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New Industrial Linear Actuator Catalog from Thomson

February 25, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

WOOD DALE, IL –Thomson has available a new Guide to Industrial Linear Actuators. The guide provides an overview on the types of applications that can most significantly benefit from electric actuation, as well as non-commercial information on the benefits of converting manual, hydraulic or pneumatic applications to electromechanical motion. The guide also details the company’s […]

Filed Under: Featured, Industry news, Linear actuators (all) Tagged With: catalog, Linear Actuator, linear motion, motion control, thomson

Motion System Drives Realistic Racing Experience

September 16, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

by Leslie Langnau, Managing Editor After many years of evaluating and working with motion systems for various clients, UK-based Ball Racing Developments Ltd (BRD) concluded that nothing on the market could accurately simulate a racing car’s motion. So, the management and the engineers developed a new type of system dedicated to the motions experienced in […]

Filed Under: Ball + lead + roller screws, Slides + guides (all) Tagged With: kollmorgen, linear motion system, thomson

Thomson 500 Series Profile Rails

June 18, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

WOOD DALE, IL – Thomson announces that high performance Thomson 500 Series Profile Rails now come standard with an enhanced carriage design that delivers 66% smoother operation with up to 50% lower drag force than previous models. Additionally, a ball spacer carriage option is available to reduce carriage running noise by up to 6 dB. […]

Filed Under: Slides + guides (all) Tagged With: 500 series, profile rails, thomson

Significant Lead Time Reduction for Selected Thomson Linear Slides

March 30, 2009 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

WOOD DALE, IL – Thomson has significantly reduced lead times for some of its most popular Thomson slides. Lead times for Thomson 2DA, 2CA, 2BA, IB Series, IC Series, ID Series and IV Series linear guides have been reduced to just 2 days.  Lead times for Thomson 2DB, 2EB, MS, 2HB, 2HE, 2RB AND 2RE driven […]

Filed Under: Crossed-roller slides Tagged With: Linear Slides, thomson, time reduction

Guide to Thomson Clean Energy Design Alternatives

March 2, 2009 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

WOOD DALE, IL – Thomson, A Danaher Motion Company, has available a new Guide to Thomson Clean Energy Alternatives for solar and wind energy applications. The guide reviews some of the most significant considerations that design engineers should take into account to maximize the reliability, accuracy and efficiency of their clean energy machines, with specific […]

Filed Under: Linear actuators (all) Tagged With: green energy, Linear Actuators, thomson

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