Discover the world’s lightest actuators built for power, speed and precision

Light. Fast. Swiss.

Based in Switzerland, KOMP-ACT designs and engineers energy-efficient, lightweight and programmable electric motion automation solutions which can be easily integrated into new and existing industrial machinery for increased output and reduced operational costs.

OUR ELECTROMAGNETIC TECHNOLOGY

Actuators are the unsung heroes of the manufacturing industry. These little powerhouses work behind the scenes to activate moving parts in equipment ranging from food-packaging machines and robotic arms to the landing gear on airplanes. But surprisingly for the digital age, the technology in use today hasn’t changed since the 1920s: pneumatic devices running on compressed air. KOMP-ACT’s electric actuators are set to change all that – and slash companies’ operating costs by a factor of ten.

Us VS Them

Unlike traditional pneumatics or electro-mechanical actuators, KOMP-ACT uses electromagnetic technology which does not rely on compressed fluids or mechanical force to move the shaft.

Our main innovation consists in the use of tubular linear motion technology with an iron core stator which provides higher force density and better heat dissipation with respect to ironless technology, thus enabling higher dynamic performance.

In addition, the use of iron core technology reduces the amount of copper needed to produce force, resulting in lower ohmic resistance and high energy efficiency due to low power losses (copper losses).

As an integral part of our “Pneumatic Zero” initiative, KOMP-ACT aims to replace expensive electric and poor pneumatic performance with clean, lean and green technology.

MORE COMPACT

Thanks to their independence from external compressed air tanks or integrated motors, our actuator’s small footprints can fit the most space-restrained applications.

MORE PERFORMANT

Our actuators reach peak force between 1 and 2,5 milliseconds and have been implemented on machine applications running at 170 cycles/min at full stroke.

MORE RELIABLE

Our intelligent embedded sensors guarantee that motion profiles stay constant throughout their entire lifespan, resulting in virtually no maintenance required.

MORE COST EFFICIENT

Our solution can slash up to 95% in direct and indirect energy costs.

On the planet’s side

Industrial processes are highly energy intensive and currently account for over 40% of total CO2 emissions worldwide.

By helping machine builders and manufacturers adopt our electric actuation technologies to create hybrid or fully electric machines, we believe we can make significant inroads in reducing global CO2 emissions.

As a corporate pledge to the planet and to ourselves, we are working towards a carbon neutral future by aiming to cut 50 million Tons of CO2 by 2040.