Customer-specific clean room compatible positioning systems
Positioning systems used in particularly demanding branches of industry such as semiconductor technology, medical engineering, and solar technology must guarantee the highest level of precision and reliability while maintaining an extremely high degree of cleanliness.
Schneeberger Linear Technology is able to meet these requirements effectively by providing customer-specific solutions. This is possible thanks to the investments made in ournew clean room designed specifically for the production of these systems in accordance with ISO 14446 Class 6. This clean room is used exclusively for the production of positioning systems which must meet the most stringent cleanliness requirements.
Thanks to its high-performance positioning and motion systems, Schneeberger is one of the leaders in the motion industry today. At the same time, the Swiss leader in innovation is home to specially modified products which can be utilized in various
branches of industry such as semiconductor technology and medical engineering.
Of course, the delivered condition of a system is not the decisive factor in the level of cleanliness required at the customer’s site. After all,any system which includes a mechanical motion component will give rise to friction, which in turn will cause wear and abrasion during the customer’s subsequent production process. The engineers and technicians at Schneeberger are very aware of where these minute particles could be generated, and have developed a variety of techniques to keep these particles out of the customer’s production process.
One of the ways this is accomplished is by applying a static charge at local abrasion points which are formed at the contact point between ball bearings and rails during motion. Silicon covers are beneficial in minimizing friction at the energy chains
which can significantly reduce the formation of particles. Using these and other Schneeberger techniques, even the finest particles are confined to the point of abrasion and kept out of the customer’s production process.
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Founded in 1923, Schneeberger is now one of the leading names when it comes to
ground-breaking innovations in the field of linear technology. Linear bearings, profiled linear guide ways, measuring systems, gear racks, slides, positioning systems and mineral casting are all part of Schneeberger’s product and manufacturing range. The company serves original equipment manufacturers operating in various industries worldwide – from solar and semiconductor technology to electrical and medical engineering, every field is represented. Schneeberger’s distributors and exclusive representatives can be found in all major industrial nations around the world, thereby guaranteeing the best possible proximity to customers everywhere.
