Description: FLEX actuators (FAS ) are ultra compact preconfigured ball or lead screw driven linear actuators ready for installation in your application. No additional adjustments are necessary. Each ...

It’s a small linear motor which [ligonapProduktion] built after seeing a very brief description of a commercially available version. The video after the break shows him testing the motor.

We’ve all heard linear motors, like those propelling Maglev trains, described as “unrolled” versions of regular electric motors. The analogy is apt and helps to understand how a linear motor ...