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Dovetail Slides

Setco manufactures 3 styles of precision dovetail slides:  DS Series, M Series, and TS Series.  Dovetail slides are a cost-effective slide solution for many light to medium-duty applications; such as assembly, test, gauge, motion control, and machine applications. 

Dovetail Slide Features

Dovetail slides feature cast iron construction, are ruggedly built, and available in a wide variety of popular sizes and styles.

  • 100% Computer Designed

  • Building Block Design Allows for Customization

  • Standard Sizes of 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 " Saddle Widths

  • Base & Saddle Lengths Up to 96"

  • Compact and Low Maintenance Design

  • Ruggedly Built for a Wide Variety of Applications.

DS Series Slides

There are 23 models of Express DS Series slides. These slides are standard catalog slides and available in Basic (no feed mechanism) and Hand Wheel configurations.

TS Series Slides

TS Series Tooling and Utility Dovetail Slides are offered in 2, 3, 4 and 6" saddle widths. They are also offered in heavy-duty models (HTS) in 4, 6 and 8" widths and feature a thicker base, saddle and dovetail cross section for enhanced strength, , stability and durability. TS and HTS Series feature cast iron construction, extended saddle for increased reach and adjustable straight gib for custom fit.

M Series Slides

There are 5 sizes of M Series slides; 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10" sizes. These sizes are available in standard single-axis, compound and vertical angle plate configurations.

Hardened Way Slides

Setco manufactures 7 sizes of precision hardened way slides. Hardened way slides feature "box way" construction for heavy duty performance, rigidity and ruggedness with superior vibration dampening qualities. The hardened way slide design is good general purpose precision feed and positioning slide that will provide years of trouble free performance and deliver the highest quality performance.

Standard Features

  • 100% Computer Designed

  • Building Block Design Allows for Customization

  • Heavy Duty Construction

  • Standard Sizes of 7, 9, 12, 15, 18, 24 & 32" Saddle Widths

  • Base Lengths From 10" Up to 96"

  • Saddle Lengths Up to 96"

  • Option Drive & Control Packages 

Linear Bearing Slides

Setco Linear bearing slides, also known as rail slides, provide high rigidity and stability and can be applied to applications experiencing heavy loads, moments and high positioning speed applications.

Standard Features

  • Slide Widths of 200, 300, 400, 500, 600 & 800 mm 
    (7.87 to 31.49")

  • Standard Base Length Up to 3m (119")

  • Recirculating & Preloaded Bearing Packs

  • Custom Base & Saddle Designs

Custom Slide Assemblies

Setco can design a slide to meet the most demanding application including single to multi-axis utilizing combinations of dovetail, hardened way, or linear bearing slides. Setco has the products, in-house engineering and manufacturing services to get the job done to your satisfaction. No other manufacturer has more spindle and slide designs, experience and in-house capabilities than Setco.

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