VR series · Roller guide

VR · Roller linear guide

Roller carriages in O-arrangement for machine tools, industrial robots and heavy automation — the highest load ratings and rigidity in the range, equal in all four main load directions.

Know the type and size? Build the order code and request a price. Still choosing? Compare roller and ball guides, accuracy classes and preload first.

Dimensions and load ratings arrow_downward
VR linear guide — roller linear guide, flanged carriage on rail
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Rolling elements
Cylindrical rollers
Arrangement
O-arrangement
Sizes
25–65
Carriage types
6
Max C / C₀
281 / 535 kN
Speed · accel.
4 m/s · 150 m/s²

Construction & principle

VELTORK roller linear guides were developed for machine tools, industrial robots and general machine building — wherever a compact rolling guide has to carry high loads with high rigidity. The standard carriages cover the classic applications with universal mounting dimensions and also suit special mounting conditions and environments.

Cylindrical rollers run on four raceways in O-arrangement. Line contact instead of point contact gives the same, very high load rating in all four main load directions and very little elastic deformation. Flanged carriages carry two additional holes in the middle for extra bolting, which raises the rigidity in every load direction.

The Jiangmen plant specialises in roller guides of accuracy class SP and higher. Load ratings and mounting dimensions follow ISO 14728; the main mounting dimensions are interchangeable with the leading brands.

VR raceway arrangement — O-arrangement (back-to-back)

O-arrangement (back-to-back) — cylindrical rollers on four raceways; the red lines show the contact directions.

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Highest load capacity

Up to C = 280.6 kN and C₀ = 535 kN per carriage (VR53, size 65).

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Rigid in all directions

Equal load ratings in the four main directions; centre holes for extra bolting.

speed

Dynamic

Up to 4 m/s and 150 m/s².

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Machine-tool accuracy

Accuracy classes H, P, SP and UP; preload C1 to C3.

Typical applications

Machining centres and lathesGrinding machinesIndustrial robots and gantriesInjection moulding and die castingPresses and forming machinesHeavy handling axes

Carriage types

Flanged carriages bolt from above or below and spread the load over a wider base; narrow carriages need less width and bolt from above. Long carriages raise load ratings and moment capacity, high carriages raise the mounting height.

Dimensions & load ratings

Dimension drawing and every size for each carriage type, as in the catalogue. Load ratings per carriage; dimensions in millimetres.

VR in the linear-guide catalogue — pages 9–22

Dimension drawings, ordering code, technical principles and selection forms in print layout. PDF · 89 pages · 11.6 MB · English.

VR51 · Flanged carriage, standard length

FlangedStandard lengthStandard heightBolt from above or below
VR51 dimension drawing — front, side and top view
VR51 carriage on rail
Sizes25–65
Dynamic load rating C29.3 kN – 224.9 kN
Static load rating C₀58.5 kN – 401.2 kN
Carriage mass0.73 – 10.72 kg
MountingThreaded holes — bolt from above or below
Dimensions [mm] — VR51
SizeCarriageAA1A2A3LL1E1E2E3HH1H21H22K1K2K3K4
25VR51.270352323.5100.664.65745403630.524.32417.85.56.415.8
30VR51.790452831111.571.57252444235.528.32817.86.15.916.8
35VR51.310050343311879.6826252484131.130.8017.47715.5
45VR51.4120604537.5147101.51008060605139.138.8020.38.18.117.6
55VR51.5140705343.5170.7123.11169570705847.947.5524.998.920.9
65VR51.6170856353.5207.314614211082907658.257.8532.99.69.630

H21 with rail cover strip · H22 without cover strip.

Mounting dimensions [mm], load ratings and mass — VR51
SizeCarriageN1N2N3ØDS1ØS2TT1V1CNC0NMtN·mMt0N·mMLN·mML0N·mCarriagekgRailkg/m
25VR51.2105.31511M8730207.529300585003807602905700.733.2
30VR51.7115.51614M10940207.8450809000076015204809501.154.6
35VR51.3121119.815M10940208541001059001070210067013102.156.3
45VR51.41513.522.820M121452.522.5109570018580023404550146028404.0510.3
55VR51.51813.928.723M141660301213200025080038807370243046005.4413.1
65VR51.62321.536.526M16187535152249004012007940141704960886010.7217.4

VR53 · Flanged carriage, long

FlangedLongStandard heightBolt from above or below
VR53 dimension drawing — front, side and top view
VR53 carriage on rail
Sizes25–65
Dynamic load rating C35.6 kN – 280.6 kN
Static load rating C₀75.2 kN – 535.0 kN
Carriage mass0.93 – 14.18 kg
MountingThreaded holes — bolt from above or below
Dimensions [mm] — VR53
SizeCarriageAA1A2A3LL1E1E2E3HH1H21H22K1K2K3K4
25VR53.270352323.5117815745403630.524.324265.56.424
30VR53.790452831136967252444235.528.328306.15.929
35VR53.3100503433142103.6826252484131.130.8029.47727.5
45VR53.4120604537.5179.51341008060605139.138.8036.58.18.133.8
55VR53.5140705343.5209.7162.11169570705847.947.5544.498.940.4
65VR53.6170856353.5255.319414211082907658.257.8556.99.69.654

H21 with rail cover strip · H22 without cover strip.

