Where have all the ballscrews gone?

Anyone who builds, repairs or refurbishes machine tools will know that ballscrew lead times are getting longer and longer.  Most people are visibly shocked when they hear that a new ground ballscrew which before Christmas took around 6-8 weeks to manufacture is now...

NOT ALL BALLSCREW REPAIRS ARE EQUAL

WHAT YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF BEFORE SENDING YOUR BALLSCREW FOR REPAIR Refurbishing a ballscrew is a sensible and cost effective option for many maintenance and machine tool re-builders but how do you know you are using a ballscrew repair company with the necessary...