Double Acting Air Cylinders feature twin guide design.

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Available in fixed stroke and spacer fitted versions, Cylinders have Twin Guide design that incorporates 2 guide rods for optimal rigidity, resistance to lateral load, and positioning accuracy. Users can specify sliding or linear bushing bearings for guide rod bearings. Constructed of steel components, cylinders come in tube diameters from 12-50 mm and offer piston speeds ranging from 50-500 mm/s.



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Misumi Cylinders with Twin Guides Offer Optimal Rigidity



Rugged new design incorporates two strong guide rods, resulting in increased rigidity and positioning accuracy - flexible mounting options add versatility.

(Schaumburg, IL) ¯ Misumi USA, Inc., a subsidiary of Misumi Corporation, part of Misumi Group, Inc. (Tokyo: 9962) and a leading provider of fixed and configurable mechanical components for machine building and factory automation systems, now offers a newly designed family of Cylinders with Twin Guides.

The Twin Guides design incorporates two strong guide rods along with the cylinder, resulting in improved rigidity, greater resistance to lateral load, and increased unrotative and positioning accuracy as compared with thin type cylinders. For the guide rod bearings, users can specify either a sliding bearing or linear bushing bearings. These enhanced products also offer three ways of mounting to the cylinder body - from the front, back or bottom face - offering users easy installation and optimum versatility.

Misumi's newly designed family of Cylinders with Twin Guides are available in the following two versions:

o Fixed Stroke - MGCLF (sliding bearing) and MGCLB (linear bushing bearings)

o Spacer Fitted - MGCLFN (sliding bearing) MGCLBN (linear bushing bearings)

All of the double acting air cylinders are ruggedly constructed of high quality steel components designed to deliver reliable performance and long service life. The Cylinders with Twin Guides come in tube inner diameter sizes ranging from 12 to 50 mm and offer piston speeds ranging from 50 to 500 mm/s. Misumi also offers several types of Non-Contact LED Cylinder Sensors suitable for use in various sensing applications. Depending on the application requirements, the Sensors can be installed in any one of four locations.

Shipping time for these products is three (3) days. For complete technical specifications, product types, detailed selection guide, pricing and ordering information on Misumi's Cylinders with Twin Guides, please visit us.misumi-ec.com

About MISUMI USA, Inc.

Located in Schaumburg, Illinois, MISUMI USA, Inc. was established in 1988 as a Subsidiary of Misumi Corporation, a part of the Misumi Group (TOKYO: 9962). MISUMI USA, Inc. is a leading supplier of fixed and configurable components such as leader pins, single-axis actuators, linear shafts, slotted keys, aluminum extrusions, parting locks, linear guides, XY stages and other components for factory automation, plastic mold and press die industries. For a complete list of available components, please visit us.misumi-ec.com

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