Electric rodless actuators have an inherent advantage over rod-style actuators for being able to support and carry loads. This reduces costs and design time by eliminating the need for other … [Read more...] about Specifying electric rodless actuators: Ten tips for maximizing actuator life and system performance
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Electric actuator technology comparison: Integrated and traditional designs
In the fast-paced industrial automation industry, machine design engineers build systems that meet evolving and demanding requirements. Their choices for linear motion include a wide selection … [Read more...] about Electric actuator technology comparison: Integrated and traditional designs
The truth about actuator life: Screw drive survival
Determining useful life of machines and their components is a fundamental problem of any motion system design project. In a broad sense, actuator service life (or useful life) is the period during … [Read more...] about The truth about actuator life: Screw drive survival
Top Ten Tips: How to specify electric rod-style actuators for optimal performance, reliability and efficiency
With today’s demand for controlling costs while achieving high speed and high precision in factory automation, it is more important than ever to fully analyze a linear actuator application and … [Read more...] about Top Ten Tips: How to specify electric rod-style actuators for optimal performance, reliability and efficiency
Evaluating actuators for washdown in food & beverage applications
Hygienic design principles and material selection are critical to actuator performance in food & beverage environments. Food and beverage production on today’s industrial scale would not be … [Read more...] about Evaluating actuators for washdown in food & beverage applications
High-force linear motion: How to convert from hydraulic cylinders to electric actuators and why.
Hydraulic cylinders are traditionally the go-to technology for high-force linear motion, for good reasons. They deliver high force at a low cost per unit of force, they are rugged and simple to … [Read more...] about High-force linear motion: How to convert from hydraulic cylinders to electric actuators and why.
A technical comparison: Performance of pneumatic cylinders and electric rod actuators
As industrial automation technology has advanced, application demands have increased for flexibility, precision, efficiency and reliability in linear motion. This has resulted in considerable debate … [Read more...] about A technical comparison: Performance of pneumatic cylinders and electric rod actuators
Introduction to accuracy and repeatability in linear motion systems
When discussing a linear motion application, many first-time or beginning users will often ask us “How accurate is this actuator?” As you will see, the answer is way more involved than simply stating … [Read more...] about Introduction to accuracy and repeatability in linear motion systems