by kar2032micr | Apr 15, 2024 | Thomson
As miniaturisation trends drive the need for more complex compact linear motion systems, the need for customisation continues to grow. However, machine designers may not have to build an entirely new system from the ground up. Working closely with motion technology...
by kar2032micr | Mar 19, 2024 | Thomson
Electric linear actuators are raising material handling to new heights. As digital transformation extends the scope of automation to more axes and electric linear actuators handle increasingly heavier loads, more material handling system designers are converting...
by kar2032micr | Mar 5, 2024 | Thomson
More than eight million Americans and Canadians rely on canes or crutches, and most share one challenge: placing it conveniently out of the way when not in use. With the help of Thomson Industries, Inc., a team of engineering students from the University of Waterloo...
by kar2032micr | Feb 13, 2024 | Thomson
Electric linear actuators are steadily gaining ground in MOH machine design applications. Where they could once efficiently replace single hydraulic or pneumatic cylinders in simple, end-to-end motion applications using up to 100 watts of power, today, they can...
by kar2032micr | Dec 6, 2023 | Thomson
Ball screw assemblies translate rotational motion to linear motion or vice versa. They are widely used to guide, support, locate and accurately move components and products in a wide range of automation applications, ranging from small laboratory fluid pumps to large...
by kar2032micr | Nov 23, 2023 | Thomson
Hydraulics have traditionally provided much of the muscle for the industrial revolution, but that functionality has come with a cost. Hydraulic systems are complicated and messy, labor and space-consuming, and expensive to operate and maintain. For many years, these...
