Thomson Industries, a provider of linear motion control solutions, is moving its Kristianstad, Sweden, operations into a larger space to meet the growing demand for its motion control technology. The Kristianstad plant has been a steadily growing supplier of Thomson electric linear actuators and linear motion systems to European customers and is on track for […]

by Kyle Thompson, Associate Product Line Manager, Thomson Industries, Inc., Radford, VA Configured linear motion assemblies can help reduce engineering and assembly costs as well as leadtime. Designing linear motion assemblies can take up quite a bit of engineering time, not to mention the time and cost to assemble the components. At the same time,…

By Jeff Johnson, Product Engineer, Thomson Industries, Inc., Wood Dale, IL The right oil or grease lubrication for ball screw assemblies reduces unscheduled downtime for repair by ensuring that the assemblies deliver their expected service life. The necessary parameters to consider when you select or design a ball screw assembly are operating load, speed, accuracy,…