Electronic Design

Linear Actuator Includes Integral Position Sensor

The STA11 direct-drive linear actuator allows the mounting of multiple units on 28-mm centers, permitting a 10-actuator assembly less than 12 in. wide. This addition to Copley Controls' ServoTube line ...
EDN

BEI Kimco Magnetics series of linear voice-coil actuators: Linear-actuator family offers integrated position sensor in small package

The LAS13 series of linear voice-coil actuators offers 6 mm of total stroke and 15.5N peak force in packages measuring only 1.3 in. in diameter and 1.1 to 1.8 in. long. The fully housed LAS13-18-000A ...
Machine Design

Absolute position feedback for actuators

Available for use with the company's BC3 pneumatic and B3S electric Series actuators, Absolute Position Feedback (APF) provides analog feedback to the controller or PLC to determine actual load ...
Mena FN

Thomson Adds Advanced Synchronisation Control To Electrak HD Linear Actuators

Thomson Industries , a manufacturer of linear motion control solutions, has introduced an“enhanced synchronisation” option for its Electrak HD smart electric linear actuator. The new iteration of this ...
EDN

Using Rotary Position Sensors for Accurate, Long-Term Measurement in Electronic Linear Actuators

This paper will discuss a variety of rotary position feedback sensors including digital, contacting analog, and non-contacting analog, and may act as a high- level guide to selecting the right sensor ...
Machine Design

2,300+ Actuators to Position Almost 200 Tons of Mirrors for Telescope

Engineers working on the prosaically named Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) in the Chilean Atacama Desert were faced with several daunting challenges. One of them was to devise a positioning subsystem ...