Linear applications are found in many areas of the medical industry from diagnostic scanning equipment to machines for the production of sutures. In assembly applications cleanliness is vital; Hepco’s linear slides can endure high duty cycles without lubrication.
Scanning applications require low friction, smooth motion and above all high levels of accuracy. Hepco’s V based linear motion systems and linear actuators are tailor made for such challenging requirements. Many of the worlds leading medical equipment manufacturers have adopted Hepco solutions in a multitude of environments.
Some of our relevant application examples, case studies and videos
HepcoAutomation were commissioned to design and build the world's first fully automated oxygen gas handling and sorting system for Linde's... View Video
Cutting-edge research at the University of Exeter aiming to train people with Parkinson’s to shift their balance and overcome ‘freezing of gait’ relies on HepcoMotion’s core GV3 linear guide to... Read more
Few of us could have anticipated the impact that Coronavirus would have on our lives when it was first reported at the beginning of this year. Shielding and isolation might... Read more
The University of Exeter reached out to HepcoMotion to provide a smooth, free-moving overhead support system for use when researching... View Video
This is a high speed application using HepcoMotion's Driven Linear Slide to move a 25Kg load at speeds up to... View Video
The Application
Medical sample testing machines are available in many designs from complete automated laboratories to medium volume XYZ equipment and small desktop systems. The common requirement... Read more
The Application
Piezo electric shockwave technology has become a central element in the management of gall and pancreatic stones, as well as other orthopaedic conditions allowing patients... Read more
Task
This Spanish producer of cosmetics was facing a life problem with an existing wheel based system that uses shaft fitted into aluminium rails. After 3000km, travel... Read more
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