
The AirTAC Airtac LRM Miniature Linear Guide LRM15L1X132S26AH is a miniature linear guide on a 15 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.
A complete LRM15 assembly in the longest of these four rail lengths: 132 mm of stainless-steel rail, 15 mm wide, carrying one long recirculating-ball carriage. The code breaks down as preload A (no preload), accuracy H (high) and top-mount fixing, with a 26 mm end-hole offset for the first screw position. The carriage arrives on the rail, lubricated and ready to mount.
The long carriage is doing real work here: it spreads the contact over more recirculating balls and lengthens the bearing span, which helps any tipping component in the load - useful when the payload sits ahead of the carriage centreline. Note that the long block is carried as widely as the standard one across this range, so the extra length is not a supply penalty. Handle the set with care: the ball-retention design helps, but the manufacturer warns that inserting the carriage at an angle or swapping it hastily can still drop balls, and since spare carriages are thin on the ground as separate items - most would be a special order - a dummy rail is worth planning if you expect field swaps. The balls are Japanese-made ISO 3290 G10 (a ball grade only), the seal is double-lip, and ambient temperature must stay at or below 80 C with 100 C transients. Load and moment ratings are not published for LRM; we confirm them per model - send the RFQ.
| Model | Airtac LRM Miniature Linear Guide LRM15L1X132S26AH |
|---|---|
| Series | LRM Series Miniature Linear Guide |
| Supplied as | Complete guide set |
| Construction | Recirculating ball, stainless-steel rail, common-rail design |
| Size code | LRM15 |
| Rail width | 15 mm |
| Carriage length | Long carriage |
| Carriages supplied | 1 |
| Rail length | 132 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. |
|---|---|
| 15 | Size code. |
| L | Long carriage. |
| 1X132 | 1 carriage on a 132 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, 132 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 handler indexing small IC packages to a test socket. The long carriage extends the bearing span, damping the tipping motion as the head presents each package to the socket.
A lab fixture holding a fiber array in line before adhesive cure. Preload A lets the carriage glide to position with minimal disturbance, and grade H travel keeps the array axis straight along 132 mm.
A small jig builder fitting a sliding comparator arm to a checking fixture. The 15 mm stainless rail resists shopfloor coolant and swarf behind the double-lip seal, with screws set from the top.
If the load is substantial or hangs off a cantilever, step up to LSH - the decisive difference is that LSH publishes per-carriage dynamic, static and moment ratings you can size against, whereas LRM has none in its catalogue. For short strokes where crossed-roller rigidity beats everything else, look at LGC. Before you commit: confirm form (set, one long carriage), rail width 15 mm, rail length 132 mm, preload A for free-running motion and its trade-off in rigidity, accuracy H, top-mount fixing, the S26 offset against your hole pattern, and the load rating with us.
Quick checklist
Published: 15 mm rail width, 132 mm rail length, one long carriage, preload A (none), accuracy H (high), top-mount fixing, 26 mm end-hole offset. Mount with M3 screws at 196 N.cm into steel, 127 N.cm into cast iron, 98 N.cm into aluminium. The carriage ships with Kyodo Yushi PS No. 2 grease; re-grease every 100 km of travel or every 3 to 6 months. Maximum ambient temperature is 80 C, with transient peaks to 100 C. Basic dynamic load, static load and moment ratings are not published for the LRM series - we confirm them for this exact model before you order.
LRM15 is built for light-duty precision positioning in a compact envelope. If the load is heavy, shock-prone or cantilevered, choose LSH: its catalogue publishes dynamic, static and moment ratings per carriage that you can verify against your duty, which LRM does not offer - LRM ratings are confirmed case by case with us. If the travel is very short and the priority is maximum rigidity, LGC's crossed-roller construction is the better fit. If you simply need a spare carriage for an existing LRM rail, note that the pairing code on the original carriage must match, and most carriage-only parts are ordered specially rather than held.
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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.