Simon Gillingham
Account Manager

Simon is a fully qualified mechanical engineer with many years of experience in the industry.

Linear Motion Products

Acorn offer a wealth of knowledge and experience in the identification, specification and sourcing of Linear Motion products.

Our comprehensive stockholding of Actuators, Linear Bushes, Ball Screws, Roller Screws and Linear Guides helps us cover most requirements from stock, whilst in-depth knowledge and the ability to match and interchange your products across different manufacturers ranges enables us to offer a complete package for your linear requirements.

In addition to the supply of new products, we also have the ability to re-specify and refurbish linear items to your requirements. For further information on this, or any of our linear products and services contact our linear division on the above numbers or via e-mail.

Your business is very important to us, if you have an enquiry, or would like someone to contact you about your linear requirements , please e-mail us by clicking this button.

Alternitively, you could give our linear department a call on 01709 789999 and one of our linear team will be happy to help with your enquiry.

Press Release

A Team Effort to Produce a Team Player!

Acorn Industrial Services' linear division helps to get the world’s largest animatronic human moving.

A formidable animatronic–the biggest structure of its kind ever built–has been created with the help of Acorn Industrial Services Ltd and their linear specialist Simon Gillingham.
The 26ft high animated replica of a famous American footballer is the creation of an award winning team at the London-based SFX company Artem.

This remarkable feat of engineering, a world first, was unveiled at a press release in Trafalgar Square just ten weeks after construction began.
Weighing over a tonne, the animatronic’s moving limbs posed a real problem for the designers. Originally hydraulics were considered, but the additional ancillary equipment needed to operate the system would have created additional concerns—another system needed to be found. Artem looked at using electric actuators, which offered a much simpler solution. Acorn Industrial Services Ltd, a leading supplier of bearings, power transmission products and engineering consumables from Rotherham was approached and Simon Gillingham of their Linear division was asked if he could help Artem by providing a solution. Simon had to specify an actuator which would be powerful enough to move the giant’s massive limbs and which could effectively mimic human movement in terms of speed and smoothness. A joint meeting was held with Artem’s design team, SKF Linear Motion and Acorn Industrial Services Ltd and all concerns were identified and a solution proposed.
A linear actuator from the extensive range offered by SKF provided the performance and dimensions required for the animated man. The huge replica needed over fifteen actuators for it to move its giant head, arms, legs and feet in a life-like motion.
A key factor in the supply of the actuators was the lead time. The animatronic had to be ready prior to the game between Miami Dolphins & the New York Giants at the Wembley stadium on 28th October 2007, so delivery was critical. The actuators were needed within two weeks of ordering. Acorn’s reputation for service is second to none and Simon Gillingham played an important role in ensuring the goods arrived without a hitch. By working closely with SKF in Sweden & the UK, Simon tracked the actuators every step of the way making sure everything went smoothly and that the delivery was made on time and the specification correct.
Contact Simon Gillingham at Acorn Industrial Services’
Linear Division on Tel: 07764 899055 or Email:
linear@acorn-ind.co.uk

Press Release: June 2007

Acorn lines up a new partnership with IKO
Acorn Industrial Services has been appointed as a distributor for IKO, a leading manufacturer of Linear Motion Products, Needle Bearings & miniature Cam Followers.
 
IKO, part of Nippon Thompson Co Ltd, boasts ISO 9001 & 14001 accreditations for all of their manufacturing plants. Amongst IKO’s range of linear products is their C-Sleeve Linear Way – an interchangeable Maintenance Free range lasting for 20,000km or five years. Other innovative products include: the LRX Super Series – IKO’s ‘Roller Effect Monster’ designed for high load capacity; solutions for anti creep cage problems; together with a Micro Series.

Des Spillings, Acorn’s sales director commented “The new alliance with IKO adds a further dimension to Acorn’s linear division, allowing us access to a broader range of linear product to suit all of our customers’ requirements. With Acorn’s Linear Division now holding distributorships with NB, IKO and SKF, customers have a great choice of product and a wealth of linear knowledge and technical experience to draw from.”

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