Steinmeyer’s miniature ball screws are designed and manufactured to address the specific needs of the medical device and life science markets.  With shaft diameters from an incredibly small 3 mm up to 16 mm, and pitches down to 0,5 mm, these high efficiency ball screws provide the perfect precision linear drive mechanism for a wide variety of medical devices. Because ball screws offer significantly higher efficiency compared to lead screws, they require smaller and lower power motors.  This will not only save battery life on portable devices, but the high efficiency also means lower heating and much longer life.  And they are capable of being back driven, an important prerequisite when it comes to tactile systems. The higher the efficiency, the better the force feedback!

Since applications in medical devices often have special material requirements, Steinmeyer offers not only all stainless steel construction or radiation-proof non-plastic designs, but also for-life lubrication with special lubricants that are temperature resistant, so the whole unit can be autoclaved for sterilization, for example. Radiation-proof, or high vacuum compatible lubricants are available, too.

Steinmeyer also offers custom motion systems for the life sciences market. Typical applications include cell inspection, resonance scanners, computer tomography and precision dispensing systems.  These high precision systems are specifically designed to fit customer requirements for accuracy, repeatability, environment, load capacity and space constraints. By offering cost effective custom solutions, Steinmeyer is able to provide exactly what customers require and desire versus something close that may be in a catalog.