A broken hydraulic cylinder rod is not always the result of a manufacturing defect. In this real engineering case, the...
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Why Does a Hydraulic Cylinder Pull the Slide Only Sometimes?
A hydraulic cylinder that occasionally fails to retract a mold slide is not always undersized or defective. This real engineering...
Beyond Seal Replacement: Finding the Real Cause of Hydraulic Cylinder Oil Leakage
A real Vega Technical Department case study explaining how oil leakage was traced to low pressure, contamination and alignment issues...
Hydraulic Cylinder Air Testing: Why Air and Oil Behave Differently
A customer believed that several compact hydraulic cylinders suffered from excessive friction caused by guide ring interference. Vega Technical Dep....
When the Cylinder Is Not the Problem
Recurring hydraulic cylinder leaks are not always caused by defective cylinders. Learn how Vega Technical Dep. uncovered contamination, maintenance issues,...
Technical analysis of a hydraulic cylinder after over 1 million cycles
A real-world case study analyzes the failure of a tie rod on a hydraulic cylinder used for over 1 million...
Proving You Are Right!
Every day, injection mold users receive molds from countries where labor cost is cheaper. Sometimes these molds meet all the...