See how compressed air can be used to move a piston rod back and forth. See how compressed air can be used to move a piston rod back and forth. Design Squad is available to stream on pbs.org and the ...

• Pneumatic cylinders come in many basic versions. • All cylinders can be tweaked to better fit an application. • Custom designs can perform better and save money when standard cylinders don’t fit the ...

The motion-control industry's first round-line pneumatic rod lock prevents piston rods from moving when air pressure is lost. It can help hold stationary loads at machine shutdown and prevent tool ...

Pistons play the ultimate role in an engine, but despite that, it's still hard to fully wrap your head around all the forces involved. There are plenty of moving parts in an internal combustion engine ...

Here you can see basic piston terminology, including major and minor thrust locations. Of particular note is the fact that piston pin offset can be used to counteract combustion pressures on the ...

Pistons are an engine-building element we like to brag about, but you won't catch many of us boasting about having cast pistons. Cast pistons are for wimps. Many of us like to talk up hypereutectic ...