Designing with Franke products

Roller bearings and linear systems from Franke have been included in Sachs Engineering’s design drawings for around 10 years. “We focus on quality in our designs, and we ensure this by using only selected branded products,” explains Michael Schubert. If a designer has had good experiences with a product, he recommends it to his colleagues. In addition to the physical requirements, engineering at Sachs includes many other aspects to take into account: First and foremost, the operation, but also aspects such as manufacturing costs or after-sales services. According to Michael Schubert, it is in this context of prudent engineering that the expertise of suppliers such as Franke should be used. “You can’t be the best expert in all areas,” Schubert notes. With Franke, we have a partner who has extraordinary competence in the field of bearings and whose advice they are happy to rely on in order to consistently design outstanding products.

Approaching the optimal bearing product

Which Franke products would be used in Sachs’ handling systems only became clear in the course of the cooperation. Franke customer advisor Michael Bärstecher remembers that they first thought about the possibilities of super-slim Franke bearing elements: the space-saving bearings from Franke, which, however, require a specially designed design.

For reasons of minimal production and assembly effort, Franke’s LVA bearing assemblies with steel housing and LVB with aluminum housing were finally found in the course of the consultations. Their very compact installation space, the relatively high possible torque loads, their smooth running and the low weight were the decisive arguments for the selected bearing assembly.

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