Machine elements

Indispensable components for industrial manufacturing

Indexing plungers, leveling feet, couplings, magnets, toggle clamps or linear actuators – these are machine elements needed in all kinds of applications, such as in machine building as well as in laboratories, operating facilities and the transportation sector.

Components hailing mainly from the Black Forest, directly from the high-bay warehouse of the market leader, Otto Ganter GmbH & Co. KG.

What is a machine element?

Machine elements are parts or design principles that fulfil the same or similar functions in various machines and devices, so they generally appear in the same or similar form. We are speaking here of elements because they are the smallest possible construction that can be used for fulfilling a specific function. The machine elements could be small individual parts such as seals, screws, pins, etc., or they could be more complex assemblies such as couplings, ball bearings, gear boxes, etc.

Machine elements make life easier

The standardization of the function of machine elements means that the design types and dimensions are typically described in norms or manufacturer standards. Of course, individual design types or dimensions which deviate from norms or catalogs are no problem with Ganter either. Machine elements are characterized by the fact that they can be clearly defined with a selection of design parameters or nominal dimensions without the need to describe all properties in detail.