A real Customer case shows how cavity pressure, slide angle, surface area and friction affect hydraulic-cylinder sizing for injection mold...
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How to Protect a Self-Locking Hydraulic Cylinder from Overpressure, Shock and Premature Wear: A Customer Case
A real Customer case shows how hydraulic pressure, flow control, end-of-stroke speed and mechanical locking affect the reliability of hydraulic...
How to Size a Hydraulic Cylinder for Thread Unscrewing in Injection Molds: A Customer Case
A real Customer case shows how Vega calculates the pulling force required to unscrew threaded components and select the appropriate...
How to Select the Right Hydraulic Cylinder for Injection Mold Slides: A Real Customer Case
A real Customer case shows how Vega calculates thrust and traction forces to select the correct hydraulic cylinders for injection...
How Vega Selects the Right Hydraulic Cylinder for an Injection Mold: A Customer Case
A Customer case shows how Vega selects hydraulic cylinders by analysing force, pressure, friction, plastic adhesion, draft angle and mold...
How to Increase Hydraulic Cylinder Speed Without Compromising Reliability: A Customer Case
A real Customer case explains why increasing hydraulic cylinder speed requires careful analysis of oil flow, port diameter, pressure spikes...
How to Connect Hydraulic Cylinders with NPT and BSP/NPT Connections
Learn how Vega solves a Customer's hydraulic connection requirement using NPT and BSP/NPT connections, Loctite 542, copper seals and a...
Why Self-Locking Hydraulic Cylinder Locking Segments Can Break: Causes, Diagnosis and Prevention
Discover the main causes of broken locking segments in self-locking hydraulic cylinders, including excessive speed, preload and overload....
How to Select a Hydraulic Cylinder to Hold a Mold Core During Injection
Learn how to select a hydraulic cylinder for holding a mold core during injection by calculating thrust force, cavity pressure,...
How to Select a Hydraulic Locking Cylinder for an Injection Mold: A Real Engineering Case Study
A real injection mold engineering case showing how wedge angle, cavity pressure, plastic adhesion and friction affect hydraulic locking cylinder...