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Virginia Tech’s Lumenhaus to be featured on HGTV’s Extreme Homes

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Virginia Tech University’s Lumenhaus, an 800 square foot energy-optimized and sustainable “smart” home that was the first place winner of the 2010 Solar Decathlon Europe, is slated to be featured on the September 20, 2013, episode of HGTV’s Extreme Homes television show. Lumenhaus leverages an active system of motion controls from Thomson and Kollmorgen to […]

Filed Under: Linear motors Tagged With: thomson

Maximize Machine Performance with Glide Screw Technology from Thomson

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Thomson introduces Glide Screw – a new mechanical linear motion solution that combines the features of a linear bearing and a lead screw into a single, compact package. The Glide Screw’s integrated and pre-aligned lead screw and linear bearing design smoothly and quietly actuates a moment load or side load without additional support. The Glide Screw’s […]

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

Introducing Materials in Motion Guide from Thomson

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Thomson introduces Materials in Motion – a new guide to innovative motion solutions from Thomson for building better, faster and smarter material handling equipment. The guide provides an overview of the products and technology available from Thomson, including rod-type and rodless linear actuators, round and square rail linear guides and bearings, ball and lead screws, […]

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Linear MOTIONEERING: Linear Guide Components from Thomson

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Thomson introduces Linear MOTIONEERING: Linear Guide Components. The latest addition to the company’s robust family of Linear MOTIONEERING and other design tools, Linear MOTIONEERING: Linear Guide Components enables OEM and factory automation users to optimize machine design and operation by identifying the optimal configuration of Round or Square Rail linear guide components based on application […]

Filed Under: Slides + guides (all) Tagged With: thomson

Thomson Lead Screws Drive Team 4 Element Robot Climber in FIRST Robotics Competition’s 2013

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Team 4 Element, a team of high school students from Van Nuys, California, have designed, manufactured and assembled a robot climber to compete in the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) 2013 Ultimate Ascent game. The robot utilizes Thomson MTS Flange Mount Supernuts with stainless steel lead screws to drive the entire robot climber, with the goal […]

Filed Under: Ball + lead + roller screws, Industry news Tagged With: thomson

Learn How to Build Simpler Mobile Off-Highway Machines

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Thomson introduces a micro-site that provides substantive educational information detailing how electric linear actuators provide superior performance and significantly simplified operation at a lower cost of operation compared with conventional hydraulic options in mobile off highway (MOH) applications such as construction, road maintenance, farming, forestry, turf and railway vehicles. The site details throttle control, quick […]

Filed Under: Hydraulic cylinders, Linear actuators (all) Tagged With: thomson

Thomson Releases Guide to Linear Motion Systems

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Thomson Linear Motion Systems Guide

Thomson introduces the comprehensive Linear Motion Systems catalog. This 230+ page guide details the features, specifications, dimensions and ordering information for the company’s complete family of linear units and accessories. Users will also benefit from illustrated application examples, selection guidelines and educational engineering reference material to assist in identifying the optimum linear motion system for […]

Filed Under: Linear actuators (all), Linear bearings, Linear drives (all), Linear motors, Slides + guides (all) Tagged With: thomson

Thomson WhisperTrak™ Linear Actuators

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Thomson Industries, Inc. introduces the new line of Thomson WhisperTrak™ Electric Linear Actuators.  Through quiet (<45 dBa), maintenance-free operation in a compact one-piece housing, the Thomson WhisperTrak linear actuator maximizes design flexibility and improves performance and user comfort in personal mobility, rehabilitation, and medical equipment applications where reliability, small size and low noise are primary […]

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Thomson Introduces EngineersCALC App

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Thomson introduces EngineersCALC – a powerful and simple-to-use engineering calculator for mobile devices that provides ready access to four of the most common engineering utilities used by motion and machine design professionals. With EngineersCALC, iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android and Blackberry users can now convert a number from one set of units to another, calculate the […]

Filed Under: Linear actuators (all), Linear bearings, Linear drives (all), Linear motors, Slides + guides (all) Tagged With: android, app, blackberry, engineerscalc, iphone, ipod, thomson, thomson linear

Thomson introduces 400 Series Profile Rail Linear Guides

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Thomson introduces 400 Series Profile Rail Linear Guides.  The 400 Series is available in 4 meter lengths, in sizes from 15 – 45 mm in 5 mm increments, for extended joint-free rail transfer, even in smaller-sized applications. Double-faced ball track bearing arrangements allow for compliance to simplify installation, and enable equal load carrying capacity in […]

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