The list of requirements for modern machinery in agriculture is increasing, crossing fields between heavy duty equipment and delicate precision farming. Find the ideal solutions for your needs in our specialized range of actuators for agriculture.
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Linear actuators in combine harvesters enable precise adjustments of functions like header height and reel positioning, streamlining operations and improving performance.
Electric linear actuators play a vital role in agricultural spreaders by enabling precise control over material distribution rates, ensuring uniform application across fields. Their integration automates key functions and incorporates advanced safety features, enhancing operational efficiency and safety in agricultural practices.
Actuators in agricultural sprayers ensure precise spray distribution, improving crop management and reducing waste. This leads to higher productivity and supports sustainable farming by maximizing crop protection efficiency.
Electric linear actuators enhance seeding equipment by precisely controlling seed placement, depth, and spacing. Their integration streamlines operations, reduces manual adjustments, and ensures uniform crop emergence, leading to safer and more efficient farming practices.
Electric linear actuators optimize balers by adjusting bale density, tension, and chamber movements. This automation ensures consistent bale quality, increases operational reliability, and reduces manual labor, leading to safer and more efficient agricultural practices.
Electric linear actuators are crucial in vertical farming, enabling precise control of lighting, irrigation, and vertical racks to optimize crop growth and yield.
Linear actuators enable precise control of various systems in agricultural vehicles, ensuring efficient and accurate movement. This precision enhances the overall operation of tractors and farm equipment, facilitating seamless performance in diverse farming tasks.
Electric linear actuators enhance the functionality of harvesting machines by offering precise control, automation, and safety features. Their integration leads to increased productivity and safety while minimizing manual labor requirements.
Electric linear actuators optimize windrowers by adjusting cutting height, controlling reel speed, and managing windrow formation. This integration enhances operational reliability, reduces manual intervention, and ensures consistent crop arrangement, leading to safer and more efficient agricultural practices.
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Cube Series Camper
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Boat Engine Hatch
By using quality custom linear actuators and advanced control systems for synchronization, Progressive Automations offers convenient, reliable, and user-friendly automation solutions that enable customers to protect their engine hatches through automated hatch covers. In this case study, we will cover the process, challenges, and solutions involved in bringing automated hatch covers to life for boats, yachts, and other sea vessels.
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Application
Combine & Forage Harvesters
Actuators in harvesters enable precise adjustments of functions like spout adjustments and reel positioning, streamlining operations and improving performance.
Challenges
Electric linear actuators in harvesters face environmental exposure, heavy load handling, precision maintenance, power supply requirements, and integration complexity. Dust, moisture, and temperature fluctuations can degrade performance. Heavy loads increase mechanical stress, and maintaining precision is difficult due to wear and calibration drift.
Solutions
Protect actuators with enclosures and IP-rated seals to shield from elements. Use robust materials for heavy load handling and high-resolution sensors for accuracy. Optimize power management with efficient motors and algorithms. Ensure compatibility with agricultural machinery protocols and provide thorough documentation and testing for seamless integration.
Benefits
Electric linear actuators enhance combine and forage harvesters by providing precise control, improving energy efficiency, and requiring less maintenance. Their compact design increases maneuverability, while their integration with automation systems and reduced environmental impact align with modern agricultural and sustainability goals.
Combine & Forage Harvesters
Reel Positioning
Model
PA-13 Linear Actuator
Function
Actuators extend and retract to adjust the positioning of the reel according to the height of the crops.
Benefits
Allows for efficient transfer of harvested crop material from the header to the threshing mechanism within the harvester. This precision minimizes crop loss and enhances the overall efficiency of the harvesting process.
PA-13 Linear Actuator
The PA-13 High Force Industrial Linear Actuator is one of the strongest units in our line-up.
Key Features
- High Load Capacity
- Protection/Safety Features
- Maintenance Free
- Durable Construction
- IP66 Water Protection
Combine & Forage Harvesters
Spout Adjustment
Model
PA-10 Linear Actuator
Function
Regulates the discharge of crop residue, contributing to efficient field management practices.
