Back in the day, engineers didn’t have many options for moving an object from one point to another in a straight line. These days, engineers have a wealth of options.
The choice of pneumatic or electric actuators involves an evaluation of performance, component costs, system costs and productivity gains. Each has inherent advantages and disadvantages. Perhaps one of these new motion control products can play a role in your next machine design.
The Agile Slim precision link conveyor chassis can be oriented in any attitude, and it can be equipped for indexing and continuous motion transfer. The conveyor provides greater rigidity and flexibility than conventional rotary and linear indexing systems.
The chain pallet conveyor (CPC) from Gate Technologies Inc. can be controlled using different drive packages, depending on the application requirements.