Moog Animatics, a division of Moog Inc., has announced the release of three new high-performance models to its actuator product line. These fully integrated actuators bring SmartMotor™ capabilities (ease of use, compactness and speed to market) to today’s actuator applications. They are designed for precise motion, long life and minimal maintenance. Typical applications include material […]
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Warner Linear debuts electric actuator video series
A series of informative Warner Linear electric actuator videos has been produced to clearly show proper installation steps, troubleshooting, and maintenance tips for various actuator models. Topics include limit switch adjustment, basic selection guidelines, and best practices for mounting. The short how-to videos can be viewed on the Warner Linear website at www.warnerlinear.com or on […]
Recap of top linear-motion technologies at MD&M West
Last week, a large contingent of the Design World staff got to go to MD&M West 2016 colocated with ATX in Anaheim, California. Hot topics at the show included the Internet of Things (IoT), smart components, plummeting robot prices, and increased automation even down to assembly tasks — not to mention changes in the medical industry itself. […]
New 2016 Exlar industrial electric linear actuator catalog
We are excited to announce the release of our 2016-2017 edition of the Exlar electric linear actuator product catalog. The new catalog has been completely redesigned for improved usability and consistency, as well as overall look. Major enhancements include: Inclusion of the Tritex II product family Simplified layout of mechanical specifications tables Consolidated dimension drawings […]
New Thomson Electrak HD Linear Actuators
Thomson Industries, Inc., a leading manufacturer of mechanical motion control solutions, has developed an entirely new platform of electric linear actuators which enable design engineers to convert a wider range of hydraulic applications to electric and substantially improve application control. The new Electrak HD™ electric linear actuator offers a new level of electronic functionality with […]
Things are moving at ATX West 2016: Rollon in Cartesian robots
There are plenty of robot exhibitors at the ATX West tradeshow in Anaheim, Calif., this week, showing off everything from 6-axis robots that nearly reach the exhibit hall ceiling to SCARA robots assembling miniature medical devices. But there’s a new entrant into the robot space this year, and their aim seems to be to make robots—Cartesian robots, specifically—more […]
Force tube parallel motor mount assembly
The Exlar FT Series actuators combined with a parallel motor mounting configuration use a polymer reinforced belt drive system. The drive train does not require any lubrication and any oil or dirt contamination within the belt drive system will decrease belt effectiveness and life. The belt and pulley system should be inspected periodically for excessive […]
Selecting linear actuators for valve automation
by Ryan Klemetson, Tolomatic A comparison of industrial gas cylinder valve products and emerging technologies for valve actuation and automation in process industry applications reveals more options than ever for designers. With the demand to improve productivity, increase efficiency and lower downtime in the process control industry, some valve automation applications require increasingly sophisticated motion […]
7.5 resources every design engineer should have
A design engineer often has to be a jack-of-all-trades, with good working knowledge of statics, dynamics, materials, and manufacturing, in addition to their “real” area of expertise (packaging, dispensing, etc.). And while most of us long ago forgot the bulk of what we learned in engineering or technical school, design engineers use those concepts and […]
What are iron core linear motors?
Linear motors are often classified as either ironless or iron core, referring to how their primary parts are constructed. Ironless linear motors have a primary made of windings that are embedded in epoxy resin. In iron core linear motors, the windings are mounted in an iron lamination stack. Like the rotor and stator of a […]