
David Kaley is Trelleborg’s global segment manager for industrial automation.
Electromechanical actuators are used in a variety of applications for their ability to convert electrical energy into mechanical motion where precision, flexibility and compactness are required. Linear actuators are a type of electromechanical actuator used where straight-line movement is needed in certain industrial automation, automotive and aerospace applications.
The spectrum of machinery and equipment used in industrial automation includes everything from electric motors to robotics and each has its own unique attributes and sealing requirements. David Kaley, Trelleborg global segment manager for industrial automation, shares his expertise on speed reducers covering what they are, how they work and key considerations for correct sealing in this article.
In this article David Kaley, Trelleborg’s global segment manager for industrial automation, explains the different kinds of robots used in industrial automation, their components and the kinds of sealing elements needed to help ensure precise performance results.