6.5.2 Wear and Service Life

Lubrication of the measuring system counteracts wear of the wipers and sliding components. With adequate lubrication, no significant wear occurs on the sliding components, which means the service life of the guide rail is critical to the service life of the measuring system.

Furthermore, the SCHNEEBERGER AMS system has been developed so that in case of insufficient lubricant supply, mechanical wear on the AMS steel tape cover (guide rail) is negligible compared to the carriage (reading head). Therefore, wear occurs on system components that are easy to replace.