Industrial Linear Actuator Catalog - Thomson - #4

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4 www.thomsonlinear.com Linear Motion. Optimized. 1967 1969 1974 1982 1984 1987 1988 1991 The fi rst generation of actuators for use in garden tractors and farm equipment is released. First line of ball screw driven actuators with right angle AC and DC motors is released. First line of actuators with parallel motors and both acme and ball screw drive is released. The “Tiger” line actuators are released for OEMs. Electrak 1, 2, 5, 10 and 100 are released for distribution. Electrak 205 and the first line of MCS controls are released. Electrak 1SP with feedback potentiometer is released. The first lifting columns, DMD and DMA, are released. The history of the Thomson Electrak® actuator goes back to the development of ball screw actuators 40 years ago in Marengo, IL, USA. The fi rst generation of general purpose actuators were developed for control of accessory drives on garden tractors and farm equipment. Since that simple beginning, actuators are now used in all types of equipment to automate a process, remove people from dangerous situations, provide remote control or make diffi cult, tedious manual jobs easier. The linear actuators in this catalog represent proven design concepts found in the entire Electrak series. From light load 050s to the high performance Electrak Pro series capable of handling loads up to 1000 pounds,Thomson offers features unavailable anywhere else. The world’s most versatile actuator selection Thomson combined the clevis to clevis mount Electrak series, and the trunnion mount Electrak PPA units, to provide the most versatile selection of linear actuators available. Our actuator team has solved over 10000 tough application challenges with even tougher actuators. We built our reputation in the mobile off highway market in extremely demanding operating conditions. And if you can’t fi nd the actuator to meet your application, call us for a cost effective actuator built to your needs. Thomson builds more custom actuators than anyone. You can count on Thomson Thomson linear actuators – rugged, reliable remote linear motion control with the push of a button. You can count on Thomson for worldwide sales, service, application support and local availability. Please visit www.danahermotion. com for more information. Introduction Company Introduction