How are the cam follower bearings attached to the indexer output?
CDS has a few different cam follower designs, each for a different model cam drive mechanism, but they are all based on the solid friction roller bearing concept. Followers are pressed in the followers wheel and held in place with a top retaining screw. Some have threads and a grub type set screw. Any system used to secure the followers is carefully designed for the specific type of mechanism and the different condition of work on the cam/follower-wheel. I.E. In the rotary IT, HP and TR series, the stud has a set screw from the top and the follower stud is in a counter bored hole from the underside. The top screw only holds the stud which also has the roller engaged with the cam on the other side. The roller is just below the underside of the follower wheel and it has a shim bearing which acts as a spacer. If the unit heats up, due to high cycle rates, the shim bearing will maintain enough clearance to allow the cam follower roller to rotate freely under the follower wheel and not bind
