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Exlar and ATB Automation

Exlar headquartered in Chanhassen (MN, USA) was founded in 1986. Exlar is the inventor of the inverted roller screw integrated servo motors. Has grown into a worldwide leading manufacturer of servoactuators. Since 2002 Exlar is an important partner and supplier of ATB Automation. ATB Automation is responsible for customers in the Benelux and has become one of the strongest distributors and specialists in Europe.

Exlar today

Exlar was founded in 1986 and since 2012 part of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation. Famous because of the inverted roller crew actuator.

  • Located in Chanhassen, close to Minneapolis (MN). 
  • European repair facility near Frankfurt (Ger) 
  • Sales:> US $ 60 million 
  • Vision: "first choice actuators for critical applications"

All the actuators are equipped with a roller crew:

  1. servoactuators with feedback for any brand servo controller 
  2. servoactuators with integrated servo controller 
  3. mechanical actuators for construction of any type of servo or stepper motor
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Rollerscrews de kracht van Exlar

Roller screw: the power of Exlar

A roller crew is a mechanism for transfering rotary torque into linear force and motion. Several roller screws with helical thread are assembled as a planetary system around the linear moved shaft.

Compared to other transmissions, a roller crew is very powerfull with a high lifetime. This makes roller screw actuator the ideal choice for demanding applications with continuous operation.

The inverted roller crew is the basis for a compact actuator. As a result, the transmission is integrated in the rotor of the servo motor.

Roller screws: service life 15 times greater than ball screws

Due to design factors, the number of contact points in a ball screw is limited by the ball size. Exlar's planetary roller screw designs provide many more contact points than possible on comparable sized ball screws. Since the number of contact points is greater, roller screws have greater load carrying capacities, plus improved stiffness. Plus an Exlar roller screw actuator takes you much less space to meet the designer's specified load rating.

As you would expect, with their higher load capacities, roller screws deliver major andvantage in working life. The load capacity factor of a roller screw is 2 to 3 times higher than ball screws leading into an expected service life until 15 times greater.

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Inverted roller crew compacte Exlar actuator

Compact servo actuator with inverted roller screw

The GS-actuators consist of a brushless AC servo motors with feedback, equipped with an inverted roller screw in the rotor so that the linear transmission is integrated into the servo motor.

  • Patented construction: inverted roller crew in the rotor of the servo motor
  • Very compact: no engine in parallel or in-line mounted
  • One package: no mounting of coupling and servomotor

Exlar... Plug 'n play with many servo drives

The GTX actuators are equiped with many types of feedback like absolute encoders and resolvers. They are ready for many types of servo drives.

  • Encoder factory settings according to supplier specification. 
  • Connectors according to supplier specification, making the cables from the controller supplier can be used.

ATB Automation supplies complete solutions with the Stöber servo controllers.

Exlar servoactuator voor elk type servoregelaar

Products

Mechanical roller screw actuators

Applications

Aug
2022
Exlar roller screw TTX-series

TTX Series: Exlar Servo Actuators with Integrated Drive

The new TTX series consists of compact servo roller screw actuators with continuous forces of up to 4.9 kN and a stroke of 100 mm to 450 mm. There...

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May
2021
Exlar GTX actuators

GTX series: new generation of Exlar roller screw servo actuators

With the GTX series, Exlar introduces the new generation of roller screw servo actuators based on the unique inverted roller screw integrated in a...

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Mar
2020
Exlar Distribution Meeting Award

Successful Exlar European strategy meeting in the Netherlands

Exlar is based in Minnesota USA and since 2012 part of Curtiss-Wright group. Core business is development and production of actuators based on the...

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May
2018
Exlar rollerscrew driven

Highest durability with Exlar high-capacity rollerscrew actuators

The FTX-series is equipped with a high-capacity rollerscrew which makes the actuator suitable for heavy duty applications and high operating hours....

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Nov
2017
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Safe cycling thanks to BKL Engineering’s frame tester

Before a bicycle is sold, there are a lot of tests to ensure the safety of a bicycle. BKL Engineering has been working on a testing machine for...

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May
2015
Exlar EL120 explosion proof servo cylinder ATEX

Exlar EL120 ATEX explosion-proof linear actuators

Exlar expanded its linear actuator line to include the EL120 explosion-proof linear actuators. The EL120 linear actuator meets ATEX requirements for...

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May
2015
Exlar FT45 linear actuator

Exlar FT electric rod linear actuators for forces up to 44.5 kN

The new Exlar FT45 electric rod style linear actuator has a continuous force rating of 44.5 kN, filling the gap between the existing FT35 and FT60...

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Apr
2015

The power of Exlar actuators at HTMS

Exlar produces widely applicable electric linear actuators. Tthanks to the "power" of the Exlar roller screw servo actuator, this is an excellent...

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Apr
2014
Exlar Tritex II AC and DC servoactuator 75mm frame

Exlar Tritex II AC and DC servoactuators with 75 mm frame

Exlar  has expanded the Tritex II integrated linear actuator family with a new 75 mm frame size. With forces to 4.6 kN continuous, the AC powered 75...

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Blog

29
Apr
Blog Martin: FAQ's about electrical actuators

From hydraulics to electricity: time for an update

It is clear that the conversion of hydraulics to electric or electro-mechanical actuators is a relevant topic in mechanical engineering: my colleague...

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Jun
2023
ATB at Vision, Robotics & Motion 2023

Looking back at Vision, Robotics & Motion

On Wednesday 7 and Thursday 8 June 2023, we were present at the Vision, Robotics & Motion trade fair in the Brabanthallen in...

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Sep
2020
Exlar atuator blog

The 5 frequently asked questions about electric actuators

In many cases an electric actuator is an excellent alternative for a hydraulic cilinder. Even though the linear electric actuator establishes more...

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Aug
2017
Blog_Onno-Exlar_actuators

Many industries today are replacing their hydraulic cylinders with electric actuators

The past 10 years I have worked in power transmission and gained experience with the replacement of hydraulic cylinders by electric actuators at...

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Oct
2016
Exlar actuator with inverted roller screw

6 advantages of the unique Exlar roller screw servo actuator

Since 2011 I have been working at ATB Automation. From the start I was positively surprised and enthousiastic about the many products and solution...

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Apr
2013
Comparison energy consumption of electric and pneumatic pick-and-place systems

Electromechanical actuators more efficient than pneumatics

The poor efficiency of compressed-air makes use of pneumatic actuators costly. The University of Kassel examined the difference in efficiency between...

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Visiting and postal addresses

Location Netherlands
Vermogenweg 109
NL-3641 SR MIJDRECHT
THE NETHERLANDS

Contact information:
Tel +31 297 28 58 21

info@atbautomation.eu

Location Belgium
P. Basteleusstraat 2 - Unit 11
B-1600 SINT-PIETERS-LEEUW
BELGIUM

Contact information:
Tel. +32 2 588 80 05

info@atbautomation.eu

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Benelux

ATB Automation
Vermogenweg 109
NL-3641 SR MIJDRECHT
NETHERLANDS

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Chamber of Commerce 30100549

IBAN NL93 HAND 0784 5271 80
BIC HANDNL2A

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