
Exlar Corporation, located in suburban Minneapolis, Minnesota, designs and manufactures roller screw linear actuators, rotary servo motors, and electronic products for motion control applications.
Exlar’s patented actuator technology offers many times the life of ball screw actuators and provides an efficient electro-mechanical replacement for your hydraulic or pneumatic cylinders.
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Part 3: Trends in Ethernet, PoE, IO-Link, HIPERFACE, and single-cable solutions
June 10, 2020 12:25pmAs we explored in Part 1 and Part 2 of this six-part series, machine designs are evolving with wireless connectivity, cloud-based operations, and open programming. In this installment, we explore how Ethernet has continued its expansion in industrial connectivity. We also detail increasingly useful cable types for IO-Link and HIPERFACE … as well as cross-network […]
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New integrated motor/actuator features high power density
October 8, 2019 4:07pmThe newest integrated motor/actuator from Curtiss-Wright’s Industrial Division, the Exlar GTX100, is the second frame size in the integrated motor/actuator series. Incorporating Curtiss-Wright’s patented inverted roller screw technology, the GTX100’s high power density and compact form factor make it a suitable replacement for hydraulic cylinders. The GTX Series actuators offer the power, precision, and programmability […]
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Linear actuators: smarter, more powerful
June 21, 2018 2:50pmElectromechanical actuators continue to evolve with more integration as well as more power, challenging some fluid power mainstays. Putting together a linear motion system has never been easier, considering the options available to designers along with powerful new tools with which to design such systems. The availability of more integrated components and so-called smart actuators […]
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