A linear guideway assembly for contactless linear displacement of a rigid body relative to another rigid body along a linear displacement path (x), said linear guideway assembly comprising: one, single rigid body formed as a linear guideway defining said linear displacement path as well as at least one rigid body formed as a product carrier being displaceable along said single linear guideway, wherein the linear guideway assembly further comprises multiple magnetic bearing assemblies (30-1, 30-2, 30-3, 30-4+50-4, 30-5+50-5) for allowing contactless linear displacement of the at least one product carrier relative to the single, linear guideway , wherein all magnetic bearing assemblies are mounted to the product carrier in such way that the magnetic bearing assemblies are arranged in constraining five degrees of freedom (y, z, θ, Φ and ψ) of the product carrier relative to the single, linear guideway, whilst allowing one, translational degree of freedom (x) of the product carrier along the single, linear guideway, wherein the product carrier at least comprises a first longitudinal side and a second longitudinal side opposite from the first longitudinal side seen in the direction of the linear displacement path (x), characterized in that the product carrier is supported, guided and transported at its first longitudinal side along the linear displacement path (x) by means of the single, linear guideway , whereas the other, second opposite longitudinal side is unsupported and freely moving along linear displacement path (x), and wherein all magnetic bearing assemblies (30-1, 30-2, 30-3, 30-4+50-4, 30-5+50-5), seen in the translational direction (x) of the linear displacement path, are mounted at the first longitudinal side of the product carrier closest to the single, linear guideway . one, single rigid body formed as a linear guideway defining said linear displacement path as well as at least one rigid body formed as a product carrier being displaceable along said single linear guideway, wherein the linear guideway assembly further comprises multiple magnetic bearing assemblies (30-1, 30-2, 30-3, 30-4+50-4, 30-5+50-5) for allowing contactless linear displacement of the at least one product carrier relative to the single, linear guideway , wherein all magnetic bearing assemblies are mounted to the product carrier in such way that the magnetic bearing assemblies are arranged in constraining five degrees of freedom (y, z, θ, Φ and ψ) of the product carrier relative to the single, linear guideway, whilst allowing one, translational degree of freedom (x) of the product carrier along the single, linear guideway, wherein the product carrier at least comprises a first longitudinal side and a second longitudinal side opposite from the first longitudinal side seen in the direction of the linear displacement path (x), characterized in that the product carrier is supported, guided and transported at its first longitudinal side along the linear displacement path (x) by means of the single, linear guideway , whereas the other, second opposite longitudinal side is unsupported and freely moving along linear displacement path (x), and wherein all magnetic bearing assemblies (30-1, 30-2, 30-3, 30-4+50-4, 30-5+50-5), seen in the translational direction (x) of the linear displacement path, are mounted at the first longitudinal side of the product carrier closest to the single, linear guideway . <EOS>