Benefits
Proper spout adjustment helps in even distribution of residue, which aids in soil conservation and reduces the need for additional field clearing.
PA-10 Linear Actuator
The PA-10 is a highly efficient waterproof actuator designed for a wide range of applications, including farming equipment.
Key Features
- Hall Sensor Customizations
- Compact Size
- High Performance/Size Ratio
- Maintenance Free
- Low Noise
- IP68M Waterproof Protection
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Application
Sprayers
Actuators in agricultural sprayers ensure precise spray distribution, improving crop management and reducing waste. This leads to higher productivity and supports sustainable farming by maximizing crop protection efficiency.
Challenges
Agricultural sprayers face several challenges with linear actuators, including corrosion from chemicals, vibration and shock from rough terrain, extreme temperature variations, contamination from dust and debris, and the need for high-pressure operation. These issues can compromise the functionality, durability, and performance of the actuators.
Solutions
To address these challenges, use corrosion-resistant materials like stainless steel or aluminum, design robust structures with shock-absorbing features, incorporate temperature-resistant components and thermal management. Employ effective sealing mechanisms and utilize seals capable of withstanding high pressures. Regular maintenance and testing ensure reliability and optimal performance under various operating conditions.
Benefits
Electric linear actuators are essential for agricultural sprayers due to their precision control, efficiency, adaptability, and low maintenance. They offer quiet operation, energy efficiency, remote control capability, durability, safety features, and consistent performance, leading to optimized spray patterns and enhanced crop management.
Sprayers
Boom Height Control
Model
PA-13 Linear Actuator
Function
Electric linear actuators maintain consistent boom height during spraying operations
Benefits
By adjusting the elevation of the sprayer boom, these actuators ensure optimal nozzle-to-target distance, minimizing drift and maximizing spray efficacy across varied terrain. This precise control enhances crop protection while reducing environmental impact.
PA-13 Linear Actuator
The PA-13 High Force Industrial Linear Actuator is one of the strongest units in our line-up.
Key Features
- High Load Capacity
- Protection/Safety Features
- Maintenance Free
- Durable Construction
- IP66 Water Protection
Sprayers
Spray Pattern Adjustment
Model
PA-01 Linear Actuator
Function
Electric linear actuators extend and retract to allow for dynamic control over spray patterns.
Benefits
Operators can adapt to changing crop conditions and canopy densities by adjusting the angle and orientation of spray nozzles. This optimization maximizes coverage and penetration, enhancing the efficacy of agrochemical applications while minimizing waste.
PA-01 Linear Actuator
Compact in size with medium force capabilities, the PA-01 Linear Actuator has a low current draw ideal for power efficiency.
Key Features
- Hall Sensor Customizations
- Compact Size
- High Performance/Size Ratio
- Maintenance Free
- Low Noise
- IP65 Water Protection
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Request Custom Specs
Application
Balers
Electric linear actuators optimize balers by adjusting bale density, tension, and chamber movements. This automation ensures consistent bale quality, increases operational reliability, and reduces manual labor, leading to safer and more efficient agricultural practices.
Challenges
Electric linear actuators in agricultural balers face issues like dust and debris ingress, moisture exposure, handling heavy loads, extreme temperatures, vibration and shock, and power supply reliability. These challenges can impact performance, reliability, and longevity.
Solutions
To overcome these challenges, use sealed designs with protective enclosures, corrosion-resistant materials, high-quality components, temperature-resistant materials, shock-absorbing mechanisms, and backup power solutions. These measures ensure optimal performance and durability in harsh agricultural conditions.
Benefits
Electric linear actuators enhance agricultural balers with precise control, ensuring consistent bale size and density. They automate essential functions, increasing efficiency and reducing manual labor. Safety features mitigate mechanical risks, while reliability, energy efficiency, and low maintenance contribute to improved overall performance and operator comfort.
