Tag: Linear Actuator

New Rod-style electric actuator from Tolomatic designed to meet hygienic standards

A new RSH electric hygienic rod-style actuator from Tolomatic delivers clean, continuous control to automation machinery. RSH actuators are designed to help improve repeatability, enhance quality, reduce contamination potential and increase flexibility of hygienic machine designs, particularly for the food, beverage, medical, healthcare and pharmaceutical industries.

Cheese Cutting Using the Tolomatic ERD30 electric rod-style cylinder

Product Family: Electric Product Used: ERD30 electric rod-style cylinder Product Type: Standard Application Requirements Stroke: 40 in. Force: 4,000 lbs Application Description: Cutting blocks of cheese. Challenge: A cheese company had several cutting stations that currently used hydraulic cylinders to cut blocks of cheese. Due to increased food safety requirements, the manufacturer wanted to replace the hydraulic cylinders with electric cylinders … Continue reading Cheese Cutting Using the Tolomatic ERD30 electric rod-style cylinder

SMAC expands their electric actuator family to include the New LBR40 Series Linear Rotary Servo Actuator

The LBR40 is a slim, stackable linear rotary actuator with a SMAC HT35 direct drive brushless motor. Encoder resolutions are available from 5 micron to 1um for application flexibility to optimize on position control. Priced competitively with the added benefit of real time feedback of data required to assure quality. IP67 protection is available as … Continue reading SMAC expands their electric actuator family to include the New LBR40 Series Linear Rotary Servo Actuator

Tolomatic expands extreme-force electric actuator family to include the RSX128 actuator rated up to 50,000 pounds of force (222.4 kN)

Tolomatic’s expanded extreme-force electric actuator family now includes the RSX128 actuator, rated up to 50,000 pounds of force (222.4 kN). Designed for replacing hydraulic cylinders and designed for 100 percent duty cycle, the RSX actuator features Tolomatic’s precision-ground planetary roller screws for operating life in challenging environments. Applications include assembly, metal fabrication (pressing, punching, clamping), … Continue reading Tolomatic expands extreme-force electric actuator family to include the RSX128 actuator rated up to 50,000 pounds of force (222.4 kN)

Complete Guided Motion Solutions from A to X-Y-Z

Bishop-Wisecarver invented and patented DualVee Motion Technology® more than 40 years ago to provide a solution for harsh environment applications where existing technologies were ineffective. DualVee® also proved excellent for long length, smooth motion and low noise requirements.   Today, Bishop-Wisecarver remains the recognized expert and the most trusted name in guide wheel technology, with … Continue reading Complete Guided Motion Solutions from A to X-Y-Z

Application for equipment press-fitting onto a printed circuit board

IAI's ROBO Cylinder® was adopted for equipment that performs both processes of applying silicon to a printed circuit board and press-fitting a cover. While the printed circuit board is moved with the RCP3-SA5R on the bottom, the coating and press-fitting are performed with the RCA2-TW4N on the top. Automating a manual process has doubled the … Continue reading Application for equipment press-fitting onto a printed circuit board

Integrated ROBO Cylinders® from Intelligent Actuator Inc.

The Robo Cylinder ® is a flexible, intelligent, and economical, ballscrew linear. Economical and easy to use, the Robo Cylinder® is specifically designed to accomplish the simple tasks usually assigned to air cylinders, but with greater flexibility and control. Offering custom control over position, speed, acceleration, deceleration, and torque, allowing for mid-move velocity changes, and … Continue reading Integrated ROBO Cylinders® from Intelligent Actuator Inc.