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Want to move heavy loads? We've got the linear actuator for you!
We have expanded our selection of Glideforce linear actuators from Concentric International to include their industrial-duty and medium duty series as steps up in power from their light-duty series that we have been offering for many years now.
The medium-duty actuators are available in five different stroke lengths ranging from 4″ to 12″ and with or without feedback potentiometers, and they have a dynamic load rating of 225 lb, which means they can handle twice the load of their light-duty counterparts:
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The industrial-duty actuators are real monsters compared to the medium-duty and light-duty units. The versions with an acme screw drive can handle dynamic loads up to 550 lb, and the versions with a ball screw drive (which is much more efficient than an acme screw) can handle dynamic loads up to a 1000 lb. Each drive option is available in six different stroke lengths ranging from 4″ to 24″ and with or without feedback potentiometers:
The following lets you compare all of our Glideforce linear actuator options:
Actuator Type |
Max Dynamic Load |
No-Load Speed @ 12 V |
Current Draw @ 12 V |
Nominal Stroke Length |
With Feedback | Without Feedback | Approx. Weight |
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Light-Duty (LD) |
15 kgf [34 lbs] |
4.4 cm/s [1.7″/s] |
1.2 A – 3.2 A |
4″ | LACT4P-12V-05 | LACT4-12V-05 | 1.3 kg |
12″ | LACT12P-12V-05 | LACT12-12V-05 | 1.6 kg | ||||
50 kgf [110 lbs] |
1.5 cm/s [0.57″/s] |
2″ | LACT2P-12V-20 | LACT2-12V-20 | 1.2 kg | ||
4″ | LACT4P-12V-20 | LACT4-12V-20 | 1.3 kg | ||||
6″ | LACT6P-12V-20 | LACT6-12V-20 | 1.4 kg | ||||
8″ | LACT8P-12V-20 | LACT8-12V-20 | 1.5 kg | ||||
10″ | LACT10P-12V-20 | LACT10-12V-20 | 1.5 kg | ||||
12″ | LACT12P-12V-20 | LACT12-12V-20 | 1.6 kg | ||||
Medium-Duty (MD) |
100 kgf [225 lbs] |
1.5 cm/s [0.58″/s] |
1.1 A – 4.6 A |
4″ | MD122004-P | MD122004 | 1.1 kg |
6″ | MD122006-P | MD122006 | 1.2 kg | ||||
8″ | MD122008-P | MD122008 | 1.3 kg | ||||
10″ | MD122010-P | MD122010 | 1.4 kg | ||||
12″ | MD122012-P | MD122012 | 1.5 kg | ||||
Industrial-Duty (ID) with Acme screw drive |
250 kgf [550 lbs] |
1.7 cm/s [0.66″/s] |
2.4 A – 13.2 A |
4″ | LACT4-500APL | LACT4-500AL | 4.2 kg |
6″ | LACT6-500APL | LACT6-500AL | 4.4 kg | ||||
8″ | LACT8-500APL | LACT8-500AL | 4.7 kg | ||||
12″ | LACT12-500APL | LACT12-500AL | 5.3 kg | ||||
18″ | LACT18-500APL | LACT18-500AL | 6 kg | ||||
24″ | LACT24-500APL | LACT24-500AL | 7 kg | ||||
Industrial-Duty (ID) with ball screw drive |
450 kgf [1000 lbs] |
1.7 cm/s [0.66″/s] |
2.4 A – 13.2 A |
4″ | LACT4-1000BPL | LACT4-1000BL | 4.6 kg |
6″ | LACT6-1000BPL | LACT6-1000BL | 4.9 kg | ||||
8″ | LACT8-1000BPL | LACT8-1000BL | 5.1 kg | ||||
12″ | LACT12-1000BPL | LACT12-1000BL | 5.6 kg | ||||
18″ | LACT18-1000BPL | LACT18-1000BL | 6.5 kg | ||||
24″ | LACT24-1000BPL | LACT24-1000BL | 7.4 kg |
Note that we are currently out of stock of many of the industrial-duty versions, but we will be getting more as Concentric makes them available. For units where the expected lead time is several months, we have disabled backorders; please contact us if you are interested in placing an order now for one of those units.
To see all of our linear actuators, visit our linear actuator category.