Integration & Space Optimization
Limited space, complex installation scenarios, or special stroke requirements: Anyone dealing with the integration and space optimization of linear actuators is often faced with challenging tasks.
Here, you will learn how to integrate the right actuators into the available installation space and what to consider during installation.
How to solve these problems – with practical, application-oriented articles
I have very limited space. How can I fit a drive in at all?
I’m looking for a solution that is as compact and low-maintenance as possible
I’m unsure how to properly implement the bearing arrangement
I don’t know whether the drive should be installed vertically, horizontally, or suspended
Integration & Space Optimization
In many machines and systems, available space is becoming increasingly limited — while demands for performance, precision, and reliability continue to rise. Especially with electromechanical drives such as screw jacks, linear chains, or electric cylinders, a common question arises: How can the drive be integrated so that it operates reliably — without taking up too much space?
When space is limited and everything still has to work
That’s exactly what this section is about. Learn what really matters when drives must be integrated into tight installation spaces. Discover which designs are particularly suitable and how thoughtful bearing arrangements, optimal mounting orientations, and well-designed interfaces can save time, space, and frustration.
Safety Aspects & System Protection
FAQs
Pillow block bearings are used in lift systems with mechanical coupling (i.e., connecting shafts). The bearings shorten the free length of the connecting shafts, thereby preventing oscillation at high speeds.
No, a fixed bearing is fundamental in any drive system. Without a fixed bearing, reliable axial movement cannot be performed.
Yes, for short spindles or low speeds, the spindle is sufficiently dimensionally stable without additional radial bearings at the spindle end.
For the spindle end, the standard range offers options including threaded end, articulated head, ball joint head, flange plate, bearing flange plate, and pin. You can find corresponding dimensions in the General Catalog 2023 (grob-antriebstechnik.de)
Yes. There are miniature ball screws and compact designs with small outer diameters and shortened nuts—ideal for tight installation spaces.
