{"id":6572,"date":"2026-02-06T10:56:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T09:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kammerer-gewinde.zold.at\/lexicon\/required-lead-deviation\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T14:05:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T12:05:03","slug":"required-lead-deviation","status":"publish","type":"lexicon","link":"https:\/\/kammerer-gewinde.zold.at\/en\/lexicon\/required-lead-deviation\/","title":{"rendered":"Required lead deviation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The required lead deviation describes the permissible deviation of the actual lead of a screw drive from the ideal, geometrically intended lead. It is a measure of how accurately the spindle must be manufactured so that the screw drive achieves the required positioning accuracy and repeatability. <\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does lead deviation mean?<\/h3>\n\n<p>Every threaded spindle has a nominal lead (e.g., 5 mm\/revolution). During production, however, minimal deviations can occur, for example due to grinding precision, thermal distortion, or tool tolerances.<br\/>Lead deviation therefore describes: <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>how far the real lead deviates from the ideal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>how far the spindle &#8220;leads or lags&#8221; at a specific point<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>how precisely an axis can be positioned<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why do we speak of required lead deviation?<\/h3>\n\n<p>The term describes the maximum deviation permissible in a specific application in order to:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>achieve the specified positioning accuracy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>complete the travel path without errors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>keep backlash and hysteresis low<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ensure a defined repeatability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Manufacturers offer various tolerance classes that allow for different lead accuracies (e.g., C0, C3, C5, C7 for ball screws).<br\/>The higher the precision requirements, the smaller the required lead deviation must be selected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The required lead deviation describes the permissible deviation of the actual lead of a screw drive from the ideal, geometrically intended lead. It is a measure of how accurately the spindle must be manufactured so that the screw drive achieves the required positioning accuracy and repeatability. What does lead deviation mean? Every threaded spindle has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"lexiconkategorie":[],"class_list":["post-6572","lexicon","type-lexicon","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kammerer-gewinde.zold.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexicon\/6572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kammerer-gewinde.zold.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexicon"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kammerer-gewinde.zold.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/lexicon"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kammerer-gewinde.zold.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"lexiconkategorie","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kammerer-gewinde.zold.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexiconkategorie?post=6572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}