Imaging systems
Ballscrews and guideways move CT and MRI patient tables smoothly enough for artifact-free scans.
Medical
Motion you can put next to a patient.
Smooth, near-silent, micron-repeatable motion for surgical robots, imaging equipment, and medical devices, in sizes from full-scale imaging gantries down to 2mm miniature guideways.
2mm
Smallest miniature guideway — sized for bioprinters and dispensing
ISO 9001 + 14001
First motion control manufacturer in the world certified to both
35+
Years engineering precision motion
Applications
Built into the equipment that cares for patients.
From the gantry that circles a patient to the axis that places a single droplet, HIWIN components are already at work across the device landscape.
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Medical beds
Linear guideways carry the sliding, reclining, and pivoting motion patients feel directly.
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Surgical robots
Micron-level repeatability on every axis, with the rigidity a moving instrument demands.
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Rotary lab equipment
Torque motors deliver precise angular positioning for centrifuges and rotating stages.
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3D bioprinters
Miniature guideways and ballscrews position print heads at cell-culture scale.
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Liquid dispensing
Guideways down to 2mm place droplets with the repeatability diagnostics depend on.
Why HIWIN
Precision is a patient-safety spec.
Your equipment operates where other machines never could: sterile environments, beside patients, mid-procedure. A hospital bed that hesitates, an imaging gantry that vibrates, a surgical axis that drifts: in medical devices, mechanical disruption isn’t a maintenance ticket, it’s a patient risk. And you’re expected to qualify components faster than ever while proving they’ll run reliably for the life of the device.
HIWIN builds motion components for exactly these constraints: smooth, near-silent travel with near-zero friction, in a range of sizes that spans full imaging systems down to 2mm miniature guideways for liquid dispensing and 3D bioprinting. Medical OEMs and suppliers get the precision and safe operation that patient contact demands, from a manufacturer whose quality system is certified, not just claimed.
Products
A full range of system components for precision motion control.
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Beds · Imaging · Bioprinting
Linear Guideways
Smooth, near-zero-friction travel for hospital bed adjustment and patient positioning on MRI and CT scanner tables, with miniature sizes down to 2mm for liquid dispensing and 3D bioprinting.
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Imaging · Examination tables
Ball Screws
The precision, repeatability, and accuracy to move heavy imaging equipment seamlessly enough for high-quality scans. Miniature ballscrews serve dispensing machinery and bioprinters.
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Dynamic positioning
Linear Motor Stages
Dynamic, precise positioning for smooth motion in medical equipment, often paired with supplemental drives and controllers that further improve movement capabilities.
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Centrifuges · Rotary tables
Torque Motors
Rotary motion with precise angular positioning and seamless movement, frequently found in rotating laboratory equipment such as centrifuges.
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Application story
Qualifying 2mm guideways for a next-generation surgical platform.
A surgical-robotics manufacturer needed miniature linear motion for an instrument-positioning module: small enough for a 2mm envelope, quiet enough for the OR, and supplied with the material and process documentation their design-history file required. Working with HIWIN application engineering, the team selected miniature guideways with low-particulate lubrication, validated repeatability on HIWIN test data, and moved from first samples to design freeze in a single development cycle.
“We needed an axis we could hold to microns, run near-silent beside an anesthetized patient, and document to our auditor’s satisfaction. HIWIN’s application engineers were in the design reviews with us.”
2mm
Guideway envelope qualified
±3µm
Repeatability validated on the instrument axis
1 cycle
From first samples to design freeze
FAQ
Medical motion control, answered.
Still weighing a design decision? Ask an application engineer →
Can HIWIN components be used in cleanrooms and sterile environments?
Yes. Guideways and ballscrews are available with low-particulate greases, corrosion-resistant materials, and sealing options suited to cleanroom and medical-adjacent environments. Our application engineers will match the lubrication and sealing package to your cleanliness classification.
What is the smallest linear guideway HIWIN offers for medical devices?
Miniature linear guideways start at a 2mm rail width, small enough for liquid dispensing heads, 3D bioprinters, and instrument-positioning modules inside surgical systems, while keeping the smooth, low-friction travel of full-size guideways.
How quiet are HIWIN guideways for patient-adjacent equipment?
HIWIN linear guideways are engineered for smooth, near-silent travel with near-zero friction. That makes them a common choice for motion patients experience directly: hospital bed adjustment, imaging tables, and surgical axes that operate beside an awake or anesthetized patient.
What quality certifications does HIWIN hold?
HIWIN was the first motion control manufacturer in the world certified to both ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. Component-level documentation is available to support your design-history file and supplier qualification process.
Does HIWIN provide engineering support during device qualification?
Yes. HIWIN application engineers support medical OEMs from concept through qualification: sizing and selection, CAD models, sample components for validation builds, and test data to support your verification documentation.
Which medical applications already use HIWIN components?
HIWIN motion components are at work in CT scanners, MRI machines, hospital beds, examination tables, surgical robots, centrifuges, 3D bioprinters, and liquid dispensing machinery, spanning full-scale imaging gantries down to 2mm miniature axes.
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