Mounting dimensions [mm], load ratings and mass — VR53
SizeCarriageN1N2N3ØDS1ØS2TT1V1CNC0NMtN·mMt0N·mMLN·mML0N·mCarriagekgRailkg/m
25VR53.2105.31511M8730207.535580752304609804509600.933.2
30VR53.7115.51614M10940207.856480123330960209083018001.564.6
35VR53.3121119.815M109402086699013932013302760109022602.706.3
45VR53.41513.522.820M121452.522.51011606024148028405920233048505.1510.3
55VR53.51813.928.723M141660301216660033854048909950425086507.1513.1
65VR53.62321.536.526M161875351528055053497099101889084001600014.1817.4

VR22 · Narrow carriage, standard length

NarrowStandard lengthStandard heightBolt from above
VR22 dimension drawing — front, side and top view
VR22 carriage on rail
Sizes25–65
Dynamic load rating C29.3 kN – 224.9 kN
Static load rating C₀58.5 kN – 401.2 kN
Carriage mass0.53 – 8.12 kg
MountingThreaded holes — bolt from above
Dimensions [mm] — VR22
SizeCarriageAA1A2A3LL1E1E2HH1H21H22K1K2K3K4
25VR22.248242312100.664.635353630.524.32422.85.56.420.8
30VR22.760302816111.571.540404235.528.32823.86.15.922.8
35VR22.37035341811879.65050484131.130.8023.47721.5
45VR22.486434520.5147101.56060605139.138.8030.38.18.127.6
55VR22.5100505323.5170.7123.17575705847.947.5534.998.930.9
65VR22.6126636331.5207.31467670907658.257.8552.99.69.650

H21 with rail cover strip · H22 without cover strip.

Mounting dimensions [mm], load ratings and mass — VR22
SizeCarriageN1N3ØDS1ØS2TT1V1CNC0NMtN·mMt0N·mMLN·mML0N·mCarriagekgRailkg/m
25VR22.281511M6730207.529300585003807602905700.533.2
30VR22.781614M8940207.8450809000076015204809500.814.6
35VR22.31219.815M8940208541001059001070210067013101.556.3
45VR22.41622.820M101452.522.5109570018580023404550146028402.9010.3
55VR22.51628.723M121660301213200025080038807370243046004.1413.1
65VR22.62136.526M1618753515224900401200794014170496088608.1217.4

VR23 · Narrow carriage, long

NarrowLongStandard heightBolt from above
VR23 dimension drawing — front, side and top view
VR23 carriage on rail
Sizes25–65
Dynamic load rating C35.6 kN – 280.6 kN
Static load rating C₀75.2 kN – 535.0 kN
Carriage mass0.65 – 10.68 kg
MountingThreaded holes — bolt from above
Dimensions [mm] — VR23
SizeCarriageAA1A2A3LL1E1E2HH1H21H22K1K2K3K4
25VR23.2482423121178135503630.524.32423.55.56.421.5
30VR23.7603028161369640604235.528.328266.15.925
35VR23.370353418142103.65072484131.130.8024.47722.5
45VR23.486434520.5179.51346080605139.138.8036.58.18.133.8
55VR23.5100505323.5209.7162.17595705847.947.5544.498.940.4
65VR23.6126636331.5255.319476120907658.257.8551.99.69.649

H21 with rail cover strip · H22 without cover strip.

Mounting dimensions [mm], load ratings and mass — VR23
SizeCarriageN1N3ØDS1ØS2TT1V1CNC0NMtN·mMt0N·mMLN·mML0N·mCarriagekgRailkg/m
25VR23.281511M6730207.535580752304609804509600.653.2
30VR23.781614M8940207.856480123330960209083018001.064.6
35VR23.31219.815M89402086699013932013302760109022601.956.3
45VR23.41622.820M101452.522.51011606024148028405920233048503.6510.3
55VR23.51628.723M121660301216660033854048909950425086505.3013.1
65VR23.62136.526M161875351528055053497099101889084001600010.6817.4

VR21 · Narrow carriage, standard length, high

NarrowStandard lengthHighBolt from above
VR21 dimension drawing — front, side and top view
VR21 carriage on rail
Sizes25–55
Dynamic load rating C29.3 kN – 132.0 kN
Static load rating C₀58.5 kN – 250.8 kN
Carriage mass0.62 – 5.04 kg
MountingThreaded holes — bolt from above
Dimensions [mm] — VR21
SizeCarriageAA1A2A3LL1E1E2HH1H21H22K1K2K3K4
25VR21.248242312100.664.635354034.524.32422.89.510.420.8
30VR21.760302816111.571.540404538.528.32823.89.18.922.8
35VR21.37035341811879.65050554831.130.8023.4141421.5
45VR21.486434520.5147101.56060706139.138.8030.318.118.127.6
55VR21.5100505323.5170.7123.17575806847.947.5534.91918.930.9

H21 with rail cover strip · H22 without cover strip.

