Programmable Linear Actuator

Programmable Linear Actuator from Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions, Inc

Programmable Linear Actuators from Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions, Inc.

Dan Montone

1500 Meriden Road

Waterbury, CT 06705

United States of America

The Haydon IDEA Drive programmable actuator is perfect for clinical laboratory equipment applications requiring tightly controlled precision linear motion. The IDEA Drive is an integrated linear actuator, electronic drive, and control unit fully programmable with an easy-to-use patent pending GUI (graphic user interface). Programming the actuator is though the use of on-screen buttons instead of complicated command sets or other proprietary programming languages.

Another unique benefit of the IDEA Drive is the automatic population of the motor and drive parameters based on entering a part number when prompted by the user interface. Complex parameter calculations or in-depth stepper motor knowledge from the user is completely unnecessary. For a more experienced user, auto-populated values can easily be adjusted as long as they remain within the safe range calculated by the software.

Other features include programmable current control, a single supply voltage of 12 to 48 VDC, and 8 opto-isolated general purpose I/O. The Haydon IDEA Drive linear actuator is available in the captive, non-captive, or external linear versions, both single and double stack.