Güdel (Ann Arbor, MI) announced it will showcase its “cam follower advantage” at FABTECH booth W5029. A cam follower is Güdel’s cylindrical roller bearing mounted on a stud that rides on the guide rail, providing increased resilience to harsh industrial environments compared with traditional profile guides commonly used in 7th axis tracks.
Features:
- Wiper/scraper combination on block that scrapes rail clean of debris
- Roller’s bearings that are completely enclosed to keep out contamination while larger size enables track to better roll over left-over debris
- Servicing done by sliding out cartridge containing bearings on side of rail
- Takes 10 minutes to remove, replace and adjust
Güdel also announced the transition to a no-weld anchoring solution for thin concrete conditions on select equipment. This approach enables customers to install equipment in more end-user plants without the cost or permitting typically required for on-site welding.
The no-weld solution reduces the installation time by 20%, making it more accessible and cost-effective for customers.
Güdel has reduced its lead times to empower integrator partners to quickly and efficiently respond to their customers’ needs.
Güdel will be rolling out an Integrator Partnership Program in Q4 of 2024, based on a tiered discount structure, the program will offer favorable pricing based on tier, free training for Applications Engineers and sales teams, extended warranties and discounted service and spare parts.