Mounting dimensions [mm], load ratings and mass — VR21
SizeCarriageN1N3ØDS1ØS2TT1V1CNC0NMtN·mMt0N·mMLN·mML0N·mCarriagekgRailkg/m
25VR21.291511M6730207.529300585003807602905700.623.2
30VR21.7101614M8940207.8450809000076015204809500.914.6
35VR21.31219.815M8940208541001059001070210067013101.856.3
45VR21.41622.820M101452.522.5109570018580023404550146028403.3510.3
55VR21.51628.723M121660301213200025080038807370243046005.0413.1

VR24 · Narrow carriage, long, high

NarrowLongHighBolt from above
VR24 dimension drawing — front, side and top view
VR24 carriage on rail
Sizes25–55
Dynamic load rating C35.6 kN – 166.6 kN
Static load rating C₀75.2 kN – 338.5 kN
Carriage mass0.77 – 6.55 kg
MountingThreaded holes — bolt from above
Dimensions [mm] — VR24
SizeCarriageAA1A2A3LL1E1E2HH1H21H22K1K2K3K4
25VR24.2482423121178135504034.524.32423.59.510.421.5
30VR24.7603028161369640604538.528.328269.18.925
35VR24.370353418142103.65072554831.130.8024.4141422.5
45VR24.486434520.5179.51346080706139.138.8036.518.118.133.8
55VR24.5100505323.5209.7162.17595806847.947.5544.41918.940.4

H21 with rail cover strip · H22 without cover strip.

Mounting dimensions [mm], load ratings and mass — VR24
SizeCarriageN1N3ØDS1ØS2TT1V1CNC0NMtN·mMt0N·mMLN·mML0N·mCarriagekgRailkg/m
25VR24.291511M6730207.535580752304609804509600.773.2
30VR24.7101614M8940207.856480123330960209083018001.194.6
35VR24.31219.815M89402086699013932013302760109022602.356.3
45VR24.41622.820M101452.522.51011606024148028405920233048504.4510.3
55VR24.51628.723M121660301216660033854048909950425086506.5513.1
What the dimension letters mean
Acarriage width
A1carriage reference edge to rail centre line
A2rail width
A3carriage edge to rail side
Lcarriage length over end seals
L1length of the steel body
E1 · E2mounting-hole spacing across · along the carriage
E3spacing of the two centre holes (flanged VR / VB carriages)
Hmounting height, rail base to carriage top
H1height of the carriage body
H2rail height — 1 with cover strip, 2 without
V1ground reference edge on the carriage, from the top face
S1 · N1carriage mounting thread · thread depth (VX50 / VX54: through-hole Ø)
N2thread depth of the centre holes
ØD · ØS2 · N3rail counterbore Ø · bolt-hole Ø · seat height above the rail base
T · T1rail hole pitch · rail end to first hole
K1–K4lubrication-port and hole positions — see drawing
C · C0dynamic · static load rating (equal in the four main load directions)
Mt · Mt0dynamic · static torsional moment rating
ML · ML0dynamic · static longitudinal moment rating

Rails

The same rail profile serves every carriage type of the series — mounted from above with counterbored holes, or from below with threaded holes.

Standard rail — bolted from above

Counterbored holes for socket-head screws; the holes are closed with plastic or brass plugs, or the whole rail top is covered by a stainless-steel strip. Values are the same for every carriage type of the series.

SizeA2H21H22ØDØS2N3TT1Railkg/m
252324.3241171530203.2
302828.3281491640204.6
353431.130.8015919.840206.3
454539.138.80201422.852.522.510.3
555347.947.55231628.7603013.1
656358.257.85261836.5753517.4

Bottom-lock rail — bolted from below

Threaded holes, screwed from below through the machine bed — a closed, smooth rail top with no plugs or cover needed (rail-hole code 4).

VR bottom-lock rail — section and side view
SizeA2H2LR maxmmN3ØS2TT1 minT1mkg/m
252324.00600012M630.01313.003.2
302828.00600015M840.01618.004.6
353430.80600015M840.01618.006.3
454538.80600019M1252.51824.2510.3
555347.55600022M1460.02028.0013.1
656357.85600025M1675.02135.5017.4

LR max as listed in the catalogue rail table (6000 mm). T1 recommended, tolerance ± 0.5 mm.