Balers
Positioning and Movement
Model
PA-13 Linear Actuator
Function
These actuators provide precise positioning and controlled movement of various components within the baler.
Benefits
Enhances the effectiveness of baling operations by ensuring accurate alignment of materials and controlled movement of chamber doors. This precise control minimizes jams and malfunctions, leading to smoother operation and reduced downtime.
PA-13 Linear Actuator
The PA-13 High Force Industrial Linear Actuator is one of the strongest units in our line-up.
Key Features
- High Load Capacity
- Protection/Safety Features
- Maintenance Free
- Durable Construction
- IP66 Water Protection
Request Custom Specs
Application
Tractors & Farm Vehicles
Linear actuators enable precise control of various systems in agricultural vehicles, ensuring efficient and accurate movement. This precision enhances the overall operation of tractors and farm equipment, facilitating seamless performance in diverse farming tasks.
Challenges
Electric linear actuators in tractors and farm vehicles face issues like precision control, durability, high load-bearing capacity, energy efficiency, noise and vibration, safety, and compatibility with existing systems. These challenges can affect performance, reliability, and operator comfort.
Solutions
To address these challenges, use high-resolution feedback systems, corrosion-resistant materials, robust construction, energy-efficient motors, vibration damping mechanisms, safety features, and ensure compatibility with standard communication protocols. Regular maintenance and rigorous testing further enhance durability and reliability.
Benefits
Linear actuators enhance tractors and farm vehicles with precision motion control, multi-directional adjustment, and advanced safety mechanisms. They automate tasks, improve productivity, handle high loads, and require low maintenance. Additionally, they offer energy efficiency, quiet operation, advanced feedback systems, and versatile integration with modern control systems.
Tractors & Farm Vehicles
Automated Roof Hatch
Model
PA-01 Linear Actuator
Function
Actuators enable adjustable positioning of the roof hatch to various angles.
Benefits
Users can set the roof angle according to preferences or environmental conditions for optimal ventilation, temperature regulation, and natural light.
PA-01 Linear Actuator
Compact in size with medium force capabilities, the PA-01 Linear Actuator has a low current draw ideal for power efficiency.
Key Features
- Hall Sensor Customizations
- Compact Size
- High Performance/Size Ratio
- Maintenance Free
- Low Noise
- IP65 Water Protection
Tractors & Farm Vehicles
Cabin and Seat Adjustments
Model
PA-13 Linear Actuator
Function
Linear actuators allow for smooth and precise adjustment of the cabin seat's height.
Benefits
Allows users to comfortably adjust the sitting position according to their personal preference, enhancing convenience and ergonomics.
PA-13 Linear Actuator
The PA-13 High Force Industrial Linear Actuator is one of the strongest units in our line-up.
Key Features
- High Load Capacity
- Protection/Safety Features
- Maintenance Free
- Durable Construction
- IP66 Water Protection
Request Custom Specs
Request Custom Specs
Application
Windrowers
Electric linear actuators optimize windrowers by adjusting cutting height, controlling reel speed, and managing windrow formation. This integration enhances operational reliability, reduces manual intervention, and ensures consistent crop arrangement, leading to safer and more efficient agricultural practices.
Challenges
Common challenges faced by agricultural windrowers using electric linear actuators include moisture exposure, heavy load handling, extreme temperatures, vibration and shock, and power supply requirements.
Solutions
To address these challenges, integrate moisture-resistant materials, employ high-strength components, utilize advanced thermal management systems, implement resilient mounting configurations, and integrate redundant power supply systems. These solutions ensure prolonged service life, steadfast performance, and uninterrupted operation of electric linear actuators in agricultural windrowers.
Benefits
Electric linear actuators enhance agricultural windrowers with precise control, automation, safety features, reliability, energy efficiency, and low maintenance. These advantages ensure consistent cutting height and windrow formation, increase operational efficiency, enhance operator safety, and reduce environmental impact and operational costs.
