Lead Screw Nut Selection

Kerk Lead Screw Assemblies are modified acme thread forms optimized for performance and available in a broad range of lead screw diameters, leads and nut styles, custom designed for your application. Kerk lead screws are self-adjusting, maintenance-free and require no lubrication. Providing maximum accuracy, high reliability, smooth, quiet operation and low cost, Kerk lead screw assemblies are your best choice for high performance linear motion control.

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Nut Feature	Nut Style
Nut Feature	• = Good •• = Better ••• = Best
	Units	ZBX	ZBA	ZBM	KHD	WDG	NTB	VHD	BFW
Max Dynamic Load	lb	35	55	1	20	75	200	350	500
Max Dynamic Load	N	155	245	4.4	89	333	890	1557	2224
Compactness		••	••	•••	••	•••	••	•	•••
Typical Drag Torque		••	••	••	•••	••	••	•••	N/A
Vibration Damping	horizontal	•••	•••	•••	••	•	•	••	N/A
Vibration Damping	vertical	•••	•••	•••	•	•	•	•	N/A
Smoothness		••	•••	••	••	••	••	••	•
Backlash Compensation		••	•	••	•••	•••	•••	•••	N/A
Drag Adjusted		N/A	•••	N/A	••	N/A	•	••	N/A
Stiffness		••	••	••	•••	•••	•••	•••	N/A
Easy to Modify		••	•	•	•	•	•••	•	•••
Custom Material		••	••	•	•	•	•••	•	•••
Best for Fine Leads	<.2",5mm	•••	•••	•••	•••	•••	•	•••	•••
Best for Long Leads	>1",25mm	•••	•••	N/A	•••	•••	•••	•••	•••
Patented Noise Reduction Centralizer Option Available*							Yes		Yes
*Haydon Kerk’s Noise Reduction Centralizer is a patented technology that provides ultra-quiet performance for applications requiring virtually no audible noise.