Abstract: A movable manufacturing component includes a base structure and a carriage mechanism movable relative to the base structure. The movable manufacturing component further includes a strip seal component arranged between the base structure and the carriage mechanism such that the carriage mechanism moves along the strip seal component as the carriage mechanism moves relative to the base structure. The strip seal component can have at least one guide surface that restricts lateral movement of the strip seal component as the carriage mechanism moves longitudinally along the base.

Abstract: A linear motion system comprising a first linear track that defines a first linear path, a second linear track that defines a second linear path, and a carriage connected to the first linear track and the second linear track. The system further includes an alignment mechanism configured to allow rotation of the carriage relative to the first linear track. The alignment mechanism includes an upper surface rigidly attached to the carriage, a lower surface mounted on the first linear track, a rotation interface between the upper surface and the lower surface to permit rotation of the carriage relative to the first linear track, and a linear movement interface between the upper surface and the lower surface to permit translational movement of the upper surface relative to the lower surface to permit translational movement of the carriage relative to the first linear track.