A linear system was mounted to floors and ceilings in domestic
flats for sliding walls to give flexible living accommodation.
The linear system needed to account for misalignment up to
60mm. A special floating system using plain bearings was
developed, which was able to compensate for this.
This system was ideal due to the fact it was low profile – so
prevented any health and safety issues – and silent running.
The rails could be joined together, thus allowing the systems to
be as long as required. The bearing carriage moved smoothly
over the small gaps between the rails. Ball bearing systems
would never be able to achieve this.
Flexible living accommodation
Cost was a potential issue, but
the price of the system came in
well below budget.
The plain bearing N27 system
additionally needed no lubrication,
so was maintenance free.
This was a critical factor, as the
system was operating in a
domestic environment.