ACORN shares how linear products can bring additional turnover and profit.
Since its conception over 18 years ago, ACORN Industrial Services’ Linear Division has shown substantial and significant growth. In an increasingly tight and competitive bearings market, linear motion products can add significantly to turnover and profit.
These products can be seen by the distribution market as more technical and demanding than rotary and power transmission products. ACORN is helping distribution customers to tap into the linear market. Having access to a dedicated linear division is like having your own linear-stocked warehouse and experienced technical support team. Accurate advice is available quickly on all aspects of linear products. When customers contact ACORN’s Linear Division, they know that they will speak to people familiar with linear products and will properly understand their enquiry; it opens up additional revenue opportunities for distribution companies. ACORN is now the leading distributor for linear motion products in the UK.
How did this come about, and what does that mean for customers?
Stock availability and speed of service are central to this development. ACORN holds one of the most comprehensive ranges of linear motion products in the UK, including linear rails and carriages from major brands such as THK and Bosch Rexroth. More recently, the company has added a wide range of INA linear products, including rails. For the first time, both UK and overseas customers can order INA rails and carriages from UK stock and combine these products with their existing shipments.
What other linear services are available to distribution customers?
ACORN has in-house rail cutting technology, enabling rails to be cut to specification quickly and with a high level of precision. These cut rails and rail/carriage assemblies are supplied through ACORN’s Linear24 service, which ensures rails can be cut to requirement and ready for dispatch within 24 hours of order. The cutting technology also allows for butt-jointed, long rails to be supplied from stock. In addition, ACORN can specify, supply, and support a range of linear motion technologies, including actuators, linear modules, lifting pillars, ball screws, and ball splines, among other related products.
As many will know, Schaeffler acquired Ewellix in January 2023 to build and strengthen its position in the linear motion marketplace. Ewellix now joins the high quality, well established and proven INA brand. ACORN is the leading distributor for Ewellix products in the UK and is a key brand for them.
Ewellix linear products are in the process of being integrated into the Schaeffler INA brand. Some products have already made the shift, with the remainder coming at pace. As the leading Ewellix UK distributor, they’re now well positioned to advise on and supply any Ewellix or INA linear components. Ewellix actuators, lifting pillars, roller screws and ball screws continue under the Ewellix brand at present and these products will continue to be supplied and supported by ACORN.
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