New Way Air Bearings

Linear Slides

New Way® Linear Slides provide a noncontact alternative to conventional, contact-bearing-based slides. Packaged as an integrated system, New Way Linear Slides comprise a porous carbon media air bearing, housed in an aluminum stage, and matched to a precision ground, aluminum guide rail.

The linear air slides product line is built using our patented air bearing design and our foundational Porous Media Technology™, which removes friction by using a stiff, thin layer of air as the medium of motion between the bearing face and the guide surface. The natural permeability of the carbon ensures an even flow of air, offering improvemes in both precision and operational efficiencies, as well as a robust, crash-resistant design.