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SMAC was founded in 1990 in Carlsbad, California, USA with the target of developing devices that would automate work done by hands and fingers. By combining this capability with competitive prices, SMAC believes it can eventually replace older technologies such as pneumatic cylinders and electric ball screw actuators.
SMAC Headquarters in Carlsbad, California, USA
SMAC now manufactures a wide range of precision programmable electric actuators based on its patented moving coil technology. These proprietary and patented moving coil linear motor based designs are technically far ahead of old generation pneumatic and other electric actuators, including moving magnet linear motors. Our technological edge, combined with continuous cost-down/quality-up process and its worldwide sales basis makes SMAC the most dynamic electric actuator manufacturer in the world today.
SMAC electric actuators are much more sophisticated than the simple devices such as solenoids or air cylinders. The variables involved in the work are programmable. So force, distance, and speed all can be varied as needed. The devices also have built-in feedback sensing that can report if the desired work was accomplished or not. The devices have the ability to find surfaces without disturbing them, i.e., "Soft-Land™ capability." This makes them "Mechatronic Actuators.
SMAC determined early in its development that there were key technologies it must control to be successful. These include designing and manufacturing high torque brushless DC motors and optical encoders. In 2008, SMAC began an in-house capability to design and produce incremental optical encoders. That effort led to the establishment of SMAC Electronics Manufacturing Center in New Hampshire. The group includes engineers and technicians with more than 35 years of experience designing and building encoder products. Contact us for more information on SMAC electric actuators.
SMAC Custom Optical Linear and Rotary Encoders
SMAC High Torque Brushless DC Motors
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