{"id":6604,"date":"2026-02-06T12:30:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T11:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kammerer-gewinde.zold.at\/lexicon\/pre-stressing-by-ball-sorting\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T16:33:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T14:33:59","slug":"pre-stressing-by-ball-sorting","status":"publish","type":"lexicon","link":"https:\/\/kammerer-gewinde.zold.at\/en\/lexicon\/pre-stressing-by-ball-sorting\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-stressing by ball sorting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Preloading by ball sorting is a method of ensuring that ball screw nuts are free of play and rigid by sorting the balls by diameter and installing them in a specific arrangement. The deliberate arrangement of larger and smaller balls creates a defined axial preload without deforming the nut or subjecting it to excessive stress. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This preload ensures:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Play between the spindle and the nut<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Erh\u00f6hte Steifigkeit des Kugelgewindetriebs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Even load distribution across the balls<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pr\u00e4zisere Positionierung und geringere Wegabweichung<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How it works<\/h3>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The balls are sorted into groups by diameter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Larger balls exert gentle pressure, whilst smaller balls act as spacers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This combination creates a controlled preload on the thread flanks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No deformation of the nut is required, resulting in a long service life and consistent accuracy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Preloading by ball sorting is a method of ensuring that ball screw nuts are free of play and rigid by sorting the balls by diameter and installing them in a specific arrangement. The deliberate arrangement of larger and smaller balls creates a defined axial preload without deforming the nut or subjecting it to excessive stress. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"lexiconkategorie":[],"class_list":["post-6604","lexicon","type-lexicon","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kammerer-gewinde.zold.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexicon\/6604","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=6604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"lexiconkategorie","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kammerer-gewinde.zold.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexiconkategorie?post=6604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}