Industry solutions · 03
Inside a machining center everything vibrates, everything is covered in chips and coolant, and every service panel has to move on command. VT rails guide covers, magazines and maintenance pull-outs with machine-tool rigidity — at up to +170 °C.
Modern CNC machining center on a bright factory floor with the enclosure open showing the milling spindle
Typical mounting points across the industry — each one a sized, catalogued VT configuration.
Partial-extension rails carry sliding enclosure segments and telescopic way covers.
Slides position tool cassettes and chain-magazine access panels precisely.
Full-extension rails withdraw conveyors and coolant tanks for cleaning.
Control-cabinet and lubrication-unit drawers on zero-clearance slides.
Compact linear guides position part grippers on automation portals.
Repeatable slide positioning for in-process gauging fixtures.
The engineering constraints that drive series selection — and how the VT range answers them.
Spindles, chips and coolant push ambient temperatures up. VT-L and VT-P run from −20 to +170 °C with temperature greases available on request.
Closed C-profiles (VT-L carriage runs inside the rail) and captive cages tolerate contaminated environments; sealing concepts per installation.
Guides on a machine must not add compliance. Zero-clearance standard, K1 preload on request, and VT-P integrates into the load-bearing structure for maximum rigidity.
Start with these families; the configurator weighs your exact load, stroke and length against the whole range.
The rigidity benchmark of the range — partial extension that becomes part of the machine structure; rated for shock and intensive cycling at −20…+170 °C.
Carriage inside a closed C-profile — inherently protected against chips, with up to 12 t per carriage for heavy stations.
Closed square profile resists torsion — right where covers and pull-outs are loaded off-axis.
Range-wide execution options relevant to this industry.
Yes, with the right execution: VT-L runs its carriage inside a closed C-profile, coatings up to E-coat resist coolant chemistry, and re-lubrication with temperature or cleanroom greases is specified per environment.
VT-L, VT-P, VT-X and VT-O operate from −20 to +170 °C. VT-S is limited to +80 °C by its rubber-damped internal stops — for hot zones choose another family or external stops.
Standard executions are zero-clearance; K1 increased preload removes the last elasticity for measuring and positioning duty. G1 increased clearance exists for misalignment-tolerant covers.
Any stroke that is a multiple of the family's ball-cage step (e.g. 12 mm for size 35 VT-P) can be ordered; the part number encodes length and stroke directly.
Send the payload, stroke and envelope, or let the configurator narrow the range first. Our team returns a sized series, deflection estimate and 3D model — prototypes in under 14 days.