A FLAIR FOR RELIABILITY,
POWERED SLIDES
Hi-Cycle Means Value
You can select Flairline products with confidence.
They are expertly designed, made of the finest materials available, and carefully assembled. Anodized aluminum construction for light weight and quality seals for reliability combine to give you outstanding product performance. Our design specifications are precisely held during manufacture, and every individual product must pass stringent functional tests before they are considered “customer ready.”
After testing is completed, Flairline/Fast shipping assures that Flairline products are shipped to our distributors or directly to the customers within three to five working days. Flairline understands that availability is important.
So is price. Flairline products are surprisingly inexpensive, rapidly repaying your low initial investment with trouble-free operation. Quality design and easy repairability enhance production and add value to your equipment.
Should Flairline products need service, we provide that, too. Our interest in your complete satisfaction doesn’t end
POWERED SLIDES
after the sale. With repair kits and parts, Flairline is prepared to handle any emergency and minimize downtime.
Make your selections with complete confidence from our extensive line of low cost, fast-action pneumatic or hydraulic actuators.
Special Products
Flairline standard products offer a wide variety of application capabilities. No matter how extensive a product line may be, there is often a need for something unique for your special application. Responding to this need is important to Flairline. We are pleased to offer our capabilities to manufacture pneumatic and hydraulic actuators to your specifications.
Contact your local Flairline distributor for more information.
CAD Files on Disk
CAD product drawings are available in DXF or DWG formats for use with this catalog. These drawings can also be downloaded from our Web site at www.flairline.com
FLAIRLINE HI-CYCLE
SERIES OPS AND MPS
FlairlineSeriesOPSandMPSpoweredslidesfeaturefourguide-rodbearingsconsistingofamaterialbasedonatoughthermoplasticalloy,a matrixofhighlyabrasion-resistantfibersandafriction-reducingsolidlubricantmix.Specialcharacteristicsoftheguiderodbearingsinclude: wearresistance,lowcoefficientoffriction,vibrationdampeningproperties,dirtresistanceandhighresistancetochemicals.Allpoweredslides haveoversizedchrome-plated,high-strength,corrosionresistantsteelguide-rods.SeriesOPSandMPSarepoweredbyFlairlinecylinders featuringdynamicO-ringpistonseals(BunaNstandard;Vitonavailable).ConstructionofFlairline“repairable”poweredslidecylindersincludes stainlesssteelpistonrods(chrome-platedsteelon1-1/2”boremodels),aluminumheadsandcaps,hard-anodizedaluminumbarrelsand anodizedaluminumbodiesandtoolblocks.Seepages4and5forengineeringdataandpages6and7forspecialoptions.
Forautomatedstrokesequencing,specifySeriesMPSpoweredslides.SeriesMPSmodelsarepoweredbyFlairlinemagneticswitch cylinderswhichincludepistonswithfactoryinstalledmagnets.MagneticswitchoptionsincludeReedandHallEffecttypes.Stainlesssteel mountingbandscanbeadjustedtoanylocationonthecylinderallowingseveralswitchestobemountedforcontrollingorinitiatingany sequencefunction.SeeFlairline“CylindersandValves”catalogforadditionalinformationonswitchoptions.Seepages4and5forengineering dataandpages6and7forspecialoptions.
OPS/MPS
nternal cushions(Option“HC”),dimension“JJ”is1/8”.ToorderSpecialDimension“JJ”,seepage7forspecialoptionsandpage8forordering instructions.
1/8borepoweredslides,thecap-endportislocatedinthecenterofthecap.
1/8borepoweredslideswithinternalcushions(Option“HC”),dimension“Y”increasesby1”.Inaddition,dimension“Y” willincreaseby1”for1/2,3/4and1-1/8borepoweredslidesseriesMPS.
