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Ideal External Shock Absorber for Air Cylinders
Hi Greg I'm trying to modify an existing conveyer system that uses the mechanism in the picture to knock out or push out faulty products. For that, I need something that reacts pretty quick. Is there any reference you can point to on why a pointy or conical shape is better? Your suggestion on...- HaoYu
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Ideal External Shock Absorber for Air Cylinders
Hi everyone, I'm still very green when it comes to engineering design and I tried to look on the net to find what an ideal shock absorber would look like for an air cylinder that is travelling extremely fast (1300 mm/s)for a stroke length of 10mm, but I'm afraid I can't find any. I'm forced to...- HaoYu
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