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Piston Actuators: Piston Actuators Are Used When The Stroke of A Diaphragm Actuator Would Be

Piston actuators use compressed air applied to a solid piston within a cylinder to move the piston and an attached shaft, with single acting designs using a return spring and double acting designs applying air to either side of the piston.

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Piston Actuators: Piston Actuators Are Used When The Stroke of A Diaphragm Actuator Would Be

Piston actuators use compressed air applied to a solid piston within a cylinder to move the piston and an attached shaft, with single acting designs using a return spring and double acting designs applying air to either side of the piston.

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Piston actuators

Piston actuators are used when the stroke of a diaphragm actuator would be


too short or the thrust is too small. Compressed air is applied to a solid piston contained
within a solid cylinder. Simple designs have the air fed into a central chamber and the
air forces the piston upwards. When the air pressure is removed, the shaft moves in the
opposite direction due to the reverse force spring. Piston actuators can also being
double acting, meaning the air can be fed into either side of the piston since there is not
a return spring.

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