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Electric Linear Actuator

An actuator is a mechanical device used to move one component relative to another. An electrical actuator is an electrically-driven device that is used to turn on or off another device. There is no one design for an electrical actuator - they are designed specifically for the job they need to perform. In a linear actuator, the motion of the actuator and the driven component is constrained to linear motion.