Ball vs Roller Linear Guideways: Key Differences for High-Speed CNC Machining

In the era of high-speed production, compared to boxway, linear guideway could process faster and more accurately; therefore, manufacturers tend to choose the products which feature linear guideway.

Linear guideway could be categorized into two major ways:

#Ball Linear Guide
The steel ball is used as the transmission interface between guideway and block. With the steel ball, the rotating movement could be operated without any limitation of the stroke. Meanwhile, the load platform would move linearly in a high speed and with the high precision.

#Roller Linear Guide
It features a roller as the rolling element instead of steel balls. The rolling element not only features high speed and high precision, but it also offers higher rigidity and very high load capacities. With the realization of high rigidity, the needs of high precision could be satisfied. What’s more, its high load capacity would extend the linear guideway’s service life.

If you are looking for a production partner which can meet fast processing and high precision, TMT CNC Lathe #TTLSeries equipped with roller type linear guideway would be your best choice.