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RSA Electric Rod Actuators – Archive
RSA electric rod actuators offer high performance and high force.
The RSA electric rod actuator offers the most complete selection of sizes, options and system components. Designed with high performance, high force, dependability and mounting flexibility in mind, RSA/RSM electric rod actuators offer a cost-competitive solution for a multitude of motion control applications.
- 6 body sizes
- 35 different screw selections
- Force capabilities up to 13,039 lbf (58,023 N)
- Strokes in any incremental length up to 60 in (1,524 mm)
- US customary and metric versions
Features & Ordering
RSA-ST Electric Rod Actuator Features
RSA Options
RSA-HT Electric Rod Actuator Features
RSA Selection Guidelines
RSA Service Parts Ordering
RSA Ordering
RSA Selection Guidelines
Use the links below to locate a Tolomatic distributor in your area, find out more information on how to specify and configure your actuator, service parts information, and selection guidelines and tips.
Find a Tolomatic distributor
RSA Selection Guidelines
RSA Selection Guidelines
RSA-ST and RSA-HT Ordering
RSA-ST, RSA-HT Service Parts Ordering
Specifications
RSA PV Limits with Bronze & Solid Nuts: 24, 32, 50, & 64 sizes
RSA Switch Specifications
RSA Switch Wiring Diagrams and Dimensions-old
RSA64 Critical Speed Capacities
RSA PV Limits: 12 & 16 sizes
RSA 12, 16, 24 Critical Speed Graphs
RSA 32, 50 Critical Speed Graphs
RSA Ball & Roller Screw Life Graphs
RSA Screw Buckling Load
RSA Roller Screw Speed vs Thrust: 24, 32, 50 & 64 sizes
RSA-ST Specs Weights
Dimensions
RSA Rod Ends: Spherical & Clevis
RSA Rod Ends: Alignment Coupler & Externally Threaded Rod
RSA Foot Mounts
RSA-HT Actuator Dimensions
RSA Front Flange & Mounting Plate
RSA Trunnion & Back Flange Mounting
RSA Eye, Clevis Mounts & Rod Extension Option
RSA-RP Mounting Codes
Z12 Zerk Orientierung
Z12 Zerk Orientation
RSA-RP Mounting Additional Codes
RSA-HT Actuator Dimensions - 1
RSA-HT Actuator Dimensions - 2
RSA-HT Mounting Options: Front Flange & Mounting Plate
RSA-HT Mounting Options: Front Flange & Mounting Plate
RSA-HT Mounting Options: Front Flange & Mounting Plate
RSA-ST Mounting Options: Front Flange, Mounting Plate
RSA-HT Mounting Options: Front Flange & Mounting Plate
RSA-ST Mounting Options: Front Flange, Mounting Plate
RSA-ST Mounting Options: Front Flange, Mounting Plate
RSA-ST Mounting Options: Trunnion, Back Flange
RSA-HT Mounting Options: Trunnion & Back Flange
RSA-ST Mounting Options: Foot, Rod Extention
RSA-HT Optional Rod Extension
RSA-ST Rod End Options: Spherical and Clevis
RSA-ST Rod End Options: Alignment Coupler and Externally Threaded
RSA-HT Rod End Options: Spherical & Clevis
RSA-HT Rod End Options: Alignment Coupler & Externally Threaded
RSA-HT Mounting Options: Eye & Clevis
RSA Switch Wiring Diagrams and Dimensions-old
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Manuals & Part Sheets
- RSA12 Electric Rod Actuator Part Sheet
- RSA16 Electric Rod Actuator Part Sheet
- RSA24 Electric Rod Actuator Part Sheet
- RSA32 Electric Rod Actuator Part Sheet
- RSA50 Electric Rod Actuator Part Sheet
- RSA64 Electric Rod Actuator Part Sheet
- Specifying a Customer Motor
- Material Safety Data Sheet: Mobilith SHC 220 Grease
Additional Resources
Information Center:
Application Checklists
- _HOJA DE TRABAJO - DATOS DE APLICACIÓN (Electric Rod-Style Actuator Application Checklist-Spanish Translation)
- _FICHE TECHNIQUE DES DONNÉES D'APPLICATION (Electric Rod-Style Actuator Application Checklist-French Translation)
- _FOGLIO DI LAVORO - DATI APPLICATVI (Electric Rod-Style Actuator Application Checklist-Italian Translation)
- Anwendungsdatenarbeitsblatt (Electric Rod-Style Actuator Application Checklist-German)
Case Studies
Catalogs & Brochures
- SOLUCIONES DE CONTROL DE MOVIMIENTO (Spanish, Corporate Overview-Motion Control Solutions Brochure)
- Corporate Overview-Linear Motion Solutions Brochure (English)
- OEM Actuator Solutions Brochure
- Brochure sur l'entreprise Tolomatic (French, Corporate Overview-Linear Motion Solutions Brochure)
- Elektrischer RSA/GSA Kolbenstangenantrieb – Katalog (RSA/GSA Actuator brochure, German)
- 汽车行业应用手册 Brochure (Chinese: Automotive Applications Brochure)
- Medical and Life Sciences brochure
- Unternehmensübersicht (German, Corporate Overview brochure)
- Electric Pressing Solutions Brochure
- Soluciones Gantry y Multieje (^ES Gantry brochure)
- RSA & GSA ACTUADORES ELÉCTRICOS CON VÁSTAGO (^ES, Spanish, RSA GSA Catalog)
- RSA ST & HT Electric Rod-Style Actuators
- RSA ELEKTRISCHE SCHUBSTANGEN-ANTRIEBE
- RSA ACTUADORES ELÉCTRICOS CON VÁSTAGO
E-Books
- E-Book: Literatura Sobre los Actuadores Lineales Eléctricos
- E-Book: Diseño de Movimiento Lineal - Actuadores Eléctricos para Sustitución de Hidráulica
- E-Book: Electric Actuators for Hydraulic Replacement
- Buch: Elektrische Stellantriebe als Ersatz für hydraulische Antriebe (E-Book: Electric Actuators for Hydraulic Replacement; DE)
