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The DS Series is an electromechanical alternative to air cylinders. The Series is comparable in size and price, but it offers capabilities that pneumatic air cylinders can't match, including:

• Multiple positioning
• Acceleration/deceleration programmability
• Speed setting programmability
• Programmable control

DS Series actuators are available as "Slider" or "Arm" types. The Slider Type is more of a traditional design, with the slider moving smoothly and programmably within the given stroke length. The Arm Type features a bar that extends and retracts from the actuator's body and is used primarily as a vertical axis. Both models are available in 40mm, 50mm, and 58mm widths.

Depending on ballscrew lead, DS Series actuators are available in high-, medium- and low-speed models.

The DS Series is also available in various 2-axis configurations called "DS Systems".  Due to moment load constraints, 3-axis systems are not possible with the DS, but many have found a cost-effective and powerful solution in the 2-axis DS System.

Options include:

• Magnetic Brake
• AQ Seal Long-Term Lubrication

When it comes to compact design, overall size and price/performance, nothing compares with the DS-S-C1 single axis controller. Its features are similar to our main line of SEL Controllers and include:

• CPU
• Driver
• User I/O
• External 24V DC power supply
• Memory for 1,000 steps of programming
• Positioning for up to 500 points
• 15 user inputs (standard)
• 6 user outputs (standard) 

The DS Series is also now available with interpolated motion, using the more versatile SEL E/G or X-SEL controller.  These SEL controllers may also control the 2-axis DS Systems.

The DS Series Slider Type design incorporates the same patented integrated motor principles as our IS Series, but at a lower wattage.