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Integrated linear-motion variations becoming the norm

★ By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

Automation over the last several years has expanded use of electric linear actuators to leverage their technological advancements in smart homes, aerospace, defense, and industrial applications. In fact, the global linear actuator market could (in large part because of electric options) surpass U.S. $52.67B this year and grow at a compound annual growth rate through […]

Filed Under: Applications, Featured, Linear drives (all), Slides + guides (all) Tagged With: festo, ikointl, linmot, schaeffler

Top trends in linear motion technology: Part 2 of 2

★ By Rachael Pasini Leave a Comment

Tablet showing Emerson's electric actuator metrics

For the annual Design World Trends issue, we asked industry experts to share their insights into linear-motion trends. Here’s more of what they had to say on linear actuators, linear guides, and stages. Meet the experts Dave Walden | Applications engineer • PBC Linear Eric Rice | Product market manager — electric automation • Festo Samuel Orozco | […]

Filed Under: Featured, Industry news, Linear actuators (all), Linear drives (all), Slides + guides (all) Tagged With: bishopwisecarver, boschrexroth, emerson, festo, pbclinear, thomsonindustries, tolomatic

Top trends in linear motion technology: Part 1 of 2

★ By Rachael Pasini Leave a Comment

Emerson Aventics linear guide

We recently asked several industry experts about trends they’re seeing in the design and use of linear actuators, linear guides, and stages. Here’s what those experts had to say. Meet the experts Saurabh Khetan | Product line manager — Leadscrews • Thomson Industries Inc. Justin Lackey | Product manager — Systems • Bosch Rexroth Kelly Walden | V.P. […]

Filed Under: Featured, Industry news, Linear actuators (all), Linear drives (all), Slides + guides (all), Uncategorized Tagged With: bishopwisecarver, boschrexroth, emerson, festo, linak, pbclinear, thomsonindustries, tolomatic

Festo’s motion automation innovations provide reliability in battery assembly

★ By Heather Hall Leave a Comment

In an active demonstration, as shown in this YouTube video of the demo, pneumatic and electric actuators from Festo handle and pierce battery cells. This new demonstration showcases the company’s motion automation innovations in battery and electric vehicle assembly. In battery production applications, high speeds and throughput are required, as are reliability and repeatability. In […]

Filed Under: Pneumatic cylinders Tagged With: festo

Pandemic impacts linear motion component manufacturing, applications

★ By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

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Linear motion components include everything from various types of linear actuators to linear guides, slides and ways, and a host of components in between. One thing they all have in common is that their development and production are influenced by both technological trends as well as broader market forces. One of those forces has been […]

Filed Under: Featured, Integrated Linear Systems, Slides + guides (all) Tagged With: festo, igus

Resilient pneumatics keep pace with changing demands

★ By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

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Pneumatic actuation has long been a tried-and-true motion method in many industries and applications. But today’s pneumatics companies are not your grandfather’s pneumatics – they are changing along with broader industrial and manufacturing trends, and continue to evolve their product offerings in line with new industry demands. Fluid power actuation, like pneumatics, is not going […]

Filed Under: Featured, Industry news, Linear actuators (all), Pneumatic cylinders Tagged With: festo

Festo electric actuators simplify setup of linear motion axes

★ By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

Festo now sells a Simplified Motion Series of electric drives that combines the simplicity of pneumatics with the benefits of electric automation. These new electric drives equipped with Digital I/O and IO-Link enable a range of operational and productivity benefits and deliver intelligent IIoT communication. The actuators in this series are built for simple motion […]

Filed Under: Belt + chain driven, Linear actuators (all) Tagged With: festo

Pick-and-place applications with Festo tools — showing at Pack Expo

★ By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

Festo offers software and hardware to shorten packaging-machine development time and reduce engineering overhead. These components, systems, and software tools will be on display at Pack Expo on September 23 to 25 at the Las Vegas Convention Center Booth LS-6349. Design a pick-and-place robot and control cabinet in minutes Festo demonstrates a Cartesian robot and […]

Filed Under: Applications, Featured, Integrated Linear Systems, Linear actuators (all), Linear drives (all), Pneumatic cylinders, Stages + gantries Tagged With: festo

Festo introduces compact electric actuators ELGC and EGSC at IMTS 2018

★ By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

Festo showcases at IMTS 2018, McCormick Place, Chicago, September 10-15, the new low-cost linear axes ELGC and mini slide EGSC. These new electric actuators offer an optimal ratio between installation space and working space. They feature a common system approach and platform architecture as well as space saving adapter-free connectors. The Festo IMTS Booth is in […]

Filed Under: Featured, Linear actuators (all) Tagged With: festo

Festo Motion Terminal has apps to replace more than 50 components

★ By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

Pneumatics is intrinsically a user-friendly technology — and it is set to become even more straightforward, versatile and flexible as the brand new Festo Motion Terminal Versatile Time Domain Electro-Magnetics (VTEM) is bringing pneumatics into the era of Industry 4.0. That’s with apps that can replace more than 50 individual components thanks to developments in […]

Filed Under: Applications, Featured, Software Tagged With: festo

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