Thompson Ball Screw

Thompson Ball Screw

Thompson Ball Screws can be created using one of two processes. Ball Screws can be made using rolling or grinding. Rolling involves making molds and pouring steel into them to create the ball screw, while grinding is used to manufacture thread profiles and leads which are very precise.

As is typical of ball screws, a Thompson Ball Screw is exceptionally efficient, between ninety and ninety-eight percent. They are also very accurate, due to the engineering and production standards at the firm. When choosing your Thompson Ball Screw there are many sizes available to choose from. The entire selection goes form 3/8” up to 4”. The utmost attention is given during the manufacturing process to make sure that every Thompson Ball Screw is as straight as possible . Those components of the ball screw that have been manufactured by machine have no bend up to .005 inch per foot, while the parts that have been cut are perfectly straight up to .01 inch per foot.
For metric based schematics, Thompson Ball Screws will put your sets together in those units if preferred, for the diameter and the lead. The selection of leads for a Thompson Ball Screw is from 0.125 inch to 2 inches. Lead accuracies are from 0.0003 to 0.1 inch per foot, which varies according to choice of ball screw. Each Thompson Ball Screw may be finished according to a given specification, or or given a typical finish.