Full-Extension Slides for Machinery Access Panels

We chose a 45 mm three-member ball-bearing slide with a full-extension geometry and a rear-mounted stop block. The stop block was customised to engage at 2 mm before absolute end-of-travel, absorbing operator momentum without stressing the slide members.

To survive the coolant environment we specified a hard zinc-plated finish with an additional organic topcoat, and added dust shields over the ball races. Samples were cycled 30,000 times in a fog cabinet that alternated between coolant mist and dry air to prove the coating.

We produced a drilling template matched to the customer's sheet-metal bend radius and supplied pre-assembled slide pairs so the customer's line workers could not mismatch left and right units.