Racks & Accessories

What are racks?

Racks convert the rotational motion of spur gears into straight-line motion of the rack. Thus, compared to spur gears, racks can generate linear motion. 
In this case, the teeth of a rack are no longer arranged around the circumference of a cylinder, but on a straight rod. The mating gear is always a spur gear with external teeth.

Racks have straight flanks, which means that they have no curvature. A gearbox that converts a rotary motion into a linear motion by means of a spur gear (called pinion) and a rack is also called a rack and pinion gear. Especially in machine tools, racks are often used to move machine slides.
 

Gear racks of ATLANTA Antriebssysteme GmbH

With more than 350 types of racks, ATLANTA Antriebssysteme GmbH offers one of the most comprehensive ranges of racks currently available on the market. 
Basically, the racks can be divided into four different rack classes: Ultra High Precision Rack, High Precision Rack, Precision Rack and Basic Rack. The four classes include racks with quality from 5 to 10 in helical or straight toothed design, milled or hardened as well as hardened and ground and that in sizes from module 1.5 to 12.

We offer you a selection of different racks from ATLANTA Antriebssysteme GmbH. If you should not find the suitable rack in our onlineshop, please contact us via our contact form or write us an email (info[at]pach-systems.de).

Further product categories in the area of drive technology:
Gearboxes and engines | Couplings and connecting elements | Lubrication Systems | Pinions and Pinion Shafts