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Miniature Linear Actuator Overview

Miniature Linear Actuator Overview

With its lightweight frame precision machined using PBC Linear's SIMO process, the ML line of miniature actuators are designed for…

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Linear Motion Systems for Unattended Retail Kiosks:

White Paper: Linear Motion Systems for Unattended Retail Kiosks

The fast growing acceptance of kiosks and unattended retail purchases has presented new challenges for the design and engineering team…

Dealing with Change: An Engineering Challenge

Dealing with Change: An Engineering Challenge

Each day, design engineers have to be knowledgeable, quick, and agile to deal with the forces of change. That is where the SIMO Series Linear…

Comparing Lead Screw Motor Connections for Linear Actuators

Comparing Lead Screw Motor Connections for Linear Actuators

There are three basic methods of connecting a lead screw to a hollow shaft motor in order to create an external linear actuator system. Here…

Compact Linear Actuators

Compact linear actuators offer customization

Motorized Compact Series Linear guide systems (actuators) provide smooth, accurate, and repeatable linear motion while maintaining a standard system… 

Linear Actuators in Cartesian Robots

Linear Actuators in Cartesian Robot Assemblies

Cartesian robots, equipped with linear actuators, excel in a multitude of different applications due to their high speed travel, precise multi-axial guidance, wide working envelope…

The Pitfalls of Fixed Center Belt Drives

The Pitfalls of Fixed Center Belt Drives

Timing belts are used to transfer power and motion in small motion control system. Small timing belt systems are can be designed without…

What are linear actuators?

What is a Linear Actuator?

Linear actuators, or mechatronics, combine mechanical engineering, electronics, computer engineering, telecommunications engineering…

Linear Actuator Length Calculations

Calculating Linear Actuator Length and Slide Overtravel

There are several approaches to take when calculating the length of a linear actuator. Just as important as knowing the length of…

Linear Actuators in a 3D Printer

Mechatronics Solution for Large Format 3D Printer

Linear Actuators from PBC Linear have been a core component for the 3D printers from the beginning because of…

Linear Actuators facilitate Auto-Checkout Machine

Linear Actuators facilitate Auto-Checkout at the Supermarket

A Meijer grocery store in Georgetown, MI has started testing an NCR next generation self-checkout, which integrates Linear Actuators from PBC Linear.