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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...
Why Does a Hydraulic Cylinder Start Leaking Oil from the Rod After Only One Month?
A hydraulic cylinder leaking oil from the rod after only a few weeks does not necessarily indicate a manufacturing defect....
How to Size Two Hydraulic Cylinders Working Simultaneously in an Injection Mold
How do you correctly size two hydraulic cylinders that must extract the same plastic component simultaneously? This real engineering case...
How to Calculate the Pulling Force of Hydraulic Cylinders in Injection Molds with Mechanical Locks
How do you correctly size a hydraulic cylinder when an injection mold uses a mechanical locking system? This real engineering...
How to Size Hydraulic Cylinders for Injection Molds: A Real Engineering Case Study
Selecting the correct hydraulic cylinder for an injection mold requires much more than choosing a bore size and stroke. This...
Hydraulic Cushioning in Injection Mold Cylinders
Hydraulic cushioning is a key feature for controlling mass deceleration in injection molds. Learn design principles, calculations, benefits, limitations and...
Preload in Self-Locking Hydraulic Cylinders
Even elastic deformations of only a few tenths of a millimeter can affect injection molding quality. Discover how preload in...
Fakuma 2026 injection molding technologies
Fakuma 2026 is expected to become one of the most important technical events for the plastics industry. From smart molds...
K Show 2028 Packaging and Robotics
K Show 2028 will showcase the next generation of smart packaging, industrial robotics and digital factories. The exhibition will highlight...