In the machinery industry, many electric slides and linear module products are very similar, which will inevitably confuse many customers. For example, many people can't tell the difference between linear modules and servo electric cylinders. Today, we Guangdong Tiangong Automation introduce the relationship between linear modules and servo electric cylinders.

Linear modules and servo cylinders are essentially the same! Just the name is different. All are driven by linear devices.

When the driving part is a servo motor, it can be called a servo electric cylinder; however, the linear module can also use a stepper motor or even an air cylinder.

The reason why the servo electric cylinder is called the servo electric cylinder is because its performance is close to that of the hydraulic cylinder, for example, the thrust can reach 35 tons, the speed can reach 2m/s, and the stroke is long. Compared with hydraulic cylinders and air cylinders, it only needs hydraulic and air sources, and only needs to provide ordinary AC power, and then control the movement of the servo motor to control the movement of the electric cylinder.

Servo electric cylinder principle:

Servo electric cylinder is a modular product integrating servo motor and screw. It converts the rotary motion of the servo motor into linear motion, and at the same time converts the advantages of the servo motor - speed control, speed control and torque control into precise speed control, precise position control and precise thrust control.

What is the difference between servo electric cylinder and linear module?

The applications of linear modules and electric cylinders are different. The function of the electric cylinder is similar to that of the air cylinder and the hydraulic cylinder, which belongs to the professional name and has specific application occasions; they are all linear drives. Servo electric cylinders are linear modules.

When the driving part is a servo motor, it can be called a servo electric cylinder; however, the linear module can also use a stepper motor or an air cylinder.