A Customer Case shows why hydraulic cylinders for injection mold slides must be sized for both slide movement and the...
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Designing a Double-Stroke Hydraulic Cylinder for Injection Molds
A Customer case shows how Vega developed a double-stroke hydraulic cylinder with a Ø50 mm bore and two 50 mm...
Designing a Long Rack for a Hydraulic Unscrewing Cylinder: Why Length Can Become a Critical Engineering Limit
A Customer case explains why a 1,100 mm rack was not supplied for a V210CS hydraulic unscrewing cylinder and how...
When Injection Force Exceeds the Locking Cylinder Capacity: How to Correctly Size a Mold Locking System
A Customer case shows why 236 cm² of projected area can generate 118,000 kgf at 500 bar and why a...
How to Correctly Install a Check Valve on a Hydraulic Cylinder in an Injection Mold
A Customer case explains how to correctly connect a hydraulic check valve, remove trapped air and release cylinder pressure before...
How to Modify Hydraulic Cylinder Stroke Without Replacing the Entire Cylinder
A Customer case shows how special reducer pistons can shorten hydraulic-cylinder stroke and restore correct end-stroke switch operation in an...
How to Select the Correct Hydraulic Cylinder for an Injection Mold Wedge
A real Customer case shows how Vega calculated thrust force from cavity pressure and mold geometry to select the correct...
How to Select the Correct Hydraulic Cylinder at 100 bar for an Injection Mold
A Customer case shows how Vega verified hydraulic-cylinder sizing at 100 bar by comparing thrust, pulling force, cylinder bore, operating...
How to Select the Right Hydraulic Cylinder for an Injection Mold Slide: Thrust and Pulling Force Calculation
A real Customer case shows how to calculate thrust and pulling forces and select the correct hydraulic cylinder using cavity...
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....