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About Air Cylinders

Select a cylinder, prolong its life by reducing wear, and trigger automated processes with sensors.

Round Body Air Cylinders

Double-Acting Round Body Air Cylinders

Push and pull light duty loads. These air cylinders use compressed air to both extend and retract, so they operate at nearly full force in either direction.

Impact-Resistant Round Body Air Cylinders

Built to withstand hard knocks, these cylinders have a thick barrel wall for more durability than standard air cylinders.

Round Body Air Cylinders for Narrow Spaces

Also known as pancake cylinders, these deliver as much force as other cylinders, but with a shorter stroke to function in small spaces.

Miniature Threaded-Body Air Cylinders

These cylinders thread directly into your equipment, taking minimal space.

Washdown Round Body Air Cylinders

Able to resist corrosive solutions and chemical environments, these cylinders withstand washdown conditions.

Double-Ended Round Body Air Cylinders

Unlike other air cylinders that push and pull one object, these double-ended cylinders push one object while pulling another.

Nonrotating Round Body Air Cylinders

Keep tools from twisting while moving them back and forth.

Multiple-Stroke Round Body Air Cylinders

Move loads between three positions instead of two.

Rotary Clamping Air Cylinders

Clamp items in place to complete a step in your manufacturing process.

Tie Rod Air Cylinders

Rods along the barrel of these cylinders secure the end caps and shield the barrel from impact.

NFPA Tie Rod Air Cylinders

Made to fit the most common mounting footprint, these cylinders have an NFPA (National Fluid Power Association) industry-standard footprint, ensuring easy interchangeability.

Washdown NFPA Tie Rod Air Cylinders

Made with an NFPA industry standard footprint and a stainless steel body, these cylinders are easily interchanged with the most common mounting footprint and withstand chemicals, corrosive solutions, and washdowns.

Compact Tie Rod Air Cylinders

Get the power and stroke of other tie rod cylinders in less than half the space.

Nonrotating Compact Tie Rod Air Cylinders

Impact-Resistant Compact Tie Rod Air Cylinders

Enclosed-Body NFPA Air Cylinders

An extruded-aluminum body means these cylinders have no open spaces for debris to collect.

Nonrotating NFPA Tie Rod Air Cylinders

Cylinders have two parallel piston rods that prevent twisting as they extend and retract.

Enclosed-Body Load Responsive
Cushion Air Cylinders

These cylinders have self-adjusting cushions that automatically compensate for changes in load and speed.

Locking Tie Rod Air Cylinders

Halt actuation at a moment’s notice—these air cylinders have an end lock that acts as an emergency stop. If there's a sudden loss of air pressure, the end lock engages to safely hold the load.

Air Slides

Convenient for use with devices such as grippers and printing heads, these air slides have a nonrotating head that provides steady motion and a larger mounting area than air cylinders.

Locking Air Slides

Prevent sudden drops while raising and lowering grippers and other pick-and-place equipment.

Dust-Resistant Air Slides

Move grippers, printing heads, and other devices in areas constantly exposed to dust and powders as fine as flour.

Clean Room Air Slides

Prevent dust and fine particles from contaminating your clean room or damaging sensitive electronics while moving grippers and other pick-and-place equipment.

Rodless Air Slides

With no external moving parts, these air slides provide a long stroke, but have a static footprint—only the carriage on top moves.

High-Load Rodless Air Slides

Move heavy loads back and forth—these air slides have over twice the capacity as standard rodless ones. They are often used for high-volume diverting and sorting.

Adjustable Stroke Length Air Slides

Modify the stroke length on these air slides to meet changing application requirements—slides have adjustable shaft collars on the guide rods that you can move to fine-tune the stroke length.

Table Air Slides

For flexibility with your setup, mount equipment on top or in front of these air slides. Mount on top to reduce the space you need to move a full stroke length.

Clean Room Table Air Slides

Move optical equipment and other electronics sensitive to dust and fine particles from a range of mounting positions.

Double-Ended Air Slides

Push one object while pulling another—when one head on these air slides extends, the other retracts.

Flexible-Mount Air Cylinders

Threaded through-holes in each corner allow you to mount these cylinders directly to equipment or mount with attachments.

Thin-Profile Flexible-Mount Nonrotating Air Cylinders

Clean Room Flexible-Mount Air Cylinders

Mount these cylinders directly to equipment in environments where contamination is a concern, such as electronics manufacturing.

Vacuum Lifting Air Cylinders

Combine the lifting power of a vacuum with the actuation of an air cylinder to automate processes such as pick and place. With a hollow rod that’s threaded to connect to a vacuum pad, these cylinders let you move items with suction.

Flexible-Mount ISO Air Cylinders

For multiple mounting options, these air cylinders match an industry standard ISO footprint and have threaded holes on the face and sides.

Load-Stopping Air Cylinders

Control the movement of loads on your conveyor—the rod on these air cylinders extends to stop loads and retracts to let them pass.

Parts Metering Air Cylinders

Space out parts on your conveyor line or vibratory feeder. Also known as escapements, these air cylinders have at least one finger that extends to hold parts and then retracts to release them.

Rotary Motion Air Actuators

Compact Rotary Air Actuators

Use rotary motion to drive devices in tight spaces.

High-Torque Rotary Air Actuators

Designed to turn heavy loads, these rotary air actuators have rack-and-pinion gears that provide high torque output.

Adjustable-Angle Rotary Air Actuators

Turn the adjustment bolt on these actuators to set the rotation you need for your application.

Adjustable-Angle Compact Rotary Air Actuators

When you want to control the angle of your shaft’s rotation and are tight on space, choose these rotary air actuators.

Hydraulic-Powered Motion and Control

Hydraulic Cylinders

For easy interchangeability, the mounting footprints of these cylinders meet NFPA and JIC industry standards.

Compact Hydraulic Cylinders

With a small body size, these cylinders fit into tight spaces but offer similar push forces to standard hydraulic cylinders.

Sensor-Ready Hydraulic Cylinders

These cylinders have a magnetic piston that can be used with tie rod-mount proximity switches to electronically indicate piston position. For easy interchangeability, their mounting footprint meets NFPA or NFPA and JIC industry standards.

Double-Ended Compact Hydraulic Cylinders

Push one heavy load while pulling another. These hydraulic cylinders have a rod that runs through both ends, so when it extends on one end, it retracts on the other.

Corrosion-Resistant Hydraulic Cylinders

Made of 303 stainless steel, these hydraulic cylinders move heavy loads without corroding in wet areas.

Rotary Hydraulic Actuators

Turn heavy loads to open tank doors, pivot conveyors, or lift wheelchair ramps. These actuators have internal rack-and-pinion gears that create high torque.