Guide pillars

Our extensive selection of guide pillars covers all possible applications. Different types cater to diverse needs, such as wear resistance and durability, quick changeovers, radial forces mitigation...

AMDL has a wide range of products to answer any demand, addressing technical challenges associated with each use. This includes smooth, flanged, tapered, center retained, and bottom retained pillars.

Our guide pillars are sorted into three different groups according to various French, German, European, and international standards:

• MDL PB Range - AFNOR - CNOMO Standard
• MDL Blueline Range - DIN Standard
• MDL Range - ISO Standard

Most guide pillar needs can be met by our extensive in stock collection.

Standard guide pillar diameters include: 12 mm, 16 mm, 20 mm, 25 mm, 30 mm, 32 mm, 40 mm, 50 mm, 63 mm, 80 mm, and 100 mm.
Standard guide pillar lengths include: 80 mm, 100 mm, 125 mm, 160 mm, 180 mm, 200 mm, 224 mm, 250 mm, 315 mm, 355 mm, 400 mm, 450 mm, and 500 mm.
We can also provide specific guiding elements for special dimensions.

Our guide pillars can be used in traditional guiding systems with steel or bronze bushes, as well as in ball guidance systems depending on requirements.

Plain linear guide system

Plain guidance of a press tool involves the use of bearing surfaces without rolling elements, ensuring smooth and even movement. In this context, the guide pillar guarantees stability and precision in tool movement, minimizing friction and ensuring optimal alignment for efficient and precise pressing operations.

Plain guide system

Ball guidance of a press tool uses balls to reduce friction and facilitate linear movement of the tool, ensuring high precision and fluidity in faster operating conditions.
The guide pillar, when mounted with a ball cage and bush, forms the basis of this arrangement, allowing stable and precise movement of the die set, which is crucial for high-frequency stamping tools.

Superfinishing through grinding enhances the guide pillars' precision by creating ultra-smooth and perfectly aligned surfaces. The roughness is optimal with Ra = 0.2. This reduces friction, increases durability, and optimizes linear movement, essential for precise and fluid industrial operations.

Grinding the pillar's working part and the surface under its collar (easyfit system) ensures precise perpendicularity, guaranteeing optimal alignment between components. This reduces wear, improves stability, and enhances the quality of pressing operations by ensuring smooth and precise movements.

The hardening process, resulting in a hardness of 64 HRC for the pillars, ensures exceptional wear resistance due to the reinforced crystalline structure. This essential property extends the pillars lifespan, making them ideal for demanding stamping applications and prolonging their operational life.