Actuon AX150-750 Motion Actuator
The AX150-750 is an electromechanical linear actuator developed specifically for dynamic simulation. It is the actuator COG builds its own motion systems around, engineered for platforms that run under load, day after day, and are judged on how they feel rather than on a datasheet.
Each unit arrives complete with its 750 W AC servo motor, ready to go into a multi-actuator motion platform.
Built for intensive use
A motion actuator in a simulator is not asked to make one precise move. It is asked to make thousands of small, fast, reversing moves per session, indefinitely, while carrying a person. That duty is what the AX150-750 was built around.
The structural build combines steel and aluminium, keeping the body rigid without adding unnecessary moving mass. The 50 mm main shaft gives the unit substantial section where the load actually passes through it. Industrial-grade bearings and an internal bearing guidance system carry the lateral loads that appear whenever a platform moves off a single axis — which, on a motion platform, is constantly.
Lateral stability and internal guidance
The internal guidance system is the part most people never see and most notice. In a multi-actuator platform each actuator is loaded off-axis by the movement of every other actuator. Guidance handled internally, on bearings, is what keeps that lateral loading from turning into play — and play is what a driver feels as vagueness long before it becomes a mechanical problem.
Load per actuator
Each AX150-750 is specified for roughly 110–130 kg, depending on geometry, dynamics and where the centre of mass sits.
On a four-actuator 3DOF platform that gives a system capacity above 350 kg — a full cockpit, a driver, triple screens and the rig itself. The per-actuator figure sits deliberately above an even share of that total, because dynamic movement does not load the four units equally: under braking, through a kerb strike or at the moment a slide begins, individual actuators take considerably more than their static quarter.
That margin is what separates a platform that holds its behaviour under load from one that starts to feel soft as the session goes on.
Dynamic response
150 mm of stroke at up to 250 mm/s, driven by a 750 W AC servo motor, gives the platform room to express sustained movement and the speed to deliver sharp transitions. In simulation the transitions carry most of the information — kerb strikes, surface changes, the first moment of a slide — and they are only convincing if the actuator can start and reverse cleanly.
Specifications
| Type | Electromechanical linear motion actuator |
|---|---|
| Stroke | 150 mm |
| Maximum speed | 250 mm/s |
| Load per actuator | Approx. 110–130 kg |
| System capacity | 350 kg+ on a four-actuator platform |
| Motor | 750 W AC servo motor, included |
| Main shaft | 50 mm |
| Construction | Steel and aluminium structural build |
| Bearings | Industrial grade |
| Guidance | Internal bearing guidance system |
| Control | Native integration with the Actuon8 Motion Controller |
| Architecture | 3DOF and 6DOF multi-actuator motion platforms |
Which platforms it suits
The AX150-750 is designed for COG motion platforms in 3DOF and 6DOF configuration, both built around a 150 mm stroke. Four actuators for a 3DOF platform, seven for the COG 6DOF architecture, all driven from a single Actuon8.
Belt tensioning. The AX150-750 can also serve as the linear actuator inside a belt-tensioning design of your own — for example, one unit per side driven from the two Belt Mode channels of the Actuon8. The mechanical architecture of the belt system is yours to develop.
Naming
Actuon actuators are named by stroke and motor power. AX150-750 is a 150 mm stroke actuator with a 750 W servo motor. Other strokes and power ratings follow the same pattern.
Native integration with the Actuon Ecosystem
The AX150-750 is designed to be driven by the Actuon8 Motion Controller and configured through Actuon Control Manager. Because COG builds the actuator, the control electronics and the software, integration is a configuration step rather than an engineering project: the controller already knows what it is driving.
Applications
- Professional motion simulation platforms
- Multi-actuator 3DOF and 6DOF architectures
- Training and professional simulation systems
- Location-based entertainment installations
- Research and university motion platforms
- Integrator and OEM motion projects
What is included
- 1 x Actuon AX150-750 motion actuator
- 750 W AC servo motor, fitted
Sold individually — order the quantity your architecture requires.
Warranty and support
| Product warranty | COG products as supplied: the AX150-750, the Actuon8, the Actuon-SIB and COG control wiring |
|---|---|
| Standard support | COG products, Actuon Control Manager and the documented interface |
| Custom engineering | Your structure, drives, mounting and integration — available as a paid service |
| OEM and commercial | Handled directly with COG |
Frequently asked questions
Is the servo motor included?
Yes. Each AX150-750 ships with its 750 W AC servo motor fitted.
What does the name mean?
150 mm of stroke, 750 W of motor power.
How many do I need?
Four for a 3DOF platform. Seven for the COG 6DOF architecture.
What load can it handle?
Roughly 110–130 kg per actuator, depending on geometry and dynamics. Four of them give a system capacity above 350 kg, with margin for the peaks that movement produces.
Can I use it for a belt tensioner?
Yes, inside your own design — for example one unit per side driven from the two Belt Mode channels of the Actuon8. The mechanical architecture of the belt system is yours.
Do I also need servo drives?
Yes, one AASD-family servo drive per actuator. You also supply the mechanical structure, mounting hardware and host PC.
Can I use these in a commercial installation?
Yes. Commercial use is permitted with either edition of Actuon Control Manager — they differ in capability, not in permission.
Can I use it without an Actuon8?
It can be driven from your own control chain, though COG validation and support apply to the Actuon control layer.
Is this the same actuator used in COG Motion Systems?
Yes. Same architecture, same construction.
Building on Actuon
You are buying a component to build your own system, so it is worth being clear about what comes with it.
- The hardware is yours to integrate however your design requires.
- Both software editions permit commercial use. They differ in capability: Professional adds analysis, 3D visualisation, the External API and hexapod support.
- The Actuon name is not included. Using "Actuon", "Powered by Actuon" or "COG" on a product you sell is something we agree in writing.
- Your finished machine is yours. Its mechanics, installation and behaviour are your design, and COG does not certify or validate it.
Planning OEM integration, resale, or a recurring commercial project? That is a conversation, not a barrier — see Actuon for Business or Actuon Ecosystem — Commercial Use, and tell us what you are building.