Flyers
Guides
- Selecting the Optimal Screw Technology
- Actuator Life: How to estimate for ball and roller screw actuators
- INFOGRAPHIC: Accuracy and Repeatability in Linear Actuators
- INFOGRAPHIC: Calculating Total Cost of Ownership
- INFOGRAPHIC: Ten Tips for Specifying Electric Rod Actuators
- 如何选择 螺杆？ 甄选 正确的技术 (Chinese, How to select the right lead screw for an electric actuator)
- A Guide to Converting Hydraulics to Electric Actuators
- Abschnitt: Welches Gewinde? Die richtige Technologie auswählen (German - Which Screw)
- Referenzhandbuch für den Schalter (EN-Switch Reference Guide)
- Guía para Conversión de Actuadores Hidráulicos a Eléctricos
Terms & Conditions
Videos
White Papers
- Top Ten Tips: How to specify electric rod-style actuators for optimal performance, reliability and efficiency
- Electric actuators vs. pneumatic cylinders: A comparison based on total cost of ownership
- Select the right linear actuator: Making sense of manufacturer specifications
- Comparing traditional and integrated rod-style linear actuators: How to choose the best solution for motion control applications
- Rules of actuator and guide alignment in linear motion systems
- IP ratings and the manufacturing environment: How to apply linear actuators for quality, safety and long service life.
- Minimizing electrical noise in actuator drive systems for maximum reliability and performance
- Introduction to accuracy and repeatability in linear motion systems
- Electric Rod Actuators vs. Hydraulic Cylinders: A Comparison
- Elektrische Stangenantriebe vs. Hydraulikzylinder: Ein Vergleich der Vor- und Nachteile beider Technologien weißes Papier (Electric vs Hydraulic WP, German)
- A technical comparison: Performance of pneumatic cylinders and electric rod actuators
- Electric actuator technology comparison: Integrated and traditional designs
- Top 5 best practices for designing electric actuators into food processing equipment
- Elektrische Antriebe und Pneumatikzylinder: Ein Vergleich basierend auf den Gesamtbetriebskosten weißes Papier (GERMAN, TCO WhitePaper)
- Designing Gantry and Multi-Axis Automation Systems
- Diez Consejos Óptimos: Cómo especificar los actuadores eléctricos de vástago para obtener rendimiento, confiabilidad y eficiencia óptimos
- Comparación de la tecnología de los actuadores eléctricos: Diseños integrados y tradicionales
- Integrierte und traditionelle Bauweisen Weißbuch (DE, Integrated and traditional designs WP)
- Integrierte und traditionelle Bauweisen Weißbuch (DE, Integrated and traditional designs WP)
- Unleashing the Capabilities of the Linear Servo Press in Manufacturing
- Liberar las Capacidades de la Servoprensa Lineal en la Fabricación
- Making the Jump to Electric
Success Stories
Product Family: Electric
Product Used: RSA50
Product Family: Electric
Product Used: RSA Rod Actuator
Product Family: Electric
Product Used: RSA Rod Actuator
Challenge: Pumping liquid cheese through multiple piston assemblies to fill bags
Product Family: Electric
Product Used: RSH Hygienic Electric Actuator
Product Family: Electric
Product Used: RSA
Product Family: Electric
Product Used: RSA32
Product Family: Electric
Product Used: RSA Rod Actuator
Product Family: Electric
Product Used: RSA Screw Actuator
Product Family: Electric
Product Used: RSA Rod Actuator
Product Family: Electric
Product Used: RSA50 Rod Actuator with RP
Challenge: Moving saw blade for log cutting
Product Family: RSA
Product Used: RSA64
Challenge: Positioning a plastic welding head.
Product Family: Electric
Product Used: RSA Electric Linear Actuator
Product Family: Electric
Product Used: RSA & RSX Actuators
Challenge: A manufacturer of fiberglass automation equipment was using pneumatic cylinders to control the vertical roller and the winding roller used to package fiberglass insulation into rolls.
Product Family: Electric Rod-Style Actuator
Product Used: RSA
Challenge: Steam injection
Product Family: Electric Actuator
Product Used: RSA12
Application Description
Articulate the concrete slurry dispensing head forming exterior/interior walls used in residential construction.
Application Description:
Convert the conveyor packer, located at the end of the conveyor, from pneumatic cylinders to electric actuators. Motions required include: several high-speed push operations, a centering operation, a tipping operation, and a container lift operation.
Application Description:
OEM of automated baking equipment for dough pressing
Application Description
Open and close door on a clam shell vacuum sealer used for plastics thermoforming.
Application Description: Pull Tester Assembly – Pull test for steering/strut linkage assemblies
Challenge: A bullet manufacturer wanted to replace a bullet press machine originally built in the 1960s.
Products: Electric Rod-Style Actuator
Challenge: Filling a variety of container sizes.
Product Family: Electric
Product Used: JVL integrated motor and RSA Electric Rod-Style Actuator