Chapter 4.3: Guide Rail Types

4.3.1 Guide Rail Types Overview

Guide rail types mainly differ in their mounting method, which also determines the closure options for fixing holes. In addition, there are different fixing hole spacings and hardness characteristics. The following table provides an overview of MONORAIL MR roller and MONORAIL BM/BZ ball types. For available sizes, please refer to the SCHNEEBERGER MONORAIL and AMS product catalog.

MR Guide Rail Product Overview

BM Guide Rail Product Overview

4.3.2 Guide Rail Selection Criteria

Mounting Method

There are two main mounting methods for guide rails. Standard guide rails -N- and cover strip guide rails -C- have continuous fixing holes for mounting from above. N-type guide rail fixing holes can be closed with plastic plugs, brass plugs or steel plugs.

There are also guide rails with threaded fixing holes on the bottom for mounting from below. These guide rails are marked with the -NU- suffix.

The -D- suffix in the model description indicates fully hardened guide rails, -X- indicates rack guide rails for ball bearings (BZ).

Note: ● = Applicable

Side mounting represents the fourth variant. This is used for the MONORAIL BZ rack system. In this case, the fixing holes are outside the carriage travel range, and the advantage is that the fixing holes are very easy to access and the bolts can be protected from contamination.

Guide Rail Covers

Depending on the guide rail type, the guide rail fixing holes can be closed in different ways. For this purpose, SCHNEEBERGER offers various elements for each specific application.