Linear motion

Linear motion
Telescopic Linear Rail
Rollon Corporation
Rollon expands its HVC and H1C rails with the MG, featuring a redesigned ball cage and integrated magnets for smoother motion, improved load handling, and longer service life.
July 9, 2026
Rollon's HVC-MG full-extending telescopic rail with magnets.
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A Guide to Evaluating Linear Track & Planar Systems
Independent motion enables flexible routing, precise timing, and compact machine designs for packaging and processing OEMs.
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Direct-to-Object Printing Application a Practical Proving Ground for Planar
Norwalt applied Beckhoff’s XPlanar planar technology to a direct-to-object printing platform designed to handle multiple package geometries through software-defined motion rather than dedicated mechanical change parts.
May 21, 2026
The Tesseract from Norwalt is an advanced direct-to-object printing machine based on XPlanar adaptive automation technology.
Machine control
Rodless Electric Actuator
Festo Corporation
Festo broadens the ELGD Eline to meet more motion demands with models that increase load capacity, stiffness, and configuration options for OEM linear motion systems.
April 21, 2026
A cantilevered handling system using the new Festo ELGD axes. Festo ensures world-class quality, a robust and reliable supply chain for assured availability, and industry-leading price/performance.
Machine Design
A Guide to Evaluating Linear Track and Planar Systems
Independent motion enables flexible routing, precise timing, and compact machine designs for packaging and processing OEMs.
March 16, 2026
The oval-shaped linear track of the Beckhoff XTS is tilted by 45 degrees relative to the plane on which pucks deliver bottles to a capping station.
PACK EXPO
PACK EXPO East 2026 Kicks Off Today, Delivering Live Machinery, Big Ideas, and Easy Access for East Coast Professionals
PACK EXPO East opens in Philadelphia, bringing 500 exhibitors, new show floor features, free education, and high-impact networking for packaging and processing professionals.
February 17, 2026
Oem 0326 Exhibitor Corner Pack 3029 k Kg5 A9k Bed
Automation
Linear Transport System Syncs 120 Axes for Ultra-fast Capping
A new cap applicator from Tetra Pak uses the Beckhoff XTS linear servo transport system to deliver 25,000 precisely sealed cartons per hour, tripling output over conventional portion-package cappers that run at 9,000/hour, while combining digital control with flexible, high-speed motion.
November 12, 2025
Tetra Pak® test packs with plastic caps glued on.
Linear motion
Joyce/Dayton Corp. Celebrates Major Facility Expansion in Portland, Indiana
Joyce/Dayton Corp.
Investment bolsters manufacturing capacity, creates jobs, and strengthens local economy.
October 6, 2025
Joyce/Dayton Corp. executives and local dignitaries cut the ribbon at the newly expanded Portland, Indiana production facility. (L to R: Kyle Roe, Plant Manager; Julie Teeters, VP of HR; Dianne Trentman, COO; Brad Weiss, President and CEO; Jessica Rowden, CFO; Jeff Westlake, Mayor of Portland; Michael Boehm, VP of Revenue; and J.D. Prescott, Indiana State Representative)
Linear motion
Joyce/Dayton Corp.
October 6, 2025
Linear motion
Rotary Ball Spline
NB's Rotary Ball Spline is designed for linear and rotational motion, providing sub-millimeter accuracy and high load capacity, ideal for SCARA robots and automatic tool changers.
June 4, 2025
1 Rotary Ball Splines Hires
Linear motion
Digital Configuration Tool
Rollon Corporation
Rollon introduces a Configurator feature on its myRollon digital platform, which allows users to generate product codes for telescopic guides and rod ends.
May 29, 2025
My Rollon Configurator And Rod Ends Range
Machine control
Beckhoff USA Opens Greater Atlanta Office
Beckhoff USA
The Alpharetta, Georgia, facility will serve as a home base for local sales and support engineers as well as a regional hub for training, seminars and other business activities.
September 25, 2024
Beckhoff USA’s 5,000-square-foot office in Alpharetta, Georgia, offers customers new opportunities for sales, support, training and events in the Southeast Region.
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