Electric Actuator Specialists
Electric Actuators Specialists
Lifetime systems solutions, electric actuators and aerospace servo drives.
Lifetime systems solutions, electric actuators and aerospace servo drives.

Lifetime systems solutions, electric actuators and aerospace servo drives.

 

Olsen Actuators

Powering You and Your Machines Forward!

You have found the UK’s premier electric actuator and servo drive specialists. If you need a replacement for an existing hydraulic, pneumatic or electric actuator or for a brand-new application, we have the capability in our range to help you.

If a solution doesn’t already exist, or your application is complex, unique or confidential, then just reach out to our highly qualified team. They will walk you through the optimum solution for your individual needs, whether this means a COTS, partially tailored or fully bespoke-to-you solution.

To complement our premier range of actuators, you can also find market-leading servo drives (power electronics). Again, these can be tailored to fit your specific needs, or you can draw on our years of experience in this sector to find you the best commercially available product for your application.

Olsen Actuators complies with major military and civil standards for quality, environmental stewardship and corporate responsibility. In addition, the company holds official approval from numerous highly respected international companies. 

Within our range, you can find actuators fully compliant up to a wide range of national and international standards, and we are always pleased to consider requests for compliance with additional standards.

These are some of the standards for our actuators we currently work to:

  • DEF-STAN 59-41`1 Iss1 Pt3 EMC and MIL-STD-461F – Control of Electromagnetic Interference EMC
  • MIL-S-901D + MIL-STD-167B + MIL-STD-810 – Vibration & High Impact Shock Testing
  • Environmental qualification to IEEE 323
  • MIL-STD-108E – Environmental Capability for Electronic Equipment
  • EMI/RFI to EPRI TR102323 and Reg. Guide 1.180
  • Seismic qualification Cat 1 to IEEE 344
  • ATEX 1037X Exd II B T3 Gb IP66
  • EU EMC Directive 2004/108/EC
  • EU Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC
  • EMC: IEC/EN 61800-3: 2004 + EN55014-1:2006+A1:2009 + EN55014-
  • 2:1997+A1:2001+A2:2008 – Adjustable Speed Electrical Power Drive Systems, Part 3: EMC Requirements and Specific Test Methods
  • Safety: IEC/EN 60034-1:2004 + IEC/EN: 61800-5-1: 2007 – Adjustable Speed Electrical Power Drive Systems, Part 5-1: Safety Requirements

And for our drives:

  • Software Design Assurance: DO-178C Option
  • DD-178 A, B, C Option (Aircraft)
  • MIL-STD-81 DG (Shock & Vibration)
  • MIL-STD-461 (EMC)
  • MIL-STD-254 (Parts Traceability)
  • MIL07D4F (Power Supply)
  • DD-16DG (Voltage Spikes)
  • Cosmic Radiation Protection 1000mSv
  • Duplex CANBUS (Fail Over)
  • Gallium Nitride FETs
  • -55°C to +100°C (Celcius)
  • 40-100kHz Switching Frequency
  • AS9100D Certified
  • Graphical User Interface (GUI)
  • Parallel Modules up to 300kW

As a company:

  • Cyber Essentials Plus
  • JOSCAR - Stage 2

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We are qualified Mechanical and Electrical Engineers, with decades of expert experience in the sector. Olsen Actuators comprises a team of highly qualified engineers who go the extra mile to ensure that your needs are fully met. We pride ourselves on our service and we're always happy to talk with you about how we can help with your business' efficiency and costs.

Our extensive range includes our unique inverted roller screw technology which guarantees fast, accurate and reliable control that improves production rates and demonstrably increases machine and tool life. This novel technology means that our actuators are physically the smallest in the world for a given force, yet they offer 15 times the travel life compared with ball screws actuators.

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Olsen is the UK's Leading

Electric Actuator Specialist

 

System Solutions

Olsen Actuation offers so much more than components. We are a market leader in the customisation and integration of electromechanical systems, and our unparalleled expertise is built into everything we supply, whether it’s a single actuator or a complex control system.

System Solutions

Industries Served

We are fortunate enough to have valued customers from a broad variety of industries. While they all have different individual needs, there are bonds that link them. High-performance equipment, challenging environments and the need for expert and experienced technical advice and support are essential, and the experience we have from each sector helps us to assist other sectors in turn.

Industries Served

System Solutions

Industries Served

 

Unrivalled Product

 

Unrivalled Product Range

Olsen has a unique breadth and depth of the most high performance, efficient and reliable actuators on the market. We also supply an unrivalled array of supporting equipment to complement your applications, including Servo Motors & Drives, gear boxes, cables and countless options to customise to your specifications.

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Whether you’re looking for standard or custom actuators to build into your own systems, or for complete motion control solutions that include inverters, positioners, actuators and control cubicles, we can supply exactly what you need, when you need it. Moreover, you can be sure that all of our solutions are backed by our unmatched expertise and our years of experience in actuator technology.

Take a look through our range of products and if you have any questions, please get in touch or request a quote.

 

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