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An industrial electric linear actuator sits in lifting, clamping, damper or indexing duties where the machine already has a work envelope and a mounting plane. This page explains how the selected duty affects stroke, side-load path, duty cycle and upstream or downstream interfaces. Representative samples mean load logs and mounting drawings, not a generic catalog photo. Electric Linear Actuator Sourcing does not certify a process; it collects the same questions so factory quotes stay comparable.
Match screw type and ratio to the duty. A high-speed request needs the load-speed pair; a holding duty needs the rest load in kN. Ask how side loads will be carried outside the actuator in the proposed work envelope before the layout is frozen. Upstream and downstream interfaces include the fixture, limit logic and any second actuator that must stay synchronized.
Guides, controllers, installation, spare cables and SAT travel are often extra. Integrated-line interfaces (PLC, power supply, paired units) should not hide inside a single-actuator total unless those items are named. Compressed air demand applies only if an existing pneumatic cylinder is being compared, not as a default utility.
Acceptance is loaded extension time, stroke completion and holding after power loss at a named ambient, plus a recovery check after an interrupted move. Nominal no-load speed without test conditions is not validated output. FAT and SAT remain contract language with the named supplier.
Remaining inputs: representative load samples or logs, pin-centre classes, work envelope for rod and cables, three-phase supply for cabinets, connected load if quoted, footprint, and optional budget with currency and per-unit or whole-order basis.
Selection trade-off one: a single industrial electric linear actuator versus a guided pair on a shared load. Interfaces, staffing and acceptance boundaries differ; neither layout is declared universally better here. Selection trade-off two: catalog millimetres per second versus validated extension time on the buyer’s load. Selection trade-off three: actuator price versus installed project cost including tooling, shipping, utilities, installation and spare parts. These disputes are recorded so procurement and process engineering can choose evidence, not slogans.
Public reference observation dated 2026-09-17 on a Thomson Electrak HD page lists dynamic load, static load, stroke, full-load versus no-load speed, VDC and duty cycle at ambient. Use those attribute names as a checklist. Do not treat a family’s highest force with its fastest unloaded movement as one industrial configuration. This independent sourcing guide does not imply affiliation with that manufacturer. Supply frequency in Hz must match the plant if electric cabinets are quoted. Changeover between products means a new fixture load or stroke, not a packaging format. Positioning of mounting holes is judged on drawings.