Custom Guideways & Racks
Customized Bearings and Racks
Complete manufacturing capability from raw materials to quality inspection
Meeting special guidance needs for metalworking, automation and measuring equipment
Specialized Manufacturing of Rolling & Sliding Guideways
Schneeberger operates a dedicated special parts production facility, providing single pieces or batch products in various standard designs for metalworking, automation, woodworking, electronics and measuring equipment industries, as well as replacement parts for machine refurbishment where original components are no longer available.
Complete Manufacturing Capability
From raw material inventory to final quality inspection, every step is under Schneeberger's control
Raw Material Inventory
Various material profiles are stocked to shorten lead times, supported by multiple specialized steel suppliers.
Drilling
Hole spacing deviations from hardening distortion are compensated during drilling, ensuring multi-segment spliced rails install easily with tight tolerances.
Through Hardening
A core technology. Cross-sections up to 55mm thick can be through-hardened, making rails more stable and straight, and allowing regrinding. Hardening lengths up to 3m.
Induction Hardening
Suitable for large cross-sections or extra-long parts, hardening only the required surfaces. Induction hardening lengths up to 6m, reducing the number of butt joints.
Tempering & Straightening
Internal stresses from hardening are precisely relieved through tempering without affecting hardness.
End Grinding
Right-angle or angled butt joints ensure gap-free splicing of multi-segment rails. High-efficiency multi-piece simultaneous grinding.
Precision Grinding
The core of Schneeberger quality. With extensive experience and 40+ years of precision grinding technology, raceway surface roughness achieves Ra = 0.3 µm.
Coating & Sliding Materials
Various coatings for hardness, corrosion protection or aesthetic purposes. Sliding guides can be equipped with plastic or metal low-friction wear strips.
Laser Marking
Laser marking for traceability or inventory management. Butt joint ends are marked with identification numbers ensuring part traceability.
Quality Inspection
All products undergo comprehensive and rigorous quality checks before shipment, ensuring Schneeberger's high quality standards.
Manufacturing Precision Beyond Standards
NQ Standard Quality → SQ Special Quality → SSQ Super Special Measuring Machine Quality
Any Cross-Section Profile
Any cross-section shape can be manufactured to meet special installation spaces in machine designs
Sliding guides, Box Way, V guides, Double V guides, Prismatic guides — Schneeberger can manufacture any cross-section shape from customer drawings. Whether derived from standard products or fully custom, all are produced to the same precision standards.
Maximum Single-Piece Length & Butt Joints
- Induction hardening: Single piece up to 8000mm
- Through hardening: Single piece up to 3000mm
- Multi-segment butt joints for even longer lengths
- End face precision ground for gap-free right-angle or angled joints
- Laser-marked butt end identification numbers for part traceability
Replacement rails can be manufactured for older machines where original parts are no longer available, restoring original precision or upgrading to higher grades.
Precision Gear Racks & Guideway Racks
Module 2 to 20, straight or helical tooth, up to Q4 gear precision
- Module range: Metric or module standard, max module 20
- Tooth type: Helical or straight tooth
- Heat treatment: Through hardening, carburizing, induction hardening, nitriding, quenching & tempering
- Processing: Milling or grinding
- Max single piece: 3000mm
- Multi-segment: Butt joints for longer lengths
Special Versions
Typical Application Industries
Automotive Manufacturing & Production Lines
In automotive body welding, painting and assembly lines, industrial robots need to move rapidly along guideways via transfer axes (7th axis) to cover multiple workstations. Schneeberger custom flat rails paired with precision gear racks provide high rigidity and positioning accuracy, ensuring stable robot operation during high-speed transfer.
Heavy Handling & Gantry Systems
Gantry handling machines must support workpiece loads of several tons while maintaining travel precision. Custom extended rails with multi-segment splicing technology achieve effective strokes exceeding 6 meters, paired with high-load gear rack drives to meet the demanding requirements of heavy-cutting machining centers and large automated warehouses.
Metalworking
Custom guideways and racks for high-precision machine tools, grinders and milling machines
Woodworking
CNC woodworking machine long-stroke guidance systems, multi-segment splicing to required lengths
Measuring Equipment
SSQ ultra-high precision grade guideways, raceway surface roughness Ra = 0.3 µm
Semiconductor Equipment
Cleanroom-grade linear guidance for wafer handling and inspection equipment
Have Special Guidance or Rack Requirements?
From requirements analysis to mass production delivery, our engineering team provides complete customization support