18 February 2021 SKF has announced three handheld tachometers designed to monitor rotational and linear speeds of machinery, and to help maintenance staff spot any emerging mechanical problems. Read More
1 February 2021 The British encoder manufacturer Renishaw has launched a series of enclosed, absolute linear encoders for use in harsh environments such as machine tools. It claims… Read More
1 February 2021 The Danish actuator manufacturer Linak claims to have produced the first linear actuator with built-in two-way IO-Link communications. The device, based on its LA25 actuator,… Read More
18 May 2020 A Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign to help finance the production of “the world’s highest-torque motor” has exceeded its $30,000 target less than two weeks into a… Read More
6 January 2020 A British start-up is hoping to revolutionise the way that parcels and other small items are moved around by carrying them in pipes on carts… Read More
14 June 2019 At the 2019 Hannover Fair, Schaeffler presented a series of ironless linear motors designed to reduce the mass of the primary part without compromising drive… Read More
28 May 2019 The Variohm Group has acquired the Gloucester-based sensor-maker, Positek, for an undisclosed sum. Positek, which produces linear, rotary, tilt and intrinsically safe position sensors, becomes… Read More
27 March 2019 A US start-up has raised $4.5m to help market a “revolutionary” electric motor that uses multiple rotors in “ways never before devised” and can adapt… Read More
29 January 2019 The global market for piezoelectric motors was worth $8.3bn last year and will reach $12.5bn by 2027 – a CAGR of 4.7% – according to… Read More
26 October 2018 A boom era of double-digit growth in sales of linear motion products is coming to an end, with the market about to enter a period… Read More
