
The AirTAC Airtac LRM Miniature Linear Guide LRM12N1X80S10AH 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.
LRM12N1X80S10AH is a complete AirTAC LRM miniature linear guide: one 80 mm long, 12 mm wide stainless-steel rail with a single standard-length (N) recirculating-ball carriage already fitted. The S10 in the code places the first mounting holes 10 mm in from each end of the rail, so check your base-plate hole pattern against that before drilling. Everything needed for one axis is in the box - rail and carriage assembled, greased and ready to bolt down from above.
The carriage rolls on balls graded ISO 3290 G10 (a grade for the balls alone, not a standard for the assembly), held captive by a ball-retention design, with a double-lip seal for grease retention and dust exclusion plus an outer cover shielding the fixings and seal strip. Ambient temperature must stay at or below 80 C, with brief peaks to 100 C. Where a datasheet shopper expects a load rating, note that AirTAC publishes none for LRM - we confirm the figures for this exact model when you send the RFQ.
| Model | Airtac LRM Miniature Linear Guide LRM12N1X80S10AH |
|---|---|
| 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 | 80 mm |
| 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. |
| 1X80 | 1 carriage on a 80 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, 80 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.
Two of these 80 mm rails set at right angles form a compact vision-checking stage; the low 12 mm profile leaves headroom for camera and lighting above.
Feeding and positioning a small connector or PCB fixture along a short stroke in an electronics assembly cell, where the miniature envelope beats a bulkier guide.
Sliding a lens or filter holder across a lab bench; the sealed carriage and outer cover help keep grease and debris away from the optical path.
Size 12 is the heart of our LRM stock - 924 of the 988 sets we carry - so this short 80 mm rail sits at the fast, low-cost end of the range; and since price tracks rail length rather than width, trimming travel is the cheapest way to trim budget. If your load is substantial or cantilevered, step up to the LSH series instead: LSH publishes per-carriage dynamic, static and moment ratings you can size against, which LRM does not. For very short travel where crossed-roller rigidity matters more than stroke, LGC is the cross-over choice. Before ordering, tick the checklist: form (complete set), 12 mm rail width, standard carriage, one block, 80 mm rail, 10 mm end offset, preload A (free-running and most forgiving of mounting error), H accuracy, top-mount rail - and let us confirm the load rating for you.
Quick checklist
Rail width 12 mm, rail length 80 mm with a 10 mm end-hole offset, one standard-length carriage, preload A (none), accuracy H (high), top-mount rail. Screw torque: M2 58.8 N.cm into steel, 39.2 into cast iron, 29.4 into aluminium; M3 196, 127 and 98 N.cm in the same order. Ambient temperature limit is 80 C with brief peaks to 100 C. Re-grease every 100 km of travel or every 3 to 6 months. Load and moment ratings are not published for LRM - we confirm them per model before you order.
It is a complete set: the 80 mm stainless rail arrives with the standard carriage mounted on it, factory-greased with Kyodo Yushi PS No. 2 and ready to install - nothing extra is needed for one axis. If you later want a spare carriage alone, our carriage-only shelf is very thin (four SKUs, all pairing code C), so a replacement is normally a special order. The ball-retainer design helps but does not guarantee against dropped balls if the carriage is fitted at an angle, so work slowly or use a dummy rail.
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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.