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Ewellix launches intelligent SmartX platform for linear motion

March 15, 2022 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

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Ewellix has launched an intelligent digital platform which will underpin a new and advanced generation of linear motion solutions. Called SmartX, the new digital platform has been designed to help engineers develop motion, robotic and automation systems that offer far greater levels of intelligence, connectivity and adaptability than are achievable from existing equipment. As a […]

Filed Under: Integrated Linear Systems, Linear actuators (all) Tagged With: ewellix

Ewellix Planetary roller screw lands on Mars

June 9, 2021 By Kelsey Zebrowski Leave a Comment

Ewellix has developed and manufactured a planetary roller screw that recently landed on Mars as part of NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mission. Ewellix engineers in Armada, Michigan, worked in collaboration with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology to develop a roller screw component for the Perseverance Rover that would […]

Filed Under: Ball + lead + roller screws Tagged With: ewellix

Ride the wave of electrification: Off-highway designs with linear actuators

February 23, 2021 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

The transition of mobile machinery and off-highway equipment away from fossil fuels may be a long-term goal, but electrification is already delivering real benefits in the sector. By Tarek Bugaighis • Ewellix Is the era of the internal combustion engine coming to end? Under pressure to reduce harmful emissions, the automotive industry is already gearing […]

Filed Under: Applications, Controls for linear axes, Featured, Integrated Linear Systems, Linear actuators (all), Linear drives (all) Tagged With: ewellix

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