Linear Motion

Linear motion devices include slides, guides and ways, as well as electromechanical devices for moving loads in a straight line.

Automate 2026 Preview: Emerson’s Electric and Pneumatic Components

Emerson will be enticing OEMs with a broad range of displays at Automate 2026. Ranging from a ballpoint pen assembler to a hybrid machine using both electric and pneumatic components, Emerson is focused on expressing the full range of what’s possible with their broad catalogue of components. In addition, Emerson will be showing off several connected brands, including Aventics and Afag, that are core to their offerings. Read More

Grinding: Beyond Stationary Robots

Grinding and surface finishing of fabricated parts is one of the classic 3D (Dull, Dirty, Dangerous) applications that are perfect for robot automation. Unfortunately, automating the grinding of large fabrications means multiple robots and complex part repositioning, which add significant cost and extended cycle times while introducing new sources of variation in the process. At Automate 2026, Güdel will demonstrate how it is overcoming the limitations of traditional fixed-robot cells by adding two additional degrees of freedom to heavy-duty grinding applications. Read More

Tolomatic to Showcase Linear Actuators at Automate 2026

Tolomatic, Inc. will showcase its advanced electric actuation technologies at Automate 2026, June 22-25, Booth #120. Tolomatic´s electric and servo linear actuators are designed to replace legacy hydraulic systems, providing benefits including improved performance, maintenance and operational data capture. Read More

Hiwin Launches New UR Roller Guides With Improved Precision and Load Capacity

In what Hiwin called a “genuine performance booster for demanding applications,” the company recently touted their newest line of roller guides, the UR series. They have positioned the new product as a direct upgrade over their past roller guides, with better static load capacity, dynamic load capacity, and service life. Read More

Schaeffler’s Ewellix EMA-80M Linear Actuator Designed for Patient Tables and Operating Tables

Firmly fixed on the medical industry, Schaeffler has added to their Ewellix line with the EMA-80M, a new, powerful linear actuator capable of pushing at a force of 20,000 Newtons. All that strength is being harnessed so that the EMA-80M can support a medical table solo, whereas most solutions require two. Among numerous other features, Schaeffler’s hope is to simplify the design of these products, and thus help manufacturers’ bottom line. Read More

Tolomatic Doubles Force Capacity of RSX Linear Actuators With New RSX50

Tolomatic’s RSX line of linear actuators, an electronic alternative for hydraulic solutions being marketed towards metalforming, timber processing, and injection molding applications, gained a new entry, the RSX50. More than just a new size with a little more raw power, the RSX50 doubles the line’s previous best for power density. It delivers 50 tons of force in almost the same package as the RSX25. Read More

Stainless Electromechanical Axes from Festo Suited for Cleanroom Automation

High rigidity and high guide load capacity combine with powerful drive elements to offer high feed forces and accelerations for shorter cycle times and a long service life in the new ELGD axis family from Festo. A stainless steel cover strip is friction-free on the outside and does not allow any particles to form there, making the ELGD axes suitable for use in cleanrooms and future-oriented industries such as renewable energies, the production of electric vehicles, the manufacture of batteries and the semiconductor industry. Read More