How do I control the speed of an air cylinder?
There are several ways to control the speed of an air cylinder.
A) SPEED CONTROL MUFFLERS
If you are using a double-acting cylinder you can use a 5-ported 4-way valve (you may already be using one of these):
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and speed control mufflers in each of the 2 exhaust ports:
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B) FLOW CONTROLS
These control the flow of air to the air cylinder and can be used with double-acting, single acting, and reverse acting air cylinders.
There are two types of flow controls that FrightProps offers.
In-Line flow control:
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Male Connector Push-On with Flow Control:
C) Quick Exhaust Valves
Quick exhaust valves are commonly used to increase the speed of cylinders or for rapid depressurization of tanks containing compressed air.
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