LINAK-Danfoss collaboration paves way for electric actuators in heavy-duty machinery

It is called PLUS+1 – it is a unique systems development platform for engineers creating intelligent off-highway vehicles built to cope with harsh conditions in outdoor environments. A new software extension to the tool, makes it possible to add LINAK actuators as easy as drag and drop. Through a close collaboration between LINAK® TECHLINE® and Danfoss® Power Solutions, a new extension to the Danfoss development tool, PLUS+1®, makes it possible for engineers to add electric actuators when designing intelligent off-highway vehicles and other heavy-duty machinery. The two Danish engineering pioneers have designed a so-called ‘compliance block’ – a software extension, allowing engineers using the system to add electric movement solutions from LINAK to their vehicle design. “We experience a growth in the market of electric movement solutions in mobile agriculture, industrial automation, material handling, and even in construction,” says Thomas Moeller, Applications Engineer at LINAK. “Enabling development engineers to easily pick and choose electric actuators from inside the Danfoss PLUS+1 system, makes so much sense – not only for us, LINAK and Danfoss – but certainly also for the customers and engineers utilising the tool.”

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