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New anti-rotational design ensures voice-coil actuator accuracy

November 18, 2016 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

BEI Kimco, a brand of Sensata Technologies, now sells a new moving magnet Voice Coil Actuator with a flexure design that ensures high alignment accuracy by preventing unwanted shaft rotation. The new VCA also provides long life with cost-effective pricing and is ideally suited where extreme precision is required, such as in medical equipment, laboratory […]

Filed Under: Featured, Linear drives (all), Mini + piezo + voice coil Tagged With: beikimco

New voice coil actuator delivers low hysteresis/low friction

July 28, 2016 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

For some applications, inconsistent motion caused by excessive friction is simply not an option. BEI Kimco has developed a new Linear Voice Coil Actuator (VCA) that provides extremely low hysteresis/low friction with precise and consistent bi-directional position control. Initially designed to meet the exacting requirements of an anesthesia machine, the new LAH15-19-000A VCA will serve […]

Filed Under: Mini + piezo + voice coil Tagged With: beikimco

New small size actuators offer through-hole design and customization for compact OEM requirements

January 14, 2016 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

To simplify assemblies and save space, the number of OEMs looking for a way to insert their equipment directly through a Voice Coil Actuator (VCA) is on the rise for medical, scientific, and analytical laboratory instruments. In response to this increasing demand, BEI Kimco has introduced a family of linear unhoused VCAs with aperture sizes […]

Filed Under: Industry news, Linear actuators (all) Tagged With: beikimco

Mission Critical Applications Requires ‘Ironman’ Actuator

January 27, 2014 By dmiyares Leave a Comment

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Life critical applications like ventilators, heart valves, military smart weapons platforms and high speed target tracking, require devices that possess indestructible ironman endurance and a guaranteed life span impervious to failure. Equipment manufacturers developing these types of devices need to know that their equipment will last millions of cycles to ensure viability in real-life applications. […]

Filed Under: Linear actuators (all) Tagged With: beikimco

Linear Actuator With Moving Magnet Offers Precise Positioning

March 13, 2013 By Stacy Combest Leave a Comment

BEI Kimco Magnetics’ new Moving Magnet Voice Coil Actuator Series allows for precise positioning to meet high accuracy requirements. When combined with smart drive electronics, this actuator can be controlled for speed and desired output force. Kimco’s expertise in design of magnetic field circuits has resulted in a high efficiency design which translates to high […]

Filed Under: Linear actuators (all) Tagged With: beikimco

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