Rail length. Single rails are currently supplied up to 4,000 mm (6,000 mm and longer are being introduced). Longer axes are joined from matched segments with numbered joint marks; the holes next to a joint keep the standard pitch. Stagger the joints of paired rails and keep them at least two hole pitches away from joints in the machine bed.

Ordering code

Complete guide — rails with carriages
VR051.313.2.1240Ⅱ20/20.310.101.KK.E

VR51 · size 35 · C1 · accuracy H · 2 carriages per rail · L = 1240 mm · 2 rails · end holes 20/20 mm. The orange part is required; the grey options (rail holes and segments, carriage protection, pre-lubrication and fitting, seal kit, special requirements) are agreed with our sales team.

Carriage only
VR51.722

Type · size code · preload · accuracy

Rail only
VR072.1000

Protection · size code · accuracy · length

Accuracy and preload — available combinations

Accuracy classC1C2C3
H — high (code 3)check_circlecheck_circle—
P — precision (code 2)check_circlecheck_circle—
SP — super precision (code 1)—check_circlecheck_circle
UP — ultra precision (code 0)—check_circlecheck_circle

Size codes: 2 = 25 · 7 = 30 · 3 = 35 · 4 = 45 · 5 = 55 · 6 = 65.

FieldMeaning
VRSeries — roller guide
0Rail corrosion protection: 0 oiled · 1 hard chrome · 2 black chrome · 3 nickel · 4 black oxide · 5 stainless steel
51Carriage type (51, 53, 22, 23, 21, 24)
3Size code: 2 = 25 · 7 = 30 · 3 = 35 · 4 = 45 · 5 = 55 · 6 = 65
1Preload code: 1 = C1 · 2 = C2 · 3 = C3
3Accuracy code: 0 = UP · 1 = SP · 2 = P · 3 = H
2Carriages per rail
1240Rail length in mm
ⅡRails used together (Ⅰ, Ⅱ, Ⅲ …)
20/20End-hole distances, left / right, seen with the rail reference side towards you
3 1 0Rail holes & cover · number of rail segments · carriage corrosion protection
1 01Factory pre-lubrication · lube fitting
KKSeal kit (blank = standard)
ESpecial requirements — specified in writing

Build the order code and request a price

The inquiry builder offers only the accuracy / preload combinations that exist, works out symmetric end-hole distances for your rail length and sends the code with your options.

Technical data

Rolling elementsCylindrical rollers
Raceway arrangementO-arrangement (back-to-back), four rows
Load ratingsEqual in the four main load directions
Max speed / acceleration4 m/s · 150 m/s²
Sizes25–65
Carriage typesVR51, VR53, VR22, VR23, VR21, VR24
Accuracy classesH · P · SP · UP
Preload classesC1 · C2 · C3 (C4 / C5 on request)
StandardsLoad ratings and dimensions to ISO 14728; accuracy comparable to DIN 636
Corrosion protectionOiled (standard) · hard chrome · black chrome · nickel · black oxide · stainless steel
Rail holesCounterbored with plastic or brass plugs · stainless cover strip · bottom-lock (threaded from below)
Seal kitsStandard, ZZ, KK, DD and high-protection SH, ZH, KH, DH with inner seal strips
LubricationGrease nipples M4×0.7, M6×1 and PT1/8 (straight or 45°); oil fittings M6×1 or PT1/8 to M8×1 (straight or 90°) and push-in fittings for Ø4 mm tube. Supplied pre-lubricated — rail oil, lithium grease or a light anti-corrosion oil.
Single rail lengthUp to 4,000 mm; longer rails joined from matched segments

Accuracy classes

Accuracy classHeight HWidth WΔH · ΔW on one rail
N — normal± 100 µm± 40 µm30 µm
H — high± 40 µm± 20 µm15 µm
P — precision± 20 µm± 10 µm7 µm
SP — super precision± 10 µm± 7 µm5 µm
UP — ultra precision± 5 µm± 5 µm3 µm

Height H: carriage top to rail base; width W: carriage reference edge to rail reference side; measured at the carriage centre.

Preload classes

Preload classRecommended for
C1 — light, 3 % CSmall external loads where overall rigidity still matters.
C2 — medium, 8 % CLarge loads, single-rail systems, high accelerations; takes above-average moments with little elastic deformation.
C3 — heavy, 12 % CHigh-rigidity axes such as precision machine tools; minimum elastic deformation under high loads and moments. Accuracy P, SP, UP.

Preload raises rigidity and is included in the service-life calculation; it should not exceed one third of the bearing load. With vibration, choose C2 or C3.

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