Press
SMAC in the News
- June 2024: Linear actuators mimic human touch
- January 2024: Programmable Electric Actuator
- January 2024: Motion Control – New LDL Programmable Linear Actuator from SMAC
- October 2023: SMAC Voice Coil Motor Product Review
- August 2023: LPL30 Series Electric Actuator
- August 2023: LPL80 electric linear moving coil actuators are designed specifically for use on filling machines
- July 2023: SMAC Introduces Low Profile Electric Actuator LPL30
- December 2022: SMAC launches low-profile actuator for robot end effectors
- December 2021: Smart Electric Actuators Address Carpal Tunnel Problems in QC
- November 2021: Supply Chain Issues Create Opportunities for U.S. Encoder Manufacturer
- September 2021: Smart Gauge Actuators
- August 2021: SMAC at Pack Expo Las Vegas 2021
- June 2021: SMAC in IEN
- May 2021: Switch/Contact and Touch Screen Testing 101
- April 2021: SMAC Actuators Wins Patent on Unique Capping and Closure Method
- April 2021: SMAC in Aerospace Manufacturing & Design
- March 2021: SMAC smart gauge actuators outperform and replace LVDTs
- January 2021: SMAC’s new Low Cost Linear Actuator brings stiff price competition to pneumatic actuators
- November 2020: SMAC Encoders on Robotics.org
- August 2020: Automation World on SMAC's MLA Measurement Tool
- August 2020: High Torque Brushless Motors in Packaging World
- July 2020: SMAC Measurement Tool on Robotics,org
- March 2020: The New SMAC LBS17 Offers Accuracy Down to the Nanometer (Robotics Tomorrow)
- January 2020: SMAC Demonstrates an Average 50%+ Noise Reduction vs Pneumatics
- December 2019: SMAC Torques Capping Applications with the New CBR Actuator in Robotics Online
- October 2019: Linear Motion Tips reporting on MCA Inside
- October 2019: SMAC actuators satisfy existing OEM form-fit-function requirements in Design World
- September 2019: LBL25 on ThomasNet
- September 2019: SMAC Commercializes Innovative High-Torque Robotics Motor with Halbach Magnetics Circuitry and Printed Coils
- July 2019: SMAC STACK in Manufacturing News
- May 2019: MCA in Thread Check Applications
- February 2019: IPROS Article by SMAC President (Japanese)
- December 2018: The SMAC LBL25 stackable linear actuators on Linear Motion Tips
- Novermber 2018: Robotics Tomorrow, SMAC Introduces the Fast, Cost-Competitive and Stackable LBL25
- June 2018: Engineering.com's Latest Production Tech: Sensors, Actuators and Robot Upgrades
- May 2018: SMAC MGR6 on the Robot Report
- June 2017: The Micro Gripper on ThomasNet
- June 2017: The Micro Gripper in Automation Manufacturing Magazine
- June 2017: Robotic Finger Brings Humanlike Touch to Its Work
- May 2017: SMAC on Manufacturing Tomorrow
- April 2017: Phone Camera Leads to Verifiable Smart Assembly
- April 2017: SMAC on Robotics Tomorrow
- February 2017: SMAC linear rotary actuators in Automation Newspaper in Japan - Ideal for Pick and Place of fragile parts.
- November 2016: SMAC on AZO Materials
- July 2016: SMAC Actuators introduced in Automation Newspaper in Japan
- January 2016: Moving coil actuator key to inspection system
- October 2015: Moving Coil Linear cylinder moves packaging actuators into the 21st century
- August 2015: SMAC Moving Coil Actuators in Packaging World Magazine
- August 2015: Mechatronics Innovations and Applications: Edward Neff Interview with I-Connect007
- August 2015: Electric cylinder upgrades, replaces pneumatics and ball screws in Packaging + Processing OEM
- July 2015: Packaging - SMAC Faster than substantial pneumatic supplier
- June 2015: Conveyor Speeds up SMAC’s Growth Plans
- June 2015: Finger on the pulse
- April 2015: SMAC boasts world’s first direct drive servo motor robotic finger
- April 2015: Robotic Finger Presentation at Hannover Messe
- March 2015: SMAC Direct Drive Robotic Finger in Robotics Tomorrow
- February 2013: Electric cylinder is compact and versatile
- February 2013: Linear motors as a viable alternative to conventional technologies
SMAC Press Releases
- July 2023: SMAC introduces new programmable electric actuator for filling
- June 2023: SMAC’s new low-profile electric actuator filling need for dosing and dispensing applications
- March 2023: SMAC Introduces New Low-Profile Electric Actuator Ideal for Dosing and Dispensing Applications
- December 2022:SMAC Launches Low-Profile Actuator for Robot End Effectors, LPL Series
- April 2022: Deliver In 4 Weeks - SMAC Turns Encoder Supply-Chain Issues Into Opportunity in U.S.
- August 2016: Robotic Screwdriver Capable of M0.6-M1.6 with Built-In 100% Quality Feedback
- July 2016: SMAC Moving Coil Actuators Introduces Tech Niches
- April 2016: SMAC Moving Coil Actuators Announces IP Rated Products
- February 2016: SMAC Moving Coil Actuators Announces Details for IPC APEX 2016
- January 2016: U.S. American Company Celebrated at International Robotics Show in Japan
- December 2015: SMAC Moving Coil Actuators Triple Forces But Prices Remain the Same
- August 2015: SMAC Moving Coil Actuators Announces Details for Pack Expo 2015
- April 2015: SMAC Introduces World’s First Direct Drive Servo Motor Robotic Finger
Press Kit
SMAC PR department can be reached through the Contact button above.
- SMAC Logo (web version)
- Product Flyers
- SMAC Product Catalog
- Robotic Finger Demonstration Video
- Interviews with Mr. Edward Neff can be arranged by request here.
Factory tours of the SMAC Carlsbad facility available upon request.