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    24 Products

    Locking Air Slides

    Image of Product. Front orientation. Contains Annotated. Air Slides. Locking Air Slides.
    Prevent sudden drops while raising and lowering grippers and other pick-and-place equipment. A safety end lock engages when air pressure is lost, stopping loads from falling or slamming against the air slide. The air slide guide rods keep the head from twisting as it extends and retracts for steadier motion than air cylinders. These air slides also have a larger mounting surface area compared to air cylinders, so you can mount or push larger items at the end of the slide.
    The piston is magnetic, so it can activate relays and controllers when used with a sensor (sold separately). When the piston moves past the sensor, the sensor activates. You can use multiple sensors—attach one for each action to trigger.
    Sensor Ready
    Lg., mm
    Air Inlet
    Stroke
    Retracted
    Extended
    Force @ 100
    psi, lbf
    Carriage
    Material
    Pipe
    Size
    Thread
    Type
    Gender
    Air Inlet Thread
    Size
    Dynamic Horiz.
    Load Cap., lb.
    Features
    Each
    6 mm Bore (37 mm Wide)
    501291794Aluminum
    Metric
    FemaleM5 x 0.8 mm3End Lock6481N140000000
     
    10 mm Bore (46 mm Wide)
    5014219212Aluminum
    Metric
    FemaleM5 x 0.8 mm8End Lock6481N18000000
     
    15 mm Bore (58 mm Wide)
    5014919932Aluminum
    Metric
    FemaleM5 x 0.8 mm22End Lock6481N23000000
     
    20 mm Bore (64 mm Wide)
    5016421444Aluminum
    Metric
    FemaleM5 x 0.8 mm35End Lock6481N27000000
     
    25 mm Bore (80 mm Wide)
    5017122178Aluminum
    1/8
    BSPT
    Female52End Lock6481N32000000
     
    32 mm Bore (98 mm Wide)
    50192242122Aluminum
    1/8
    BSPT
    Female85End Lock6481N36000000
     
    Reed Sensors with LED

    Air Slides

    Image of Product. Front orientation. Air Slides. Air Slides.
    Image of Attribute. Front orientation. Contains Annotated. Air Slides.
    Convenient for use with devices such as grippers and printing heads, these air slides have a nonrotating head that provides steady motion and a larger mounting area than air cylinders. Air slides have two guide rods parallel to the piston that keep the head from twisting as it extends and retracts.
    The magnetic piston inside these slides can activate relays and controllers when used with a sensor (not included). When the piston moves past the sensor, the sensor activates. You can use multiple sensors—attach one for each action to trigger.
    Sensor Ready
    Lg., mm
    Air Inlet
    Stroke
    Retracted
    Extended
    Force @ 100
    psi, lbf
    Carriage
    Material
    Pipe
    Size
    Thread
    Type
    Gender
    Dynamic Horiz.
    Load Cap., lb.
    Each
    20 mm Bore (76 mm Wide)
    5019219249Aluminum
    1/8
    BSPP
    Female66311K4740000000
     
    50 mm Bore (162 mm Wide)
    50241241304Aluminum
    1/8
    BSPP
    Female256311K485000000
     
    Accessories and Replacements for Air Slides

    Clean Room Table Air Slides

    Move optical equipment and other electronics sensitive to dust and fine particles from a range of mounting positions. These air slides have a port that connects to a vacuum or exhaust system to remove particles created by friction inside the slide before they contaminate your space. Compared to standard air slides, these slides have a platform that extends the mounting surface to the top of the slide. This design reduces the total space needed for a full stroke length. Two guide rods keep the head steady as it extends and retracts.
    A magnetic piston inside these slides activates relays and controllers when used with a sensor (sold separately). When the piston moves past the sensor, the sensor activates. You can use multiple sensors—one for each action you want to trigger.
    Sensor Ready
    Image of Attribute. Side1 orientation. Contains Annotated. Clean Room Table Air Slides.
    Image of Specification. Front orientation. Contains Annotated. Clean Room Table Air Slides.
    Lg., mm
    Air Inlet
    Stroke
    Retracted
    Extended
    Force @ 100
    psi, lbf
    Carriage
    Material
    Pipe
    Size
    Thread
    Type
    Gender
    Air Inlet Thread
    Size
    Dynamic Horiz.
    Load Cap., lb.
    Clean Room Std.
    Each
    12 mm Bore (47 mm Wide)
    5013118135Aluminum
    Metric
    FemaleM5 x 0.8 mm22Fed. Std. Class 10, ISO Class 4
    7058N140000000
     
