Mobile Off-Highway
Electric Actuators for Mobile Off-Highway Applications
For over 50 years Thomson actuators have provided the unique features that off-highway applications require. Rugged and reliable, our electro-mechanical actuators withstand harsh environments to:
- Make tedious, manual jobs easier, thereby reducing operator fatique
- Automate processes to increase efficiency and reduce costs
- Provide convenient remote control to increase production and operation
- Remove operators from dangerous situations
- Thereby improving safety
Largest Range of Actuators in the Market
In addition to our extensive application and engineering expertise, Danaher Motion also has the largest range of standard and custom electro-mechanical linear actuators in the market today. For this reason, we are able to provide positioning solutions for a vast array of unique off-highway applications.We understand the critical needs of the off-highway industry and work diligently to provide the most cost-effective solution available. Our success is driven by:
- Decades of application and engineering expertise
- Robust products to withstand day-to-day harsh environments
- Extensive standard and custom product range
- Custom designs for unique off-highway applications
Mobile-Off-Highway Applications
Millions of Thomson actuators are at work every day in countless harsh environments. They operate in extremes of heat and cold, withstand dust, dirt and mud, and continue to run flawlessly and function efficiently. A small sampling of typical applications include:
Construction/Road Maintenance
- Utility vehicles beds
- Salt or sand spreader chutes
- Street sweeper brushes and squeeges
- Compactors
- Throttle controls
Farm/Forestry
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Combines
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Fertilizers/Sprayers
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Baler tying systems
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Seeder discharge spouts
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Winches
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Stump grinder chutes
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Engine hood or cabin tilt
Turf/Lawn & Garden
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Mower decks and hoppers
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Greens groomer decks
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Utility vehicle dump boxes
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Trail groomer accessories
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Aerators
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Fertizer spouts
Railways
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Train couplers
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Pantographs
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Remote power switching
Trend Toward Electric Actuators
Off-highway vehicle manufacturers are taking a long, hard look at the way they use motion control systems in off-highway vehicles. Once dominated by pneumatic and hydraulic systems, equipment is increasingly equipped with electric actuators. Electric actuators are smaller, lighter and cleaner than hydraulic systems–all attributes that brighten a company’s bottom line. In fact, electric actuators:
- Eliminate the need for hydraulic pumps and hoses
- Eliminate the cost and bulk associated with hydraulic systems
- Eliminate environmentally hazardous oil and leakage
- Eliminate high energy consumption of hydraulic systems
Danaher Motion has a strong history of providing economical linear actuation for automation of tasks and positioning that would be impractical using hydraulics. Our design flexibility and unique customization expertise give us an advantage in providing our customers with a design that meets their exact requirements.