Hydraulic cylinder rod failure is often caused by side loads, misalignment and fatigue rather than manufacturing defects. This engineering guide...
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Hydraulic Cylinder Sizing: Why Thread Surface Area Changes Everything
A real Vega Technical Department case study showing how overlooking thread surface area nearly doubled the required extraction force and...
You Can’t Calculate a Force Until You Understand the Movement
A customer requested assistance selecting hydraulic cylinders for an unscrewing mold. Before performing any force calculations, Vega Technical Dep. reconstructed...
Advanced Unscrewing Mechanisms for Injection Molds
Introduction The previous parts of this series examined eight advanced thread release mechanisms that eliminate or simplify conventional hydraulic and...