    16 mm Bore (58 mm Wide)
    5013218263Aluminum
    Metric
    FemaleM5 x 0.8 mm39Fed. Std. Class 10, ISO Class 4
    7058N19000000
     
    20 mm Bore (73 mm Wide)
    5014619698Aluminum
    1/8
    NPT
    Female56Fed. Std. Class 10, ISO Class 4
    7058N25000000
     
    Reed Sensors with LED

    Clean Room Air Slides

    Image of Product. Front orientation. Contains Annotated. Air Slides. Clean Room Air Slides.
    Prevent dust and fine particles from contaminating your clean room or damaging sensitive electronics while moving grippers and other pick-and-place equipment. These air slides have a port that connects to a vacuum or exhaust system to remove particles created by friction inside the slide before they contaminate your space. The guide rods keep the head from twisting as it extends and retracts for steadier motion than air cylinders. These air slides also have a larger mounting surface area compared to air cylinders, so you can mount or push larger items at the end of the slide.
    The piston is magnetic, so you can use these slides with sensors (sold separately) to activate relays and controllers. When the piston moves past a sensor, the sensor activates. You can use multiple sensors—one for each action you want to trigger.
    Sensor Ready
    Lg., mm
    Air
    Inlet
    Stroke
    Retracted
    Extended
    Force @ 100
    psi, lbf
    Carriage
    Material
    Air Inlet Thread
    Size
    Thread
    Type
    Gender
    Dynamic Horiz.
    Load Cap., lb.
    Clean Room Std.
    Each
    20 mm Bore (64 mm Wide)
    5014619644Aluminum
    M5 x 0.8 mmMetric
    Female1Fed. Std. Class 10, ISO Class 4
    6837N120000000
     
    25 mm Bore (80 mm Wide)
    5014919944Aluminum
    M5 x 0.8 mmMetric
    Female2Fed. Std. Class 10, ISO Class 4
    6837N15000000
     
    32 mm Bore (98 mm Wide)
    5016721744Aluminum
    M5 x 0.8 mmMetric
    Female3Fed. Std. Class 10, ISO Class 4
    6837N18000000
     
    Reed Sensors with LED

    Double-Ended Air Slides

    Image of Product. Front orientation. Contains Annotated. Air Slides. Double-Ended Air Slides.
    Push one object while pulling another—when one head on these air slides extends, the other retracts. Often used in pick-and-place systems across two surfaces, such as parallel conveyors, they can take the place of two standard air slides. With guide rods that keep the heads from twisting, they move more steadily than air cylinders. They also have a larger mounting area.
    The piston is magnetic, so you can use these slides with sensors (sold separately) to activate relays and controllers. When the piston moves past a sensor, the sensor activates. You can use multiple sensors—one for each action you want to trigger.
    Sensor Ready
    Lg., mm
    Air Inlet
    Stroke
    Overall
    Force @ 100
    psi, lbf
    Carriage
    Material
    Pipe
    Size
    Thread
    Type
    Gender
    Air Inlet Thread
    Size
    Dynamic Horiz.
    Load Cap.
    Each
    6 mm Bore (37 mm Wide)
    501834.87Aluminum
    Metric
    FemaleM5 x 0.8 mm2 oz.6426N150000000
     
    10 mm Bore (46 mm Wide)
    5021615.73Aluminum
    Metric
    FemaleM5 x 0.8 mm10 oz.6426N21000000
     
    15 mm Bore (58 mm Wide)
    5023339.56Aluminum
    Metric
    FemaleM5 x 0.8 mm1 lb.6426N26000000
     
    25 mm Bore (80 mm Wide)
    50260118.92Aluminum
    1/8
    BSPT
    Female5 lb.6426N32000000
     
    32 mm Bore (98 mm Wide)
    50293189.73Aluminum
    1/8
    BSPT
    Female7 lb.6426N39000000
     
    Reed Sensors with LED
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