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Dr. Decks has been one of our most valued customers for a long time and we have worked together on a number of exciting automation projects together in the past. We are partnering up again and working on an addition to his line of "Phantom" devices, this time the Phantom BBQ. Previous "Phantom" creations that we have worked on together include the Phantom Bench, Phantom Lounge Chair and Phantom Staircase projects. All of these creations involv...

Life is hard. Nobody needs to be told (or reminded, really) just how hard it is. The goal is to make it a bit easier. The automation projects we provide you with here will hopefully do just that – make your life easier. That doesn’t mean that only when everything is installed, your life becomes easier. Installation should be an easy process, too. Here are our top four picks. 4. The Automated Recliner Hours Needed: 1. Components Needed: 1 act...

Guy Marsden tells us about linear actuators for his solar panel tracking system and sustainability:  "As someone who is very committed to living sustainably, I have done a great deal to reduce my energy footprint, both by increasing the efficiency of my Maine home and workshop and by adding solar heating and electric systems that I designed and installed myself with the help of friends, neighbors, and family. It took me a few years to cov...

Texas A & M Uses Heavy Duty Linear Actuators for their Diamond Weapon Safe. Gun safety is an all-important issue today, and four students from Texas A & M have created a gun safe system that individually locks each weapon. This keeps the weapons that a person does not want to use safe and secure. Overview "Diamond will start from its rest place in the ground. It will be elevated by the use of a single actuator and kept in place by a r...

Wondering how to hide your TV? Try these innovative ideas. Want to put your TV away when you aren’t watching it to have more space? Whether you’re hiding your TV on a boat, in your home or anywhere else, using actuators is a low cost, efficient solution. There are many ways to hide a TV in your bedroom, depending on how much time you have and what you’d like the result to be. TV Chest The motorized TV lift is any chest that you’ve outfitted to...

Dr. Decks has brought us another great and exciting invention from his Phantom line of products. This hidden rail project uses one of our PA-15 high-speed linear actuators to extend and retract the railing using linear motion. Need to adjust the height? The motion control systems that are used for this can adjust the railing to just the right height. That means the railing is the right height to prevent the little ones from falling into the ...