8 September 2023 Emerson has bought Afag Holding, the Swiss specialist in electric linear motion, feeding and handling automation, for an undisclosed sum. Emerson says the acquisition will… Read More
14 September 2022 The global market for “smart” production line conveyor systems – both linear and planar – is outpacing the general manufacturing and machinery market and will… Read More
26 July 2022 UK-based Motion Control Products (MCP) has announced what it claims are the first linear motors that do not have any magnets in their tracks, thus… Read More
25 July 2022 Schaeffler is buying the Ewellix Group – formerly SKF’s linear technology arm – for around €582m. This amount does not include transaction costs, nor Ewellix’s… Read More
29 June 2022 Motion plastics specialist igus has announced a gantry robot which, it claims, is up to 60% cheaper than rival machines. The drylin XXL robot has… Read More
24 June 2022 Allied Motion Technologies has acquired the US linear and rotary motor manufacturer Airex for an undisclosed sum. Airex, based in New Hampshire, has more than… Read More
7 June 2022 The German automation specialist Beckhoff has developed a software tool that makes it possible to use linear motors for precision applications such as milling or… Read More
31 May 2022 The British engineering group IMI is buying the German electric linear motion specialist Bahr Modultechnik Holding for €98m (£83m). Bahr will become part of the… Read More
8 November 2021 The intelligent motion control specialist Columbus McKinnon has announced a linear actuator with an on-board variable-frequency drive (VFD) and I/O, allowing users to program movement… Read More
21 April 2021 PiezoMotor, the Swedish specialist in piezoelectric-based micromotors, has announced a tiny actuator for applications in production automation, medical engineering and laboratories. The Link linear drive,… Read More
