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Guide rail

A guide rail is a device or mechanism to direct products, vehicles or other objects through a channel, conveyor, roadway or rail system. Several types of guide rails exist and may be associated with: * Factory or production line conveyors * Power tools, such as table saws * Elevator or lift shafts * Roadways and bridges (in this context sometimes called guardrails) * A central rail that guides the rubber tired train of a rubber tired metro

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A guide rail is a device or mechanism to direct products, vehicles or other objects through a channel, conveyor, roadway or rail system. Several types of guide rails exist and may be associated with: * Factory or production line conveyors * Power tools, such as table saws * Elevator or lift shafts * Roadways and bridges (in this context sometimes called guardrails) * A central rail that guides the rubber tired train of a rubber tired metro

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