Single-Axis Actuators Configurable in 208 Styles

Misumi USA, Inc. announces the introduction of its single-axis actuators, available in 208 configured styles and with a standard manufacturing time of 11 working days from receipt of order. These new actuators are compatible with most servo motors and are designed to provide precision linear motion in a variety of general industrial assembly, as well as automotive, packaging, and medical manufacturing applications.

Starting prices from $1073 mean these actuators are a practical and economical alternative to custom-designed units. Each unit is a ball-screw driven device, built on a sturdy extruded 6063-T6 aluminum base with black anodized finish and 1045 steel side supports.  By configuring the precision grade C10 ball screw diameter (12 to 20 mm) and lead (4 to 20 mm), as well as the base width, stroke and table length, machine and equipment builders can design these actuators to suit the application at hand, without the need for customizing a standard unit or building it themselves, both costly and time-consuming alternatives.   

Other features on these new Misumi single-axis actuators include a linear slide for medium or heavy loads, a grooved base for sensor mounting, a top plate with tapped holes for switch flags on both sides, and a tight-tolerance bore (DH7) motor bracket to accept the most popular 30 to 400 W servos. With high positioning repeatability as low as ±0.03 mm and parallelism, these actuators are able to suit demanding applications. Maximum velocities are available to 1,055 mm/s.