When an electric utility with a power plant in the southwestern U.S. prepared for a planned, major outage on its two Siemens ...

Of the many acronyms used in the automotive industry, whose meaning and relevancy can be difficult to remember, EPB is common ...

Festo has introduced its newest generation of Cartesian handling system mechanical axes: ELGD-TB tooth belt actuators and ELGD-BS ball screw actuators. These actuators feature bearings inlaid into the ...

As new generations of conventional airframes enter service and electric advanced air mobility vehicles appear not far off, actuator OEMs are working to upgrade their products in a changing ...

Most actuators are motors powered by electricity; others are mechanical and activated by airflow or fluid pressure. Electric actuators take their orders from microprocessors that manage the ...

Electric actuators typically operate in the 75 to 80% efficiency range. In comparison, hydraulics typically range from 40 to 55% in efficiency and pneumatics have efficiencies in the 10 to 25% range.

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Electric throttle actuators enable more efficient operation of mechanical diesel engines and, by providing a greater range of control, facilitate the automation of processes to increase ...

Exlar announces its Tritex II™ AC-powered electric actuators with positioning electronics are now UL Listed under file number E325731. Underwriters Laboratory is an independent testing laboratory with ...