Danaher Motion Offers New Head Lift Actuators

Danaher Motion (Radford, VA), a strategic business of Danaher Corp. (Washington, DC), introduced its Thomson Sweeper Head Lift actuators. Available with optional IP56 protection, the actuators offer 2 in, 4 in or 6 in stroke lengths with short retracted lengths, and provide 250 lbs/force at 1 in/sec or 500 lbs/force at 0.5 in/sec.

The actuators are available with 24 Vdc or 36 Vdc motors, with integral auto-reset thermal protectors. End-of-stroke limit switches directly control the motor, with adjustable extended limit switches and adjustable mid-stroke interlock switches available. Additional features include an internally restrained, anti-rotation, stainless steel, extension tube; aluminum housing; powdered metal gearing; a self-locking lead screw; and a load-limiting ball detent clutch. An optional spring-loaded extension tube provides consistent scrubber head pressure.