BORE
DIMENSION REFERENCE
S
U V W X Y
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BORE
/411/81
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/815/32119/3213/
/81
/161
/162
/1625/3211/81
/1615/82
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/1615/161
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/322
/
/
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/161
/47/643/641
1/
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/4-203/8-16
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/4-205/16-18
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Stroke
TABLE #1 MAXIMUM SIDE LOAD
BORE SIZE 119.73 1/23/411/811/2 37.7082.05131.91 15.3129.9368.45112.01 12.4924.7158.6897.26 10.5420.9651.3285.86 9.1118.3345.5776.83 8.0216.2040.9569.46 7.1514.5037.1863.36 5.8413.1534.0258.21 4.2312.0031.3553.82 3.1511.0520.1450.02 2.397.2815.6546.71 1.855.7013.3543.79 ———29.37 ———24.00 ———19.79 ———16.44 ———13.74 ———13.63
TABLE #2 MAXIMUM MOMENTS (INCH LBS.)
Stroke
BORE SIZE 120.97 1/23/411/811/2 49.48148.71280.30 16.2639.28124.06238.03 13.2732.43106.35206.68 11.2027.5193.01182.45 9.6824.0682.60163.26 8.5221.2674.23147.60 7.6019.0467.38134.65 6.2117.2661.67123.70 4.5015.7656.83114.38 3.3414.5036.50106.29 2.549.5628.3699.26 1.967.4924.2093.05 ———62.42 ———51.00 ———42.05 ———34.93 ———29.19 ———28.96
Stroke
TABLE #3 MAXIMUM DEFLECTION AT MAXIMUM SIDE LOAD
BORE SIZE
1/23/411/811/2 .001.001.0006 .003.002.002.001 .006.004.003.002 .009.006.004.003 .014.009.006.004 .019.012.008.005 .026.016.010.006 .030.020.013.008 .030.025.015.009 .030.030.015.011 .030.030.015.013 .030.030.015.015 ———.015 ———.015 ———.015 ———.015 ———.015 ———.015
Stroke
TABLE #4 DEFLECTION VS. WORK WEIGHT
BORE SIZE
1/23/411/811/2 37,70082,050219,850 5,10314,96534,225112,010 2,0826,17819,56048,360 1,1713,49312,83028,620 6512,0377,59519,208 4221,3505,11913,892 2759063,71810,560 1956582,6177,276 1414802,0905,980 1053681,3434,547 802431,0433,593 621908902,919 ———1,958
#4
CALCULATE THE WEIGHT THAT CAN BE CARRIED BY A PARTICULAR POWERED SLIDE (GIVEN BORE AND STROKE) THAT WOULD NOT DEFLECT MORE THAN A GIVEN AMOUNT. FOR EXAMPLE: WHAT WEIGHT CAN BE CARRIED BY A POWERED SLIDE (WITH A 11/2” BORE AND 18” STROKE) THAT WOULD NOT DEFLECT MORE THAN .005? SOLUTION: (SEE TABLE #4)
.005 = 4.54 LBS
SHOCK ABSORBER OPTION
EXTERNAL BUMPERS AND STOP COLLARS OPTION
EXTERNAL URETHANE BUMPERS WITH STOP COLLARS PROVIDE STROKE ADJUSTMENT ON RETRACTION (OPTION “BR”) ON EXTENSION (OPTION “BE”), OR IN BOTH DIRECTIONS (OPTION “BB”*).
NOTE: THESE OPTIONS EFFECT SOME BASIC DIMENSIONS. SEE CHART BELOW.
*Option “BB” is a combination of options “BR” and “BE.”
ACE CONTROLS SHOCK ABSORBERS AND EXTERNAL URETHANE BUMPERS WITH STOP COLLARS PROVIDE DECELERATION AND STROKE ADJUSTMENT ON EXTENSION (OPTION “SE”), ON RETRACTION (OPTION “SR”) OR IN BOTH DIRECTIONS (OPTION “SB”*). OPTION “SE” AND “SR” EACH CONSISTS OF A SHOCK ABSORBER, MOUNTING BRACKET, STRIKER PLATE AND BUMPER ON ONE END OF THE POWERED SLIDE. A BUMPER AND STOP COLLAR ARE INCLUDED ON THE SAME END BUT MOUNTED ON THE OPPOSITE GUIDE ROD.
