Air Cylinder Mounting Styles

The aluminum body and machined aluminum end caps make the 4ma a light weight solution.

Air cylinder mounting styles.

A pneumatic cylinder is a mechanical device that creates a linear motion by converting energy from compressed air. Premium quality and economy in one. With 8 bore sizes 20 nfpa mounting styles and a variety of other options the 4ma is easily adaptable to practically any application. Cylinder mounting hardware from grainger includes the accessories you need to mount a variety of air cylinder types in the mounting style of your choice.

Centerline mounts the best way to support a cylinder is along its centerline. Pneumatic cylinder mounting accessories how they work. Here s a closer look at each. Flange mounts can provide greater rigidity and strength helping reduce the chance of misalignment.

Cylinder mounting styles fall into three major groups. Other mounting styles support attachment to the auto switch. Lightweight construction and solid non lube design with proven reliability make the series 2ma cylinder the high performance long lasting economical choice for your air cylinder applications. For this reason side mounted cylinders produce a torque moment as the cylinder moves the load.

In stock and ready to ship. Hard anodized aluminum lightweight cylinder body. Miller recommends that cylinders be ordered with cushions when maximum velocities exceed 2 inches per second. Typical velocities range up to 24 inches per second.

Common pneumatic cylinders follow global standards for inter changeability and the two most common standards are iso 6432 for mini round cylinders ø 8 25 mm and iso 15552 for profile cylinders ø 32 320 mm. The 4ma series cylinder is a ruggedly constructed highly configurable all purpose design. Fixed mounts that absorb force along the cylinder centerline including extended tie rod centerline lug and flange mounts should be used whenever possible. The plane of their mounting surface is not through the centerline of the cylinder.

Choose from our selection of air cylinder mounts including round body air cylinders tie rod air cylinders and more. Aluminum tube with steel tie rods. Many air cylinders commonly have a round body made of steel stainless steel aluminum or brass. The aluminum body and end caps make the 2mnr a light weight solution.

The 2mnr cylinder is ruggedly constructed with a non rotating piston design. These mounting styles have lugs on the end closures and one style has side tapped holes for flush mounting. Air cylinders can have front nose basic style double clevis or another mounting style used for attachment to rigid surfaces.