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How Are Linear Actuators Made?
A linear actuator is a motor that creates motion in a straight line. It is widely used in machine tools and industrial applications. Rece...
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Japanese Style Hidden Table Lift Project
As you probably know by now, we love showing off what our customers can do with our products. This time we have something really impressi...
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Inside an Electric Linear Actuator
Progressive Automations is an expert on linear motion. We design, manufacture and distribute a wide variety of electric linear actuators ...
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Building An Automated Standing Desk With Table Lift Set
Sitting for long periods of time is never a good idea; it can lead to many health issues including obesity, increased risk of cancer, sho...
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Bring Your Food Closer to the Flames Than Ever Before - Automated Fire Grill!
Progressive Automations is pleased to share another sponsorship project! One of our innovative customers, John McGurk, has built a mechanism to raise and lower a grill rack above a charcoal or wooden-fired grill pit. The goal was to design a stylish cantilever-like apparatus so that it is easier to cook and manage, while socializing at the same time. This project was inspired by the traditional way of cooking paella over open-wood fire in Vale...
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Microcontrollers: Which is Best for My Application?
Since the development of the first silicon chip in 1961, technology has progressed significantly. Silicon-based chips, now embedded amongst an array of components on a board, have allowed for many microcontroller applications to come to fruition. These microcontroller boards are used to send and receive digital/analog signals from sensors and other circuitries. These signals are processed within the brain of microcontroller board (CPU - centra...
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Linear Actuator Remotes: Capabilities and What's Best for Your Application
A remote controlled linear actuator enables the actuator stroke length to be positioned and controlled through the use of a remote device, acting as the user interface of the linear actuator. The remote provides a convenient way to send signals to the actuator for it to extend, retract, or stop. It’s particularly useful in applications where the actuator is located at height or distance from where it is to be controlled. Depending on the type ...
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Control Your Actuator Using WiFi On Your iOS & Android Devices! PA-35 Wireless Control Box
Smartphones are a fixed piece of technology in the majority of people’s lives, allowing you to keep up to date with news, update your social media, connect with family, friends, and colleagues, and accomplish daily tasks quickly and conveniently. When controlling actuators, you would normally use a wired switch or wireless remote to activate a control box. However, we wanted to make controlling actuators as easy as accomplishing an everyday ta...
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Top Reasons You Need TV Lifts In Your Home
TV lifts have diversified and grown in popularity in recent years, and with this growing demand, manufacturers have continuously developed faster, smarter, and more convenient devices. While it goes without saying that TV lifts are innovative devices that would modernize any home, there are more reasons beyond the novelty factor that make them so worthwhile. These automated lifts are activated with low-power electric linear actuators for ultim...
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Stewart Platform Robot Design and Implementation
Progressive Automations would like to present to you another impressive project by one of our innovative customers!
Trent Peterson, a graduate from California Polytechnic State University, has designed a Stewart Platform robot to be used in one of Cal Poly’s Robotics courses. The purpose of this design is to showcase what is being learned in the theory portion of the class, giving students the ability to apply their knowledge and verify invers...
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