Linear Actuators offer alternative to pneumatics or hydraulics.

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MAGFORCE electromechanical linear actuators enable safe positioning and adjustment of equipment and components in heavy-duty applications. Variety of sizes are available in AC, DC, and 3-phase versions with stroke up to 40 in., force up to 6,600 lb, and speed up to 3 ips. Units install in any position and can lift and lower loads on assembly lines, erect road-building signs, operate switches or change direction of conveyor belts, and tip bulk containers.



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Powerful 'Magforce' Linear Actuators Ideal Alternative To Pneumatics Or Hydraulics



BETHLEHEM, PA, April 22, 2003 - MAGFORCE electromechanical linear actuators from SKF Magnetic Actuators can enable powerful, robust, and safer positioning and adjustment of equipment and components in heavy-duty applications. Compared with pneumatic or hydraulic actuation systems, these new actuators typically will prove more cost-effective, safer to operate, and less susceptible to breakdown.

Powerful MAGFORCE linear actuators can be utilized effectively in a wide range of industrial applications, whether in automation, material-handling, or building and assembly systems. They can lift and lower loads on assembly lines; erect road building signs; guide brushes on street-cleaning machines; operate switches or change direction of conveyor belts; and tip bulk containers, among countless other real-world applications.

MAGFORCE linear actuators are available in a variety of sizes in AC, DC, and three-phase versions with stroke up to over 40"/1000mm, force up to 6600 lbs./30kN, and speed up to 3" per second/75mm per second. These maintenance-free actuators are quiet and smooth-running, require little space, and install in any position (vertical, horizontal, or at intermediate angles).

Customized components can be incorporated to meet specific performance needs. Options include free-wheel or magnetic brakes, incremental encoders, limit switches, extended motor shafts, and potentiometers. Specialized designs can be developed.

Contact Roy W. Schreffler, SKF Magnetic Actuators, 1530 Valley Center Parkway, Bethlehem, PA 18017-2266. Phone: (800) 541-3624 (toll-free) or (610) 861-3708. Fax: (610) 861-4811. magnetic.skf.com

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