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Best Application per Type of High-Efficiency Screw

Type of Screw Rolled Thread Ball Screw Precision Ground Ball Screw Planetary Roller Screw Recirculating Roller Screw Differential Roller Screw Micro-Differential Roller Screw Inverted Roller Screw
Heavy Loads No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
High Speed Maybe No Yes Yes No No No
High Acceleration/
Deceleration
No No Yes No No No No
High Reversal Frequency No No Yes No No No No
Minute Displacement No No No No Yes Yes Yes
Absence of Lost Motion No Maybe Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Corrosive Environment No Maybe Yes Yes Maybe Maybe Maybe
Dirty Environment Maybe No Yes Yes Maybe Maybe Maybe
Special Lubrication No Maybe Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Extreme Reliability No No Yes No No Maybe No
Power Density low low high high very high extreme high
Cost of Purchase low medium high high high highest high
Cost of Use high high very low low low low very low