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Hydraulic cylinders are a crucial part of hydraulic systems. With a pressurising engine, they provide the rapid physical displacement and replacement of fluid that hydraulic lines, lifts, and presses need to maintain their strength and force.

Several hundred different standard-design hydraulic cylinders exist for a variety of applications, meaning you don’t normally need to pay to have a cylinder custom-designed. However, in some cases, none of the standard options fit, or you may require a specific performance output not matched by an available component. That’s where bespoke hydraulic cylinders come in.

Hydraulic cylinders come in a wide variety of types, designs, and sizes. You need to have a fair understanding of your project needs in order to choose the right one. Here’s how to narrow down your choice to the best cylinder.

A hydraulic cylinder is a mechanical actuator which gives a unidirectional force via a unidirectional stroke. A tube in which a piston operates under the action of fluid pressure is referred to as cylinder housing. Cylinder cushioning is an arrangement intended to regulate the speed of the piston as it ends the stroke. The piston’s deceleration begins when the plunger approaches the end of the cap.

Tandem hydraulic cylinders are versatile and adaptable components and can be used in a variety of mechanical applications. Completely customisable, they can provide the perfect solution when single hydraulic cylinders lack the force required to set machinery in motion. Yet for such a powerful piece of equipment, they are surprisingly simple in design.

Preventative maintenance is a strategy to reduce repair bills and keep machines running efficiently. Many businesses offer planned preventative maintenance (PPM) as a paid service. We don’t, although there is a strong argument that PPM extends the life of industrial equipment and can save money in the long term compared with repair costs and spare parts.

A hydraulic power pack is a portable power delivery system that holds energy for a hydraulic mechanism. The simplest way to think about what a hydraulic power pack is to consider the role of an electric battery, which stores energy for a circuit to draw on when needed. Hydraulic power packs are used in a wide range of industrial applications and machines, especially where there is no direct access to a power source.

Hydraulic power packs may come with standard configurations or be custom designed. Which option offers the best value for money? This all depends on the range of functions you require from your system. What factors should you consider when making your purchase decision?

Hydraulic engineers will often face cylinder faults in the field. There are a variety of common ones which don't necessarily lead to catastrophic failures but which can impact negatively on performance characteristics. Of course, identifying a fault is a quite different matter from getting to the root cause of the issue. In this article, we'll examine the best methods engineers have at their disposal for working out what is causing a hydraulic cylinder fault.

One of the factors that you have to take into account when producing hydraulic parts is the materials from which they are made. At Ranger Caradoc, we work with the best materials for durable, high performance hydraulic cylinders and pistons.