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Today, lifting mechanisms are widely applied in both domestic and industrial purpose automation. Featuring a simple construction controlled by the push of a button, automated lifts can help solve a wide array of tasks like freight transportation, position optimization, automated opening/closing of doors and windows and so on. In this article, we will discuss how to make a lifting mechanism and which tools one will require to do it. We will als...

As you probably know by now, we love showing off what our customers can do with our products. This time we have something really impressive to share with you. One of our innovative customers has taken a pair of our FLT-07 Lifting Column Sets and implemented them into a hidden Japanese low dining table lift. When we say hidden dining table, we mean that this table lift is actually part of the floor, so when it is fully retracted it is completel...

Studies have shown that sitting for long periods is detrimental to your health and well-being. Automated lift table solutions have revolutionized the way we use and interact with desks and provide a way to increase the number of hours we stand in a day, whether it is whilst working, preparing food, or socializing. But what automated table lift is right for you and your intended application? Do you intend on making a hidden bar cabinet lift or...

A topper lift system is what is used to extend a truck cap up into the air. It uses linear actuators to allow for the top of the lift to be raised up as far as is necessary. A truck topper lift can be used for anything from turning your truck into a camper van, to making more room for equipment and supplies, or even just to make things easier when opening the back door to remove things. This article focuses on the basics behind a truck topper ...

Linear actuators have totally revolutionized the way things move around us. This invention of modern technology has allowed automated mechanization to replace manual work in performing routine, motional operations. By transforming pneumatic, hydraulic, or electric energy into linear displacement, actuators are perfect for automating any object. Their universality of these components has found ideas virtually in all aspects of life – from agric...

Automated products are becoming more popular in today’s households. Using our products to create useful devices, such as an automated kitchen spice rack, we aim to show you how linear actuators can help save space, provide innovative designs, and create an efficient home.   Bringing Automation into Your Home Having its roots in the Middle Ages, automation started gathering significant momentum in the 1950s. Back then it was predominantly an in...