MISUMI Standard Length Straight Shafts are Now Stocked and Ready to Ship in One-Day

The new "Linear Shafts Quickly" program includes 450 straight shaft types and competitive pricing for the entire product line.

When compared to previous one day express manufacturing options the "Linear Shafts Quickly" program allows you to save up to 65% cost for standard straight shafts. Metric stocked shafts include 52100 Bearing Steel, with or without chrome plating, and 440C Stainless Steel materials.

In addition, Inch stocked shafts include 1060 Steel and 440C Stainless Steel materials. One-day shipment and prices as low as $1.70 are standard for MISUMI linear shafts.

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New products in the 2008 Catalog!

The 2008 MISUMI Metric and Inch catalogs feature a plethora of new products and product variations. See below for a list of some of the most popular new products featured in the 2008 catalogs and click here to order your 2008 MISUMI catalogs today.

Linear Guides

Even more types are now available so application demands can be easily met.

New types include long block, wide block and wide block with dowel hole designs.

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Low Temp Black Chrome Plating

Used as corrosion prevention and in low reflection environment.

Special coating process that will not peel or flake.

Now available for Linear Shafts, Linear Bushings, Linear Guides and Ball Screws.

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Linear Shafts

Linear Shafts are now stocked in standard lengths.

Stocked shafts include 52100 Bearing Steel / 1060 Steel and 440C Stainless Steel materials.

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Self-Lubricating Linear Bushings

Provide a low maintenance solution for a wide range of applications. Available in many shapes and variations.

Rated life span is 3X longer than average linear bushings.

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Rollers

More product variations available with screw or bearing designs.

Selectable Urethane thickness.

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Locating Pins

Now with 15X more shapes and materials available to meet an even more diverse set of applications.

Large head variations and resin types available.

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Single Axis Actuator

208 configurations and compatible with most servo motors

Manufactured in 11 days

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Special Offers

MISUMI currently has several special offers designed to help engineers save more and get more such as:

• Receive a $50 BEST BUY Gift Card
• Receive 50% Off List Price
• Register for a FREE Configuration Tech Seminar

Sign-up for a Configuration Tech Seminar from MISUMI

MISUMI USA Inc., a provider of Factory Automation Assembly Components, launched a nationwide Configuration Tech Seminar program to expand its professional services to the design engineering community. Comprehensive and focused on practical problem solving and cost saving techniques for the engineering professional, these FREE sessions are highly interactive between instructor and attendee. All MISUMI USA instructors bring current real world experience and know-how to their course instruction.



These half-day technical seminars are designed to give factory automation engineers cost effective solutions using the MISUMI USA business model. Major highlights are the CAD Configurator used to configure components and to download native CAD files, no minimum order quantities, and a product portfolio of over 500,000 metric and inch components.

Interested in bringing one of our Configuration Tech Seminars to your location? Call 1.847.843.9105 x251 or email droark@misumiusa.com for information.

Click here to register for the next FREE Configuration Tech Seminar in your area.

Happy Holidays from MISUMI

MISUMI would like to wish you and your family a happy holiday season.

Please note our customer service department will be closed on:

December 24, 2007
December 25, 2007
December 31, 2007
January 1, 2008

However, quotations can be obtained and orders can be placed online at anytime. Simply visit www.misumiusa.com.

Technical References for Surfacing and Machining

Understanding surface and machining variables can be extremely important during the machine design and build. With that MISUMI would like to offer these helpful technical reference guides covering these important topics.

Surface Roughness and Drawing Indication of Surface Texture Find Out More >>

Standard Machining Tolerances and Technical Data for Toothed Pulleys Find Out More >>

Machine Keys and Key Grooves Find Out More >>

MISUMI Configurable Components

Why go custom when you can configure?

ABCO Automation built packaging machines that contained about 10,000 total components of which 3,000 components were supplied by MISUMI. In the past ABCO would have needed to draw and machine many of these components.

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What is the configurable component? - The configurable component is a component that allows the engineer to specify critical dimensions through various design parameters.

For example: Using configurable linear shafts provides you with:

• Configurability in 1mm length increments.
• No drawings are required. Use our online CAD Configurator to design shafts to your specifications and download native CAD files.
• Choose from a variety of shaft-end configurations. See below for a sample.
• Standard manufacturing time of 3 days with same day or next day shipping available on some configured shafts.

MISUMI Business Model

In addition, the MISUMI Business Model offers customers:

• No minimum order quantities or set up charges for a product portfolio of 500,000 metric and inch components.
• No drawings are required. Use the online CAD Configurator to configure components and download native CAD files.
• 99.95% on-time delivery rating with most products shipping in 6 days or less.
• Price and delivery are published in the catalog and on the web site for the entire product portfolio of more than 500,000 Metric and Inch components.
• Components can be ordered using the web ordering system at www.misumiusa.com.

For more information about MISUMI:

• Click here to order the current MISUMI Catalog
• Click here to order a NEW 2008 MISUMI Catalog
• Click here to view the MISUMI video
• Click here to register for the FREE Configuration Tech Seminar