Windrowers
Cutting Height Adjustment
Model
PA-13 Linear Actuator
Function
Electrical linear actuators precisely regulate the cutting height, ensuring consistent and accurate crop cutting.
Benefits
Optimizing crop quality and maximizing yield, precise cutting height adjustment enhances harvesting efficiency by ensuring uniform crop height across fields. This consistency minimizes crop waste and improves overall farm productivity.
PA-13 Linear Actuator
The PA-13 High Force Industrial Linear Actuator is one of the strongest units in our line-up.
Key Features
- High Load Capacity
- Protection/Safety Features
- Maintenance Free
- Durable Construction
- IP66 Water Protection
Request Custom Specs
Application
Spreaders
Electric linear actuators play a vital role in agricultural spreaders by enabling precise control over material distribution rates, ensuring uniform application across fields. Their integration automates key functions and incorporates advanced safety features, enhancing operational efficiency and safety in agricultural practices.
Challenges
Navigating challenges in agricultural spreaders using electric linear actuators involves ensuring durability against dust and debris ingress, corrosion from moisture exposure, handling heavy loads, withstanding extreme temperatures, mitigating vibration and shock, ensuring power supply reliability, maintaining precision and accuracy, seamless integration with control systems, optimizing energy efficiency, and minimizing maintenance and downtime.
Solutions
Solutions for challenges in agricultural spreaders with electric linear actuators include sealed designs with high IP ratings to prevent dust and debris ingress, and moisture protection. Robust construction for heavy loads, temperature-resistant components, shock-absorbing mechanisms, backup power solutions, high-precision sensors for accuracy, standardized communication protocols for integration, energy-efficient designs, and predictive maintenance features for minimal downtime.
Benefits
Electric linear actuators offer precise control, automation, safety features, reliability, energy efficiency, low maintenance, and quiet operation for agricultural spreaders. They ensure consistent distribution rates, reduce manual intervention, enhance operator safety, optimize performance, lower operational costs, extend lifespan, and minimize noise pollution, contributing to improved farm productivity and sustainability.
Spreaders
Hopper Gate Management
Model
PA-09 Linear Actuator
Function
Electric linear actuators precisely control the material flow by opening and closing the hopper gate at precise locations.
Benefits
Improving spreading efficiency by preventing overlap or missed areas, precise hopper gate management ensures smooth and consistent operation. This enhances the integrity of the spreading process, optimizing material distribution and minimizing resource wastage.
PA-09 Linear Actuator
The PA-09 offers durability and high force capabilities in a compact-sized linear actuator.
Key Features
- Compact Size
- Low Noise
- High Force
- Maintenance Free
- Excellent Price/Performance Ratio
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Application
Seeding Equipment
Electric linear actuators enhance seeding equipment by precisely controlling seed placement, depth, and spacing. Their integration streamlines operations, reduces manual adjustments, and ensures uniform crop emergence, leading to safer and more efficient farming practices.
Challenges
Addressing challenges in seeding equipment utilizing electric linear actuators encompasses various technical hurdles such as dust and debris ingress, moisture exposure, heavy load handling, extreme temperatures, power supply reliability, vibration and shock, control precision, and energy efficiency. Each challenge necessitates meticulous solutions to ensure seamless operation and longevity in agricultural settings.
Solutions
Solutions involve sealed designs with high IP ratings to prevent debris and moisture ingress, corrosion-resistant materials for longevity, robust construction for heavy loads, and temperature-resistant materials. Stable power supply, shock-absorbing mechanisms, high-resolution feedback systems, and energy-efficient designs optimize performance in agricultural settings.
Benefits
Electric linear actuators offer precise control, automation, and safety for agricultural seeding equipment. They ensure consistent seed placement, increase operational efficiency, and enhance operator safety. With advanced sensors, they provide real-time monitoring, lower energy consumption, require less maintenance, and operate quietly, benefiting both operators and livestock.
