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Yeah, I've dealt with a similar switch on a smaller scale in our shop last year, and honestly the precision jump was noticeable right away—things just stop exactly where you program them without that slight bounce you get from fluid compressibility. Energy-wise it feels smarter too since power only draws when it's actually moving instead of keeping pressure constant like hydraulics do. That said, for the really brute-force spots we still hesitate because hydraulics handle shock loads and massive forces without blinking, while electrics sometimes need oversizing to match. Installation wasn't a nightmare but we did tweak some mounts. If anyone's curious about industrial-grade options that hold up in tough environments, industrial automation equipment https://www.progressiveautomations.com/en-eu/pages/industrial-linear-actuators has some solid models worth a peek for comparison—purely from seeing what held up in our tests, no hype. Overall it's a win for cleaner ops but not a one-size-fits-all swap.