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See how The Overland Series used a 12V PA-01 mini linear actuator to automate retractable side steps on a 1959 Land Rover expedition build.

A linear actuator TV lift uses controlled vertical motion to raise or lower a television from a cabinet, ceiling, furniture enclosure, or other hidden space. For homeowners, builders, RV owners, AV installers, and DIY automation users, this makes it possible to keep a TV hidden when it is not in use and bring it into viewing position with a wired remote, wireless remote, switch, or compatible control system. A TV lift can be built as a custom ...

Every electric linear actuator that leaves our Metro Vancouver facility has a story. It didn't start on a container ship or in an overseas warehouse — it started with a problem worth solving. Here's how a Canadian-made PA product gets from concept to your door.

Automation used to be complicated, expensive, and out of reach for most people. Progressive Automations set out to change that — and 15 years later, Canadian innovation is still driving the future of easy, accessible motion control.

When you order from Progressive Automations, you're not just getting an electric linear actuator — you're getting a product built with Canadian accountability behind it. Here's what that means for you.

When homesteader and TV personality Eivin Kilcher set out to build a backyard airplane cockpit for his children, he didn’t just create a toy—he engineered a DIY flight simulator powered by real motion control technology. Proudly sponsored by Progressive Automations, the PA-HD2 linear actuators provided the power, stability, and precision needed to move major components of the simulator safely. For anyone interested in DIY engineering projects ...