{"id":6146,"date":"2018-03-29T12:28:22","date_gmt":"2018-03-29T11:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=6146"},"modified":"2018-03-29T12:31:43","modified_gmt":"2018-03-29T11:31:43","slug":"push-pull-actuator-for-operational-reliability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/push-pull-actuator-for-operational-reliability\/","title":{"rendered":"Push-pull actuator for operational reliability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Grob Linear Chain actuator, from <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rarodriguez.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">R.A. Rodriguez<\/a><\/span>, is system for push-pull applications involving long strokes, where space is at a premium and weight needs to be minimised.<\/p>\n<p>These credentials have resulted in the product being specified for a wide range of tasks but until now its scope has been limited by the need for the user to lubricate the system manually as part of a routine maintenance regime.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to a new development however, this restriction no longer applies.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7565662001938327\" data-ad-slot=\"7585079586\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nGrob Linear Chain actuators can now be supplied with an automatic lubrication system and the option can be retrofitted to every field-installed Grob Linear Chain too &#8211; simply, quickly and inexpensively.<\/p>\n<p>The main components are the lubricant dispenser and associated drive which can be adapted to suit the lubrication intervals determined by the customer.<\/p>\n<p>The dispenser can be refilled up to five times and exchanged easily.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Food-safe oil<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A food-safe oil with NSF certifications and H1 approval is used as standard; special greases and other oils are also available.<\/p>\n<p>Longer service life, less unplanned maintenance and greater system reliability are clear benefits of continuous lubrication.<\/p>\n<p>It also ensures the Linear Chain is optimally lubricated, ie not under or over-lubricated, a common problem with manual lubrication.<\/p>\n<p>And as this is a closed dust-proof and waterproof system, Linear Chains can be used in relatively hostile environments.<\/p>\n<p>In operation, thanks to its special profile with interlocking fingers, the Grob Linear Chain becomes a rigid thrust device that pushes a guided load on a linear slide or a rail. 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