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News Release from: SMC Corporation of America | Subject: MQ Series
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 23 October 2006
Cylinders minimise sliding friction
The MQ series is ideally suited to applications such as force and tension control where low breakaway pressure is critical.
SMC Corp has announced the expansion of its MQ Series of metal seal cylinders The MQ Series uses a precision-machined cylinder assembly to minimise sliding friction
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 9 Jun 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Using this design, breakaway pressure is available as low as 0.001MPa.
The MQ series is ideally suited to applications such as force and tension control where low breakaway pressure is critical.
The MQQ metal seal cylinder is based on SMC's CQ2 compact cylinder, suited for general use where low friction is required.
This product is available in 10, 16, 20, 25, 30 and 40mm bore sizes.
Operating pressure ranges from 0.005 to 0.5MPa.
Operating speed is as low as 0.3mm/s up to 500mm/s.
Standard strokes range from 10 to 100mm.
A lateral load resistant option is available to increase the resistance to side loads.
The MQM series is based on SMC's CM2 round body cylinder, and is perfect for applications that require extremely high frequency operation.
Operating speeds range all the way up to 3000mm/s.
This version is available in 10, 16, 20 and 25mm bore sizes.
Operating pressure ranges from 0.005 to 0.7MPa.
Standard strokes range from 15 to 100mm.
The MQP series is miniature version of the metal seal cylinder, good for use in very compact spaces and where breakaway pressure must be at the absolute minimum.
Operating pressure can be as low as 0.001MPa.
This MQP is available in 4, 6, 10, 16 and 20mm bore sizes.
Standard stroke is 10mm for all bores.
All MQ series actuators are designed for extremely long life of 10,000km or 100 million operating cycles when properly used within specifications.
The operating ambient/fluid temperature range is -10 to +80C.
Unit weights range from 43g for the smallest size, up to 2399g for the largest size.
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