Exlar

Exlar contact details

Exlar Automation headquarters, Curtiss-Wright Actuation Division

18400 West 77th Street
Chanhassen, Minnesota 55317
United States

Telephone +1 952 500 6200

Email cha_info@curtisswright.com

Website actuation.curtisswright.com/en-gb/products

UK representative: Olsen Actuation UK Ltd

Sci-Tech Daresbury, Keckwick Lane
Daresbury, Cheshire WA4 4FS
United Kingdom

Telephone +44 1925 202127

Web olsenactuators.com

CW Exlar Europe

Leppersweg 11
52499 Baesweiler
Germany

Web actuation.curtisswright.com/de-de/home

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Contact details as published by Curtiss-Wright Actuation Group, checked 2026-10-30. Specify Motion is not affiliated with Curtiss-Wright Actuation Group.

Exlar product lines

Who Exlar is

Exlar is an American brand of electric actuators, best known for planetary roller screw actuators that do the work of hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders. It is now a brand of Curtiss-Wright, presented under the Curtiss-Wright Actuation Division, which also designs actuation systems for aerospace and for ground and naval defence. Exlar is the division’s industrial automation brand.

UK engineers meet Exlar on high-force, high-duty linear axes: presses and clinching stations, test rigs and simulators, valve and process actuators, food and packaging machines needing hygienic designs, and entertainment and motion platforms. Exlar is a trademark of its owner.

History and ownership

Exlar’s own history says it was founded in 1990 by a team of engineers who wanted an alternative to fluid power for linear motion. Over the following years they developed the approach the brand is known for: building the servo motor and the roller screw into a single housing, which its history describes as perfected by 2004.

Exlar Corporation was privately owned until Curtiss-Wright Corporation bought it for about US$85 million in cash. Defense Daily reported on 3 January 2013 that the deal had closed in December 2012. Trade press at the time described Exlar as based in Chanhassen, Minnesota, with 183 employees, an ISO-certified factory and a sales and service office near Frankfurt, Germany. Curtiss-Wright placed it in its Motion Control segment.

Today Exlar products are designed and built by the Curtiss-Wright Actuation Division. Curtiss-Wright Corporation is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CW.

Product portfolio

Curtiss-Wright groups the Exlar range into three families. The series we list are:

• Integrated motor actuators: GTX, GTW, GSX and GTF, each combining a brushless servo motor and roller screw in one body.
• Universal linear actuators driven by a separate motor: FTX, FTP and KX, for very high forces or where the motor must be chosen independently.
• Intelligent drive actuators with the servo drive built in: Tritex II T2X, Tritex TTX and Tritex TDX.
• Legacy: the FT Series, which Curtiss-Wright marks as a legacy product no longer available, recommending the FTX instead.

Exlar also offers rotary actuators, including R2M/G and RDM/G intelligent rotary units. For the engineering behind these products, see our linear actuators hub, the ball screw vs roller screw guide and the guide to replacing hydraulic cylinders with electric actuators.

What Exlar is known for technically

The planetary roller screw is the core technology. Instead of balls, a roller screw uses threaded rollers between the screw and nut, which gives many more contact lines. In practice that means higher load capacity and longer life than a ball screw of similar diameter, and better tolerance of shock loads, which is why roller screws are chosen for axes that run near their force limit all day.

Exlar’s second signature is integration. Putting the motor around or behind the screw in one sealed housing removes couplings, belts and separate motor mounts, shortening the axis and reducing parts. The Tritex family goes further by building the servo drive into the actuator, so only power and control cables run to the axis. That saves cabinet space but changes commissioning and wiring, which matters when comparing it with alternatives that use a cabinet drive.

Curtiss-Wright stresses energy efficiency against hydraulics: an electromechanical actuator draws significant power only when it moves or holds load, while a hydraulic power unit often runs continuously.

Industries served

Curtiss-Wright lists automotive, food and beverage, oil and gas, robotics and entertainment for the Exlar brand. Trade press covering the acquisition also named defence, process control, industrial automation, packaging, and test and simulation.

Global and UK presence

Exlar products are sold through Curtiss-Wright sales offices and a network of independent representatives. From Chanhassen, the company runs customer service, applications engineering and technical support. In Europe, CW Exlar Europe is based in Baesweiler, Germany, and national representatives cover most countries.

For the UK, Curtiss-Wright’s sales office list names Olsen Actuation UK Ltd at Sci-Tech Daresbury in Cheshire. UK engineers can also contact the Chanhassen team directly for applications help.

Specify Motion and Exlar

Specify Motion is independent of Exlar and Curtiss-Wright and is not a representative of either. We can help you source Exlar actuators where available, or propose equivalents from our supply network that meet the same published specification, confirmed by an engineer. See our page on alternatives to Exlar actuators or use find a replacement with your current model code.

Contact details at a glance

• Headquarters: 18400 West 77th Street, Chanhassen, Minnesota 55317, USA
• Phone: +1 952 500 6200 (toll-free in USA and Canada: 855 620 6200)
• Email (industrial product support): cha_info@curtisswright.com
• UK representative: Olsen Actuation UK Ltd, +44 1925 202127
• Website: actuation.curtisswright.com

Contact details were taken from Curtiss-Wright’s own website on 30 October 2026.

