© BCS Motion 2011 E-Drive Ball Screw Actuators E•DRIVE actuators are designed, manufactured, tested, and serviced in West Hartford, CT. Founded in 1980, E•DRIVE Design, Inc. initially developed a wide variety of heavy duty ball screw linear actuators, targeting the machine tool retrofit market. Thus, we established our guiding principles of conservative design, rugged construction, long life, and high precision.