The Cylinder That Came Too Slow We sized a pneumatic cylinder for a push applicator: Ø50 mm bore, 100 mm stroke. The force was fine (at 6 bar, about 1,178 N). On the machine, the cylinder extended in 0.8 seconds. The cycle needed it in 0.3 seconds. The problem wasn’t the cylinder — it was …

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