I'm your host Tom Clark and today we're going to look at telescopic slides from Roland, who is the market leader in heavy duty telescopic slides for the industrial market.

Now, if you're working out in the field with these, they're probably attached to something heavy that slides very easily.

So you want to make sure you're using proper PPE and following proper lockout, tagout procedures if what you're working on is energized.

Now, I've got my safety glasses right here on the table.

I don't need them for this demonstration, but you make sure you wear whatever the job calls for.

Now, I know a lot of you are already familiar with drawer slides.

They're extremely flimsy, they're for light duty only, and even the slides in your standard toolbox are meant for light loads.

You know, I mean, you kind of like pull it out and it goes boom like that and you got to go, you know, you got to put it back in.

Well, Roland telescopic slides have been around for almost 50 years and they're used in industrial applications such as storage retrieval systems, tool bins, specialty vehicles, robotics, and general automation.

Now, we're going to go over just a few of the different units here, but to give you an idea what loads we're talking about, a pair of DSS-63 slides can carry 5,000 pounds reaching out five feet, which is, I just, I mean, think about five, that's just, it's unfathomable just how incredible that is.

Now, the ASN slide is the basis for most of Roland's high-performance telescopic slides.

The stroke's going to vary, but it's typically like 50% of the overall length.

So, you see the overall length, about 50% out there.

Now, there's five different sizes.

This happens to be size 35.

The slide units are made of drawn steel and the raceway's hardened.

The balls are bearing grade steel.

Now, when manufactured, the components are sized to ensure zero play within the unit.

Second unit I have right here, this is the Roland DE slide.

Now, it's basically, yeah, you can see the similarities.

It's two ASN units mounted together on an I-beam profile and gives you 100% extension.

And by that, I mean, I can put that in here, you got 50% that way, you got 100% extension.

Now, this space-saving design allows a compact size with high load capacities.

And finally, I want to show you the DS telescopic rail.

Now, it consists of an S-shaped intermediate element.

You can see the S-shape that's right there.

And that's where the two ASN slides are mounted.

Basically, what you have is you have two of these ASNs mounted in here with that S element.

Now, the version with the very high vertical profile and a slim width gives you even higher capacities at long extension.

These units and all Roland telescopic slides have many other unique features such as locking capability and end stops.

And motionindustries.com has 300 of these ready-to-go standard units, but customizable parts are also available.

Any questions about the telescopic slides from Roland, contact your nearest Motion Industries rep and they'll be able to help you out.

PPE ready to go.

Didn't need it for this, but you need it for whatever the job calls for.

Stay safe, okay?

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