers, or the potential benefits will go unrealized. From my recent experience sourcing new ball screw manufacturers, here are some key points that designers should be keenly aware of: In creating a manufacturers list using Global Spec, selecting the product "Ball Screws" and selecting "Company Type = Manufacturer" provides a listing of 111 companies. Upon further investigation of the companies, fewer than 30 were actually manufacturers of ball screws… reason being that selecting Manufacturing and Ball Screws includes those that offer ball screws ...

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