Many wiper systems have problems at the point where a hydrostatic guideway goes round a corner. Rounded or bevelled corners on slideways are often problem areas, because the wiper elements cannot follow the profile closely enough.

Our BAY-WIPE system now has this problem area perfectly under control. Thanks to its optimised corner elements, which follow the contours of the path exactly, the slideway is wiped clean in both directions.

Intelligently designed, individually produced

The wiper lip of the BAY-WIPE was developed at the Institute for Machine Elements (IMA) at the University of Stuttgart. KABELSCHLEPP participated in this research project, and put the results into practice in a consistent manner.

A wiper lip that works in both directions is fixed directly to the support profile by means of a plastic injection moulding process. The straight sections of this profile, which have been cut to length, are then non-positively joined with pre-assembled corner elements. This allows a wiper system to be created from the individual parts, exactly suited to the contours of the guideway.