The Cylinder That Slammed Into Its Stops A pick-and-place cylinder extended at full 6 bar pressure. The customer wanted it faster. They opened the flow control all the way. The cylinder shot across 200 mm…
The Cylinder That Wouldn’t Reach Speed: Air Supply, Valve, and Exhaust A Ø50 cylinder on a stamping machine. The customer needed 0.5 m/s extend speed. The cylinder reached 0.2 m/s. The regulator was at 6…
The Cylinder That Wouldn’t Retract: 48 Hours on the Bench Day 1, 9 AM. The customer calls: the clamp cylinder on the packaging line extends fine but won’t retract fast enough. The extend takes 0.8…
