
The AirTAC Airtac LRM Miniature Linear Guide LRM12N1X445S10AHT 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.
This listing is the bottom-mount variant of the AirTAC LRM12 set: a 445 mm stainless-steel rail, 12 mm wide, carrying one standard-length recirculating-ball carriage. The trailing T in the code means the rail is tapped for screws through the base, so you fix it from underneath - useful where the top face is a working surface or is out of reach once the machine is assembled.
Inside the carriage, Japanese-made ISO 3290 G10 balls circulate in raceways held by the ball-retention feature, and the double-lip seal plus outer cover keep grease in and debris out. Keep ambient heat at or below 80 C, with transients to 100 C. LRM lets either side of the rail serve as the datum face, and with more than one carriage on a rail the datum should sit on the same side for all of them - decide that before drilling. Load and moment capacities are not published for LRM; we confirm them per model when you request a quote.
| Model | Airtac LRM Miniature Linear Guide LRM12N1X445S10AHT |
|---|---|
| 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 | 445 mm (spliced sections) |
| Load & moment ratings | Not published for this series — ask us to confirm for your model |
|---|---|
| Accuracy grade | H — high grade |
| Preload grade | A — no 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. |
| 1X445 | 1 carriage on a 445 mm rail. |
| S… | End-hole offset from the rail end, in mm. |
| A | A — no preload — higher preload raises rigidity and tightens how flat the mounting surface must be. |
| H | H — high grade. |
| This order | Complete guide set |
|---|---|
| Rail | Yes, 445 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.
Fitting the rail from underneath keeps the top plate of a small microscope stage clear for slides and samples, while the double-lip seal excludes dust from the optics bay below.
In a compact fluid-dispensing unit, base-fixing the 445 mm rail leaves the working surface uninterrupted for nozzles, sensors and guards mounted above it.
Where a gauge fixture sits bolted into a machined recess, bottom-mount holes let the guide sit flush with no proud screw heads standing proud of the datum face.
Bottom-mount fixing decided, work through the rest of the list: complete set with rail, 12 mm rail width, standard-length carriage, a single block, 445 mm of travel, preload A for the loosest, easiest-running fit, high accuracy grade.
On sizing: LSH is the step up when the payload is heavy or cantilevered, because LSH datasheets list dynamic, static and moment ratings per carriage while LRM publishes nothing to calculate with - we fill that gap by confirming figures for your case. For short strokes needing crossed-roller stiffness, look at LGC instead. Ask us to confirm the load rating for this exact set before you commit the design.
Quick checklist
Rail width 12 mm, rail length 445 mm, one standard carriage, preload A (no preload), accuracy H, and bottom-mount fixing - the trailing T means the screws go through the base. Tighten M2 screws to 58.8 N.cm into steel (39.2 into cast iron, 29.4 into aluminium) and M3 to 196 N.cm (127, 98). Factory grease is Kyodo Yushi PS No. 2; top up every 100 km or every 3 to 6 months. Ambient air must stay below 80 C with peaks to 100 C. There is no published load or moment rating for LRM; we confirm it per model before you order.
The complete assembly: a 445 mm stainless-steel rail with the single standard carriage already fitted and pre-greased, plus tapped holes for base fixing. There are no separate end seals to add and no block to match - it is one matched unit. We stock LRM in sizes 12 and 15 only, so this 12 mm set is a stock item, while sizes 5, 7 and 9 are order-in. If you later need a spare carriage alone, only a handful of carriage-only SKUs are stocked and most are a special order; the rail's pairing code then matters.
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Covers non-human-caused product damage.
Standard models are processed and dispatched in 3-5 business days.
Most inquiries answered within 7-8 hours.
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.