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AIRPOT Corporation
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Accurate Force Pneumatics: The Heart of Airpot
From the 1950s forward, Airpot Corporation has led the world in the innovative manufacture of precision air damping dashpots. Their wide range of uses includes damping shock, vibration and oscillation; controlling velocity in solenoids, springloaded mechanisms, and free falling parts; and mechanical time delay. 1994 marked the introduction of another revolutionary pneumatic product line: the Airpel® Anti-Stiction® Air Cylinder. Based on the Airpot dashpot’s unique piston/ cylinder technology, the Airpel line created a new category of air cylinders combining unparalleled ultra-smooth motion with instrument-class performance. Airpel air cylinders are used as pneumatic actuators, counterbalances, and force providers for holding, bending, pushing, and clamping mechanisms. All Airpot Corp. products excel where low friction/low hysteresis, sensitive response, long life, clean operation, and extreme temperatures are high-priority application requirements. Airpot products happily need no piston seals, lubrication or maintenance. And all are made in America, 100%. Unwavering devotion to application engineering, customer service, product quality, and on-time delivery? Yes — it forms the foundation of Airpot Corp’s continuing success as a trusted supplier to many of the world’s most prestigious OEMs. Please head to airpot.com for a free product sample — to inspire, admire, and possibly improve the appearance of your desk! Airpot Corporation, Inc. 35 Lois Street • Norwalk CT 06851 • USA 800-848-7681 service@airpot.com www.airpot.com
One primary objective drives Airpot’s innovative engineering and unique technology: to provide a select family of products specifically tailored to pneumatica ly control force with amazing precision, repeatability, responsiveness, and resolution. We call this capability “Accurate Force Pneumatics.” Four specialized product groups provide this function and keep us moving as leaders in engineering. Actuation To generate a precise motive or applied force, Airpot Self-Aligning Pneumatic Actuators, Anti-Stiction Airpels, and Zero-Friction Airpel-AB air cylinders provide movement, holding, clamping, and contact forces with amazing accuracy and repeatability over an extreme temperature range. And they can respond with resolutions of less than ½ gram. In fact, the unique AirpelAB even provides a driving force and air-bearing grade smoothness simultaneously!
Damping When there is the need to reduce or eliminate harmful or excessive motion, velocity or impact, adjustable Airpot Dashpots and Snubbers use ambient air to precisely and accurately control force, oscillation, and shock with long life and sensitive response to force inputs. Displacement The ultra-low friction, close-fitting moving part of our precision Piston/Cylinder sets and SelfAligning Actuators enable the precise dispensing of small volumes of air perfect for pumping and flow applications. Clever engineers also find th make ideal building blocks for specialized linear bearings, displacement indicators, and other sliding/driving devices — all without requiring any lubrication, seals or maintenance. Optimized Systems Our versatile, cost-effective Optimized Systems provide most of the critical control components needed between the air supply and the force output to achieve the accuracy and precision of your actuation objectives. You’ll save valuable research and development time because system components are already matched to insure optimum performance. What’s more, as a package, you’ll find very attractive pricing See our infortaining short video at airpot.com/airpotVideos/ airpotat.php
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