Exlar history: key dates

1. 1990Exlar founded by engineers seeking an electric alternative to hydraulic and pneumatic actuation
2. 2004Exlar's engineers refine the integrated motor and actuator configuration, as described in the brand's history
3. 2012Curtiss-Wright completes its US$85 million cash acquisition of Exlar Corporation in December
4. 2013Acquisition announced publicly in early January; Exlar placed in Curtiss-Wright's Motion Control segment

Exlar linear actuators

Integrated-motor actuator

GTX Series

Servo motor and inverted roller screw combined in one compact rod-style body, offered in three frame sizes with AC or DC windings and a choice of drive feedback devices.

Hygienic stainless actuator

GTF Series

Hygienic washdown version of the integrated servo roller-screw actuator, with stainless wetted parts and food-grade grease, aimed at food, packaging and pharmaceutical machines.

Integrated-motor actuator

GTW Series (weld gun actuator)

Integrated servo roller-screw actuator packaged for resistance spot-weld guns on robot cells, with compatibility listed for major robot and 7th-axis controllers.

Integrated-motor actuator

GSX Series

Earlier-generation integrated brushless servo and inverted roller screw actuator in five imperial frame sizes, now grouped by Curtiss-Wright under engineered products and reaching around 51 kN continuous.

Roller screw actuator

FTX Series

Heavy-duty motorless planetary roller-screw cylinder in four frame sizes, accepting inline or parallel-belt motor mounting, used as a direct replacement for large hydraulic cylinders.

Roller screw actuator

FTP Series (press actuator)

Oil-lubricated planetary roller-screw actuator optimised for pressing, with extension force ratings up to around 356 kN and rated life quoted in press cycles.

Roller screw actuator

KX Series

Mid-force motorless planetary roller-screw actuator in three frame sizes that works with servo, stepper or DC motors via inline or parallel mounts, often used to replace pneumatic cylinders.

Integrated-motor actuator

Tritex II T2X (AC linear actuator)

Roller-screw actuator with motor, servo drive and position controller all built in, running from single-phase AC mains and accepting analogue, Modbus or optional industrial Ethernet commands.

Integrated-motor actuator

Tritex TTX Series

Newer-generation intelligent actuator that puts an inverted roller screw, servo motor and drive in one housing for decentralised control over industrial Ethernet, with AC and DC frames.

Integrated-motor actuator · legacy

Tritex TDX (Tritex II DC linear actuator)

Low-voltage DC version of the Tritex integrated drive, motor and roller-screw actuator in 60 and 75 mm frames; Curtiss-Wright now lists it as a legacy product.

Roller screw actuator · legacy

FT Series

Predecessor to the FTX: a motorless planetary roller-screw cylinder in four frames up to about 178 kN, now withdrawn with the FTX recommended instead.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Exlar website?

Exlar products now sit on the Curtiss-Wright Actuation Division website, actuation.curtisswright.com, which has a UK English section at /en-gb/. It holds the product pages for the GTX, FTX, KX and Tritex families, legacy product support, the history of Exlar, and the contact pages listing sales offices and local Exlar representatives.

What is the Exlar phone number?

Curtiss-Wright lists +1 952 500 6200 for general enquiries and Exlar customer service, and 855 620 6200 as a toll-free number for the USA and Canada. For industrial product support it gives the email cha_info@curtisswright.com. In the UK, the listed representative Olsen Actuation UK Ltd can be reached on +44 1925 202127.

Where is Exlar's headquarters?

Exlar is headquartered at 18400 West 77th Street, Chanhassen, Minnesota 55317, USA. Curtiss-Wright's sales office list shows this as the Exlar Automation headquarters and the base for customer service, pre-sales applications and technical support. Exlar also has a European presence, CW Exlar Europe, in Baesweiler, Germany.

Who owns Exlar?

Exlar is owned by Curtiss-Wright Corporation, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange as CW. Curtiss-Wright bought Exlar Corporation for about US$85 million in cash in a deal that closed in December 2012. Exlar is now presented as a brand of the Curtiss-Wright Actuation Division.

Does Exlar have a UK office?

Curtiss-Wright's sales office list names Olsen Actuation UK Ltd, at Sci-Tech Daresbury, Keckwick Lane, Daresbury, Cheshire WA4 4FS, as the UK contact for Exlar products, on +44 1925 202127. Within Europe, CW Exlar Europe operates from Baesweiler in Germany, alongside national representatives in most EU countries.

What does Exlar make?

Exlar makes electric linear and rotary actuators, mostly based on planetary roller screws. The range covers universal actuators driven by a separate motor (FTX, FTP, KX), integrated motor actuators (GTX, GTW, GSX, GTF) and actuators with the servo drive built in (Tritex II, TTX, T2X). They are used where hydraulic or pneumatic cylinders are being replaced.

Sources

1. Curtiss-Wright Actuation Division: Exlar electric actuator products
2. Curtiss-Wright Actuation Division: About Exlar (our history)
3. Curtiss-Wright Actuation Division: About us
4. Curtiss-Wright Actuation Division: Contact us, sales offices
5. Curtiss-Wright: Exlar FT Series (legacy product notice)
6. Defense Daily: Curtiss-Wright acquires multi-industry controls firm Exlar (3 January 2013)
7. Automation World: Curtiss-Wright acquires Exlar Corporation

Figures are summarised from the sources above and from manufacturers' published data on the date shown. Always confirm against the current datasheet for your exact part.