
The AirTAC Airtac LRM Miniature Linear Guide LRM12N1X320S10CP is a miniature linear guide on a 12 mm stainless-steel rail with recirculating-ball carriage. It is the small end of the range, for light-duty precision positioning in a tight envelope — compact stages, small pick-and-place heads and inspection fixtures.
One box, one assembled guide: LRM12N1X320S10CP pairs a 320 mm stainless-steel rail, 12 mm wide, with a single standard-length carriage, shipped together and pre-lubricated with Kyodo Yushi PS No. 2 grease. The absence of a trailing T means top-mount - the rail bolts down from above, which makes alignment against a ground or finish-milled shoulder straightforward during first assembly.
This is the rigid-and-precise combination: preload C for a clearance-free carriage and accuracy grade P for the tightest running tolerance LRM offers, a sensible pairing for fixtures where a probe or optic must repeat its position. Japanese-made ISO 3290 G10 balls run inside, held by the retention design; still, slide the carriage on square and avoid quick removals, or balls can drop. The double-lip seal scrapes oil and blocks dust while an outer cover shields the seal strip from larger debris. Keep ambient temperature at 80 C or below. LRM publishes no load or moment rating, so we confirm the figure for this exact configuration when you send the RFQ.
| Model | Airtac LRM Miniature Linear Guide LRM12N1X320S10CP |
|---|---|
| Series | LRM Series Miniature Linear Guide |
| Supplied as | Complete guide set |
| Construction | Recirculating ball, stainless-steel rail, common-rail design |
| Size code | LRM12 |
| Rail width | 12 mm |
| Carriage length | Standard carriage |
| Carriages supplied | 1 |
| Rail length | 320 mm |
| Load & moment ratings | Not published for this series — ask us to confirm for your model |
|---|---|
| Accuracy grade | P — precision grade |
| Preload grade | C — medium preload |
| Mounting screws | M2 or M3 rail screws depending on size |
| Lubrication | Pre-filled with Kyodo Yushi PS No. 2; top up through the rear lubrication hole |
| Ambient temperature | Up to 80 °C ambient, 100 °C transient peak |
| Interchangeability | LRM carriages fit LRM rails of the same model |
Specifications follow the official AirTAC LRM catalogue. The catalogue does not publish load or moment ratings, running parallelism, speed limits, or carriage base material for LRM. We will not quote a figure we cannot source — ask us and we will confirm it for your model.
| LRM | LRM Series Miniature Linear Guide. |
|---|---|
| 12 | Size code. |
| N | Standard carriage. |
| 1X320 | 1 carriage on a 320 mm rail. |
| S… | End-hole offset from the rail end, in mm. |
| C | C — medium preload — higher preload raises rigidity and tightens how flat the mounting surface must be. |
| P | P — precision grade. |
| This order | Complete guide set |
|---|---|
| Rail | Yes, 320 mm |
| Carriage | Yes, 1 |
Rail and carriage(s) supplied together, matched as a set. If you are not sure which form you need, send us the machine or the original part number and we will confirm it before you order.
A laboratory pipetting head rides this precision-grade rail across microplate rows, where clearance-free travel keeps tip alignment consistent plate after plate.
Aligning a fiber to a laser diode demands repeatable positioning; accuracy grade P and preload C hold the coupling stage still between adjustments.
On a packaging line, a compact barcode scanner travels a 320 mm rail across carton faces; top-mount fixing makes rail removal and refitting a quick bench job.
Rail length and carriage count, not rail width, account for most of the price spread in this family, so trimming travel before upsizing is the economical route - and 12 mm is the size the range runs deepest on, so a design laid out around this rail width is the straightforward one to source. If the load is substantial or cantilevered, size it against AirTAC LSH instead, which publishes per-carriage dynamic, static and moment ratings; if the stroke is short and crossed-roller rigidity is the goal, LGC is the better match. Order checklist: complete set (not carriage only), 12 mm rail width, standard carriage, one carriage, 320 mm rail, preload C, accuracy P, top-mount. Confirm the load rating with us for this model before you commit.
Quick checklist
The published ones: 12 mm rail width, 320 mm rail length, one standard-length carriage, medium preload C, precision accuracy P and top-mount rail fixing. Screw torques: M2 - 58.8 N.cm into steel, 39.2 into cast iron, 29.4 into aluminium; M3 - 196, 127 and 98 N.cm. Regrease every 100 km of travel or every 3 to 6 months through the hole at the carriage rear; ambient temperature must not exceed 80 C. What is not published is load: LRM carries no dynamic, static or moment rating, so we confirm the numbers for this exact model on request.
The top-mount rail (no trailing T) lets you set and align the rail from above against a ground or finish-milled shoulder, which speeds first assembly and any later removal. The bottom-mount variant buries the screws under the rail for a clean top surface, at the cost of access. Both share the same 12 mm rail profile, 320 mm length, single standard carriage, preload C and grade P accuracy. For the load rating, which applies to either direction, send the RFQ and we confirm it per model.
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Send us the quantity and destination. We confirm price, stock and lead time — usually within 7-8 hours. We can also confirm the load and moment rating for this model.