Seeding Equipment
Seed Placement Adjustment
Model
PA-13 Linear Actuator
Function
Electric linear actuators adjust the positioning of seeding equipment to precisely regulate seed placement.
Benefits
Ensures consistent and optimal seed spacing, improving crop yield by promoting uniform plant growth and reducing competition among plants for resources.
PA-13 Linear Actuator
The PA-13 High Force Industrial Linear Actuator is one of the strongest units in our line-up.
Key Features
- High Load Capacity
- Protection/Safety Features
- Maintenance Free
- Durable Construction
- IP66 Water Protection
Request Custom Specs
Application
AgTech and Automation
Electric linear actuators are crucial in vertical farming, enabling precise control of lighting, irrigation, and vertical racks to optimize crop growth and yield.
Challenges
Ensuring precise movement of trays and shelves for uniform plant growth, managing heavy loads, exposure to environmental conditions, high energy consumption, limited space, integration with automation systems, and frequent maintenance disrupting operations.
Solutions
Implement high-resolution controllers, use high load capacity actuators, select robust, corrosion-resistant materials, opt for energy-efficient actuators, choose compact designs, ensure compatibility with industrial protocols, and select low-maintenance actuators.
Benefits
Electric linear actuators provide precise control, automate key functions, enhance energy efficiency, require low maintenance, ensure reliability with advanced sensors, and offer quiet operation, making them ideal for vertical farming.
AgTech and Automation
Managing Vertical Racks
Model
PA-04-HS Linear Actuator
Function
Electric linear actuators adjust the position of planting racks to facilitate access and maximize space usage.
Benefits
Enhances space utilization and allows for convenient operator control to ease the harvesting and maintenance process.
PA-04-HS Linear Actuator
The PA-04 is the most versatile linear actuator in our line-up offering Hall Sensor Feedback options.
It is popular within the Mobile Machinery and Farming industries.
Key Features
- Versatile Force Rating
- Hall Sensor Feedback
- Maintenance Free
- Excellent Price/Performance Ratio
- IP66 Water Protection
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Application
Fruit Pickers & Harvesters
Electric linear actuators enhance the functionality of harvesting machines by offering precise control, automation, and safety features. Their integration leads to increased productivity and safety while minimizing manual labor requirements.
Challenges
Ensuring the durability of electric linear actuators in harsh fruit harvesting environments, maintaining precision and accuracy, integrating them into existing systems, and ensuring safety and reliability are key technical challenges in optimizing fruit picker and harvester efficiency.
Solutions
Utilizing robust housing and corrosion-resistant materials ensures the durability of electric linear actuators. Implementing high-precision actuators with appropriate feedback mechanisms, seamless integration strategies, and comprehensive safety measures further optimize fruit picker and harvester performance.
Benefits
Electric linear actuators are favored in fruit picking and harvesting due to their precise control, automation capabilities, safety features, reliability, energy efficiency, low maintenance requirements, and quiet operation. They ensure precise handling, reduce manual labor, enhance safety, improve reliability, lower operational costs, and contribute to a quieter working environment, ultimately optimizing agricultural practices.
Fruit Pickers and Harvesters
Adjusting Picking Mechanisms
Model
PA-10 Linear Actuator
Function
Electric linear actuators position and adjust the picking mechanisms to the optimal height and angle for harvesting fruit.
Benefits
Accommodates different types of fruit that grow at various heights and orientations. Ensures picking tools are correctly aligned, minimizing damage to the fruit and the plant.
PA-10 Linear Actuator
The PA-10 is a highly efficient waterproof actuator designed for a wide range of applications, including farming equipment.
Key Features
- Hall Sensor Customizations
- Compact Size
- High Performance/Size Ratio
- Maintenance Free
- Low Noise
- IP68M Waterproof Protection