SEE PAGE 7 FOR SHOCK ABSORBER SELECTION.
NOTE: THESE OPTIONS EFFECT SOME BASIC DIMENSIONS. SEE CHART BELOW.
*Option “SB” is a combination of options “SR” and “SE.”
Tocalculatetheappropriateshockabsorber:
1.)Calculatekineticenergy:K=(.2)(WT)(V2)WT=W+WB+WA
2.)Calculatecylinderforce-forextendstroke:FE=(.785)(B2)(P) -forretractstroke:FR=(.785)(B2–R2)(P)
Ifslideisinaverticalpositionwithloadmovingdown,addWTtocylinderforcevalue.
3.)CalculatePropellingForceEnergy-forextendstroke:FP=(FE)(S) -forretractstroke:FP=(FR)(S)
S=.50forshockmodels1and2
S=.75forshockmodels3,4and5
S=1.00forshockmodels6,7and8
4.)Calculateenergypercycle:EC=K+FP
5.)Calculateenergyperhour:ET=(EC)(C)
6.)Calculateeffectiveweight:WE=EC (.2)(V2)
DEFINITIONS:
FE=cylinderforceonextension(lbs.)
FR=cylinderforceonretraction(lbs.)
K=kineticenergy(inchlbs.)
FP=propellingforceenergy(inchlbs.)
EC=energypercycle(inchlbs.)
ET=energyperhour(inchlbs.perhr.)
WE=effectiveweight(lbs.)
B=cylinderbore(inches)
R=cylinderroddia.(inches)
P=airpressure(psi)
WT=movingweight(lbs.)
V=impactvelocity(ft.persec.)
W=weightofload(lbs.)
WB=baseweight(lbs.)
WA=guiderodadder(lbs.)
C=cyclesperhour
Comparethevaluesinsteps4,5and6withtheShockAbsorberSelectioncharttodeterminetheappropriateshockabsorberfortheapplication.
Note:ECandETvaluesshouldnotexceedtheratingslistedintheShockAbsorberSelectionchart.
SHOCK ABSORBER SELECTION
BORE SIZE
220-200150300,000 12-22150300,000 220-200150300,000 33-18300400,000 410-60300400,000 530-180300400,000 617-100650600,000 750-300650600,000 8150-900650600,000
BORE SIZE
MOVING WEIGHT VALUES
ROD ADDER (lbs. per inch of stroke)
CYL. ROD DIA. .407.062.250 .793.112.250 2.290.250.312 4.654.446.625
WT. (lbs.)
Toorderanyproducts,specifyinformationfromcategories
*1/2,3/4and1
non-stock.11/2borepoweredslidesareavailableineveninchincrementsofstroke,1”through18”,plus1
(upto18”max.)areconsiderednon-stock.
**1/2,3/4and11/8borepoweredslidesareavailablewithinternalurethanebumpersonbothendsofthecylinder.Note:Internalbumpersadd 1”todimension“Y”.11/2borepoweredslidesareavailablewithinternal“fixed”cushionsonbothendsofthecylinderandcylinderlengthis notaffected.
***Switchmodelsinclude:43-CR(Reed),43-HP(HallEffectSourcing)and43-HN(HallEffectSinking).Seealso“SwitchOptions”in FLAIRLINECYLINDERSANDVALVESCATALOGFL-32-Cforspecificationsonswitchmodelsandmountingbands.
****Thespecialoptionsinthe‘example’arespecialdimension“JJ”(toolblockextensionof1”)andACEControlsshockabsorbermodel“7”on “extension.”
REPLACEMENTPARTS,PACKINGKITSANDLUBRICANTSAREAVAILABLEFORALLFLAIRLINEPRODUCTS
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