Applications
The machine decides the cylinder, not the tonnage
Each page below starts from the load case and the environment, then narrows to a model range. Where a standard cylinder does not fit the application, the page says so instead of offering the nearest match.
Agriculture
What does farm equipment demand from a cylinder?
Agricultural cylinders are specified for neglect rather than for load. The machine works in dust for six weeks a year, sits outside for the rest, and starts cold in the morning, so the rod wiper, the…
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Bulk material handling
Where does a belt conveyor actually need hydraulics?
A conveyor belt is driven electrically almost everywhere; hydraulics earns its place on the non-driving functions. Belt tensioning, radial stacker raise and lower, mobile chassis levelling and plough…
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Cranes and lifting
What does a truck-mounted crane need from its hydraulics?
A loader crane spends most of its life holding a load still, not lifting it. That makes the counterbalance valve, the rod diameter and the oil temperature the three decisions that matter, and it means…
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Marine and offshore
What changes when a hydraulic cylinder goes offshore?
Three things change offshore: the corrosion class, the consequences of a leak, and the fact that nobody can service the cylinder until the next port call. That pushes the specification to duplex or st…
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Material handling
How do you lift and move a container without a crane?
A container lift jack set puts four hydraulic legs at the corner castings and lifts the box 1,700 mm, so a standard trailer can back underneath. A hooklift does the same job from the truck chassis wit…
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Mining and quarrying
What does mining duty do to a hydraulic cylinder?
Mining duty changes three numbers, not one. Cycles per shift go from tens to hundreds, shock pressure at end of stroke regularly doubles system pressure, and airborne dust turns every rod wiper into a…
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Refuse and recycling
Which cylinders survive a compactor's duty cycle?
A compactor or baler cylinder is a high-cycle, high-contamination cylinder. A 5.5 inch bore at 200 bar gives about 31 t of ram force, which is rarely the constraint; what fails is the rod seal, from g…
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Renewable energy
Where hydraulics still wins in solar and wind
In photovoltaic trackers hydraulics lost: an electric slew drive is cheaper, needs no oil and holds position with a brake. Hydraulics still wins in two places: wind turbine blade pitch, where an accum…
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Steel and metallurgy
What kills hydraulic cylinders in a steel plant?
In a steel plant the load is rarely the problem. Radiant heat degrades standard seals, mill scale destroys wipers, and the water-glycol fluid required near molten metal changes what the rod and seals…
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Tipping and haulage
Which hydraulic cylinder fits your dump truck?
A dump truck uses either an underbody cylinder lying along the chassis rails or a front-end cylinder standing behind the cab. Underbody suits trailers and light tippers under about 25 t; front-end sui…
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Transport equipment
What hydraulic package does a liftgate need?
A liftgate needs a single-acting cylinder, a small DC power unit and gravity for the down stroke. The design driver is not force but battery current: a 12 V unit lifting 500 kg draws well over 100 A,…
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Your application is not on the list?
Send the machine description, the load and the space available. If a standard range fits, you get the model number. If it does not, you get a custom quote against your drawing.