While there are many types of Linear Actuators ranging from the simple “roller screw” model to sophisticated electro-mechanical, pneumatic, piezoelectric, and hydraulic, a linear actuator generally refers to devices that convert rectilinear or electro-rotational motion into linear motion. Hydraulic linear actuators refer to those
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Explosions and failures that occur in the Oil and Mining industry can have catastrophic results. While not every incident rises to the level of the tragic Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, the nature of drilling operations in such close proximity
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For those of us engineering types who derive particular enjoyment from an understanding of how big machines work, one of the most awe inspiring things to understand is the power achievable through large scale hydraulic cylinders. Being a unique supplier of Linear Position Sensors
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The second part in our continuing series on CPI Limit Switch applications highlights a few of the extreme duty deployments where harsh outdoor conditions, high vibration, and heavy usage are the norm. Many of these kinds of implementations can be categorized as “Safety Switch” applications.
Read More...There are a number of technologies to choose from when considering the implementation of a linear position sensor. As CPI's own sensors focus on the needs of hydraulic cylinder and hydraulic accumulator designers, it is instructive to review the various technologies being used in
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As one of the worlds leading providers of custom designed, waterproof limit switches for over 50 years, our products have been designed into some pretty diverse applications. Some of them are pretty easy to understand, like the panel mounted kill switch for a motorboat engine,
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Since we introduced our first LVDT based position sensors back in 1997, we’ve learned a lot about how to refine and extend this technology into some amazing industrial applications. Originally developed for the mobile hydraulics market, CPI sensors have evolved to find uses in many
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Telescoping Hydraulic Cylinders find uses in everything from raising the bed of a dump truck, to the massive riser tensioner cylinders used on offshore oil rigs. Telescoping cylinders were first designed to provide long stroke lengths where the total length required would not fit in
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CPI Thermal Cutoff Switches offer some of the most reliable and dependable temperature control in the industry, and as such have many unique applications where an uncompromising approach to thermal switch design is needed. Our product family has a calibration range of 0 to
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In the broadest sense, a limit switch is an electromechanical device designed to detect the presence or absence of another physical object, usually a piece of machinery that moves or travels. Perhaps one of the best ways to understand limit switches at a high level is
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