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actuator

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A mechanism that causes a device to be turned on or off, adjusted or moved. The motor and mechanism that moves the head assembly on a disk drive or an arm of a robot is called an actuator. See access arm.


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A servo drive linear actuator slides the casting(s) through the saw blade for accurate, precision cuts of gates, risers and heavy flash.
, incorporates an unusual-looking actuator of a non-linear, low-friction design that uses no ballscrews nor belts, coupled with a high-torque, direct-drive AC servomotor.
``During recent hardware testing required to confirm the final autopilot modifications, a flight actuator was inadvertently damaged and will be replaced.
 
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