CNC router and machining centre manufacturer Anderson has taken a large step forward with the introduction of linear drive technology on its machinery.
The company says linear drives, which use a magnetic pulse for noiseless, high speed (up to 100m/min) transmission, represent a major advance on the servo motor-driven ball screws used by many CNC routers and machining centres currently used in woodworking.
Ball-screw systems, says Anderson, present a likelihood of greater wear, loss of accuracy and are noisier than linear drives. It will unveil its linear-drive CNC machining centre at Ligna.
