Linear & telescopic rails
Linear guides in today's production facilities are subject to the highest stresses: they have to support enormous loads and move extremely quickly and precisely — at competitive cost.
What we offer producers of linear guide systems
- Tight dimension tolerances and defect-free surface, to minimize further processing costs
- High precision of straightness and twist — homogeneous straightness without short bends
- Support in modifying standard grades and developing new chemical compositions; induction hardening optional
- Full range of profile sizes according to customer drawings — from miniature rails to the largest carriage dimensions
- Profiles in stainless steel on request
One controlled production chain
VOL-Stahl covers the entire manufacturing process — from steel melting and hot rolling to cold drawing of the profile and its subsequent mechanical processing. This allows us to continuously control and guarantee consistent product quality while offering competitive cost structures for sophisticated steel profiles.
Profiles for guide rails, carriages and machined parts
We supply cold-drawn profiles for linear guide rails, cold-drawn profiles for linear guide carriages, and machined parts for guide rails — nearly the complete range of profiles used in linear motion systems. Together with our customers we keep developing further processing steps, so you can concentrate exclusively on your core competencies.
Profiles for telescopic rails
For telescopic slides and extension rails we produce precision cold-drawn inner and outer sections with tightly toleranced raceways — the basis for partial and full-extension slides in vehicle equipment, machine tools, automated storage systems, catering equipment and medical technology.
Product types
Profiles for guide rails · Profiles for guide carriages · Machined rail parts · Telescopic slide profiles
Typical applications
Machine tools, automated storage, vehicle equipment, medical technology
From miniature rails to the largest carriage sections: VOL-Stahl manufactures cold-drawn special profiles for linear motion systems — linear guide rails, guide carriages and telescopic rails — with the tight dimensional tolerances, homogeneous straightness and defect-free surfaces that minimize your grinding and machining costs. Because we control the whole chain from steel melting through hot rolling, cold drawing and mechanical processing, we can adapt chemical compositions, offer induction-hardened raceways and deliver profiles ready for your production line. Typical applications include machine tools, automated storage and retrieval systems, vehicle equipment, rail transport, electronics, aerospace and medical technology. Send us your drawing for a tailored quote.
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