In principle, these are very similar to lead screws but instead of a nut, there is a race containing ball bearings that moves up and down the screw. The ball bearings lead to less friction.

An example comes from [Morgan Lowe], whose 3DLS lead screw driven 3D printer joins the freely downloadable designs to be found on Thingiverse. If at first sight you think it looks a little ...

Thomson Industries, Inc., a leading manufacturer of linear motion control solutions, announced a significant upgrade to its ...

Thomson Industries, Inc. has announced a significant upgrade to its online lead screw selector tool with enhanced ...