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Supply chain directory

Rotary Actuators

54
Companies
15
Programmes
13
Countries

Rotary actuators convert hydraulic, pneumatic or electrical input energy into controlled angular or rotational output motion, encompassing vane-type, rack-and-pinion and helical-spline mechanisms used to drive flight-control surfaces, thrust-reverser sleeves and landing-gear doors, with designs typically qualified to DO-160 environmental standards and incorporating positional feedback via RVDT sensors.

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Supplier reach

How many distinct aircraft programmes each supplier in this area is linked to in our database — a proxy for how widely established a company is across the industry. Bars are relative to the top-ranked supplier.

1Curtiss-Wright Flight Systems5
2Elektro-Metall Export4
3Moog Inc.2
4Whippany Actuation Systems2
5Safran Electronics & Defense (was Collins Aerospace, Mechanical Systems)2
6Safran Electronics & Defense (was Collins Aerospace, Actuation Systems)1
7Woodward HRT1
8Tactair Fluid Controls Inc.1
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Market structure

Whether supply here is concentrated in a few big players or spread across many. Top-5 share is the portion of all programme links held by the five largest suppliers. HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) runs 0–10,000: under ~1,500 is competitive, over ~2,500 is concentrated.

83%
Top-5 share
1728
Concentration (HHI)
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Geography

Where the listed suppliers in this area are based, by country of head office. Useful for sourcing, near-shoring and understanding regional strengths.

Worldwide — by country
U.S.A.29
U.K.6
Germany5
France3
Italy2
Canada2
Belgium1
China1
Russia1
Turkey1
Israel1
India1
Other (1)1
United States — by region
Mideast8
Far West7
Great Lakes5
Southeast5
Plains2
Southwest1
New England1