Air Cylinder features air bearing technology.August 10, 2006 -
Offered in 10 strokes and 4 bore diameters of 9.5, 16, 24, and 32.5 mm, AIRPEL-AB provides repeatable driving or supporting forces from 2 g to 58 kg at pressures from 5-100 psi. Stainless steel piston, fitted to cylinder bore, creates true air bearing airflow effect around piston, preventing its contact with cylinder wall. Force Without Friction® technology enables virtually unlimited piston cycle life with clean operation and no lubrication.
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Original Press release
Airpot Corp.
35 Lois St.
Norwalk, CT, 06851
USA
Introducing the New Driving Force with Air Bearing Technology
Finally, an air cylinder with the precise features the air cylinder industry has been missing... Introducing the AIRPEL-AB®-AIRPOT CORPORATION's unique new series of Airpels featuring Force Without Friction® air bearing technology.
The AIRPEL-AB is a pneumatic driver that takes air-powered motion to an incredible level of smoothness, cleanliness, and longevity. This new Airpel series' specially shaped stainless steel piston, precisely fitted to the cylinder bore, creates a true air bearing airflow effect around the piston. As little as 5 psi. applied to the cylinder produces a stiff cushion of air that supports the piston circumferentially, preventing its contact with the cylinder wall. The result of this new design? A virtually unlimited piston cycle life with super-clean operation, no lubrication, and an output force reduced only infinitesimally by movement of the ultra-low friction ball joints used to connect the rod.
Airpel's Force Without Friction technology offers a nearly unbelievable level of smooth motion in a pneumatic driving device for applications such as:
o Precise tensioning of ultra-fine wire, filaments, or fiber
o Positioning mechanisms supporting delicate materials, optics, or liquids
o Super-sensitive force control for hold down or clamping of fragile materials, wafer dicing, or polishing
o Counterbalancing and safety support for vertically positioned linear motor driven masses such as CMM measurement probes
o Precise laboratory test equipment for weighing, measuring, tensile strength, deformation, and calibration
The Airpel-AB line is offered in Metric models with four bore diameters (9.5, 16, 24, & 32.5mm) and in 10 strokes (10-300mm) to provide precisely repeatable driving or supporting forces from 2 grams to 58 kilograms at pressures from 5-100 psi. All this over a temperature range of -20ºC to +150ºC. Custom strokes and rod lengths are also available upon request. For more information about any of our products, please call (800)-848-7681 or visit us at airpel.com. We make what you make run smoother.
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