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Thomson Industries

Upgraded tool simplifies linear motion system design

★ By Puja Mitra Leave a Comment

Thomson Industries, Inc. has upgraded its online sizing and selection tool to help motion system designers optimize linear systems. Updates include an interactive application matching grid, improved system visualization, flexible accessory options, tailored vendor recommendations, and enhanced bill of materials sharing. “Prepackaged linear systems provide significant advantages in performance, maintenance and cost, but success depends […]

Filed Under: Software Tagged With: Thomson Industries

Thomson moves operations to larger facility to make room for growth

★ By Heather Hall Leave a Comment

Thomson Industries, a provider of linear motion control solutions, is moving its Kristianstad, Sweden, operations into a larger space to meet the growing demand for its motion control technology. The Kristianstad plant has been a steadily growing supplier of Thomson electric linear actuators and linear motion systems to European customers and is on track for […]

Filed Under: Industry news Tagged With: thomson, Thomson Industries, thomson linear, thomsonindustries, thomsonlinear

Enhanced Thomson website offers rich library of mechanical motion products

★ By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

Thomson Industries, a leading manufacturer of mechanical motion control solutions, has launched a new, multilingual website that improves access to its extensive library of mechanical motion product and application solutions. The new Thomson website has a smart, modern design which is responsive to differing mobile, tablet and PC screen sizes. It saves user’s time with […]

Filed Under: Industry news, Linear actuators (all), Linear drives (all) Tagged With: Thomson Industries

Top ballscrew trends: More capacity and miniaturization

★ By Lisa Eitel 1 Comment

NB High-speed-ball-screw

Ballscrews are a mainstay in motion applications, partly because their performance is so predictable, and they’re relatively easy to design into machinery. Over the last few years, advances in manufacturing and materials have improved ballscrew performance so OEMs today can get better linear motion with them at lower cost. For starters, the latest generation of […]

Filed Under: Applications, Ball + leadscrew driven, Linear drives (all) Tagged With: NB Corp. of America, Thomson Industries, Yamaha Robotics

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