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Linear chain used in theater stages - GROB Drive Technology

MINI at the Munich The...

Enhanced safety and flexibility for the Munich People’s Theater with the MINI Actuator

The MINI secures the stage and fixes it in a defined position

King Charles and screw jacks - GROB Drive Technology GmbH

Screw Jacks and King C...

Screw Jacks and King Charles - What they have in common

How the sky over Australia is being observed using screw jacks from GROB

Screw Jacks for heavy ...

Screw Jacks that can lift 200 tons – is that possible?

How custom-made screw jacks with special components make the impossible possible

Aircraft Fuselage - As...

This is what a cost-effective aircraft fuselage assembly system looks like

Screw Jacks keep costs low in a complex assembly system

Research Flumes

Synchronized jacking system for precision tilting on research flumes

How sophisticated and automated lifting systems enhance canal waterways

Automated Guided Vehic...

How Screw Jacks enhance safety when raising and lowering Automated Guided Vehicles

Even in cases of imbalance and power failure, our screw jacks keep automated guided vehicles stable. But how?

Textbook cover - Fundamentals of Linear Drive Technology

Textbook on Linear Dri...

Fundamentals of Linear Drive Technology: Why we wrote our own textbook about it

How engineers and students benefit from it

Flood Defence - Miter ...

Revolutionary Flood Defence! How innovative drive technology shapes the flood protectio...

Discover the groundbreaking technology that safeguards cities from devastating floods – GROB Antriebstechnik sets new standards in flood protection

Linear Chain at freezing temperatures - GROB Drive Technology GmbH

Linear Chain in the fr...

Even in the freezer, the Linear Chain works efficiently

How the Linear Chain remains robust and precise despite extreme environmental conditions

Scissor Lift Table moved by a Linear Chain - GROB Drive Technology GmbH

Linear Chain Lifting T...

Space-saving miracle Linear Chain – ideal for a lifting table

Lifting and transporting heavy loads – that is our daily business. However, the available space is often limited. Especially in such cases, the ver...

High-lift charging tro...

Linear Chain - but mechanical! Application in high-lift charging trolleys for vacuum fu...

What makes the linear chain a special case for high-lift charging trolleys

Linear Chain in the Ha...

Linear Chain in hardening furnace construction

How the linear chain demonstrates its capabilities under extreme temperatures

Screw Jacks used in an Offshore Wind Farm - GROB Drive Technology GmbH

Screw Jacks in Offshor...

Linear drives from GROB are in increasing demand for offshore wind turbines

Unveiling GROB's Screw Jacks: The power behind smooth nacelle transportation

Linear Chain used in a fire furnace - GROB Drive Technology GmbH

Linear Chain in high-t...

Fire and Linear Chain – can this work well?

What performance the linear chain delivers at over 1000 °C (over 1830 °F)

Telescopic Linear Chain

Elegant solution: How the Linear Chain is guided and protected with a telescopic guide

How the linear chain can be guided and extended even without guide rails

Screw Jacks used in a Satellite Park - GROB Drive Technology GmbH

Screw Jack in a satell...

Screw Jack in a satellite park – what are they used for?

Find out why every millimeter counts in this context

Linear Actuator for roof windows - GROB Drive Technology GmbH

Linear Actuators for r...

Bright spaces thanks to Linear Actuators – Compact solution for hard-to-reach window op...

Compact and quiet linear actuators open and close all types of window openings

MINI actuator - Small but giant performance - GROB Drive Technology GmbH

MINI in the food industry

The food industry and the MINI are made for each other

Why the MINI is particularly valued in food hygiene and what makes it so special

Use case with MINI actuators - GROB Drive Technology GmbH

MINI in Facade Constru...

Building climate control – you can rely on the MINI

Find out what's the role of aesthetics in this context

MINI actuator in the automative industry - GROB Drive Technology GmbH

MINI in the Automotive...

Pneumatic cylinders out, MINIs in: But why?

Why an automotive manufacturer decided to make the switch and what benefits it brought

MINI actuators at a maintenance facility - use case - GROB GmbH

Maintenance facility f...

How 56 MINIs ensure safety in a high-speed train manufacturing facility

Why so many MINI actuators were used and how they save lives

Screw Jacks at Schipho...

GROB Screw Drives and the mysterious greenhouse at Amsterdam Airport

4 powerful screw jacks play a special role, moving the greenhouse as if by magic

Linear Chain for a conveyor belt - automotive industry - GROB GmbH

Linear Chain on the co...

The Linear Chain plays a crucial role in the assembly on the conveyor belt

It's the only chain in the world that can both push and pull

Pedestrian bridge in W...

Thanks to GROB, you can cross the Tauber River without getting your feet wet!

Screw jacks are deployed in a fascinating way for flood protection

Linear Chain SK - GROB Drive Technology GmbH

Linear Chain as an alt...

The best alternative to a Screw Jack - the Linear Chain

It's the only chain in the world with a unique capability: it can both push and pull. As such, it's the alternative often sought in practic...

In-House Manufacturing...

Why we decided years ago to increase in-house manufacturing of our Screw Jacks

Supply shortages at GROB? Not a problem. How we manage to process orders promptly and deliver rapidly

How we help designers

Linear Drive Technology: What designers want and how we help them

Through expert advice and quick access to CAD data for all components

Linear Actuator - an electromechanical drive product - GROB Drive Technology

Electric Linear Drives

Electric linear drives are becoming increasingly popular. But what if the standard solu...

For us, it's no challenge. We're the right development partner for this. We thrive on these challenges.

Screw Jacks in aircraft wing manufacturing - GROB Drive Technology GmbH

Screw Jacks in aerospace

4 Screw Jacks for precision actuation in the manufacturing of aircraft wings

How we move heavy loads safely and precisely with screw jacks

Linear Chain used in a Container Mover - GROB Drive Technology GmbH

Linear Chain Container...

How to turn around 20-foot cargo containers in just 5 minutes - using the linear chain

Cost-effective, space-saving, and disruption-free - the linear chain was the best solution here. But how?

Soundproof Hood moved by two linear actuators - GROB Drive Technology GmbH

Linear actuator moves ...

Big flap, easily moved!

How a powerful actuator moves a 200 kg (about 440 lbs) heavy soundproof hood precisely

Unwinding Device - Linear Actuator in textile industry - GROB Drive Technology

Linear Actuator in the...

Linear Actuator in the Textile Industry

The role of the actuator in precision cutting of clothing fabrics

Wiring harnesses and the linear chain - GROB Drive Technology GmbH

Linear Chain Heat Regu...

The Linear Chain saves wire harnesses from dying

For decades, wiring harnesses for cars have been damaged by cold temperatures and had to be scrapped. The Linear Chain is now putting an end to this

Theater Pforzheim and Trapezoidal Spindles - GROB Drive Technology GmbH

Trapezoidal Spindles a...

Trapezoidal spindles and the Theater Pforzheim – how do they fit together?

How trapezoidal spindles ensure smooth theater performances

Screw Jacks in Strip M...

Where coal and ore are extracted in strip mining

How robust and durable screw jacks transport large quantities of coal, ore, and graphite under extreme environmental conditions

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