SMC Corporation Australia New Zealand - J-Series Compact Cylinder

SMC, the worldwide leading expert in pneumatics, announced the launch of their new next generation product, the J-Series cylinder, was showcased for the first time in Australia at Auspack 2017 .
SMC’s latest compact cylinders, the JMGP guide cylinder and the compact JCQ Series, have been designed with weight and space savings in mind. Both help to reduce machine sizes and costs, and deliver increased efficiency due to their lightweight nature which could enhance cycle time.
An investigation survey completed on customer operations revealed that it is possible to cover large parts of the market with half of the current capacity. By increasing the cylinder tube size, the operating pressure can be reduced and performance maintained, which leads to energy conservation.
Intermediate sizes are available, which means the footprint of the product can be reduced and performance maintained.
The background of the product development comes from a market survey, which showed that users required more compact and optimised cylinders with regards to performance and cylinder size, whilst also wishing to reduce the energy required.
The JMGP is a guide cylinder, featuring a dual rod, which has been designed for a variety of applications including pushing, clamping and lifting where there are space and weight restrictions in a transport line or for robotic manipulation and handling. The compact JCQ is ideal for similar applications where a short cylinder is required, but without the guiding capability.
As a result of the survey, it turned out that approximately half of the users put more importance on the output instead of guide strength.
Very suitable for applications where pushing, lifting and clamping is required, the product is available in three mounting options with four possible piping directions.It is investments in R&D and new products such as the J-Series which has seen this Japanese multinational win the Forbes Innovation Prize for a third time.

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