Provides quick changeover by permitting positioning settings for a new product to be electronically downloaded to the actuator over a field bus connection.
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SIG Positec Automation: 'Smart' actuator
SIG Positec Automation (Plymouth, MI) announces its integrated closed-loop actuator, or ICLA. Consists of a motor gearbox with associated power and control electronics, including a field bus interface on a NEMA 23 frame size housing under 6"L.
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