A linear-motion bearing or linear slide is a bearing designed to provide free motion in one direction. There are many different types of linear motion bearings.
Motorized linear slides such as machine slides, X-Y tables, roller tables and some dovetail slides are bearings moved by drive mechanisms. Not all linear slides are motorized, and non-motorized dovetail slides, ball bearing slides and roller slides provide low-friction linear movement for equipment powered by inertia or by hand. All linear slides provide linear motion based on bearings, whether they are ball bearings, dovetail bearings, linear roller bearings, magnetic or fluid bearings. X-Y tables, linear stages, machine slides and other advanced slides use linear motion bearings to provide movement along both X and Y multiple axis.
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hand
inertia
magnetic
equipment
X-Y tables
free motion
low-friction
multiple axis
one direction
roller tables
linear stages
ball bearings
roller slides
machine slides
fluid bearings
linear movement
drive mechanisms
dovetail bearings
ball bearing slides
many different types
linear-motion bearing
other advanced slides
linear roller bearings
linear motion bearings
Motorized linear slides
motorized dovetail slides
