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Pneumatic Rod Locks



Advanced Machine & Engineering Co. (AME) offers its Amlok RLI line of pneumatic rod locks. Standard features include anodized aluminum construction, a heavy-duty clamp system and power-off clamping. The standard seal material is carboxylated nitrile.

The unit uses dry filtered air and has a release pressure ranging from a minimum of 4 bar/60 PSI to a maximum of 8 bar/120 PSI. The operating temperature ranges from 10° F to 180° F. Maximum rod tolerance is +0.000 in./-0.002 in.

Rod lock options include stainless or electroless nickel-plated housing, viton seals, wiper scraper and sealed versions. The lock mounts to standard ISO 6431 cylinders or can be stand-alone using MXO, MF1, MF2 and MS1 mounting configurations.

The Amlok RLI is available in various sizes for rod diameters of 16 mm, 20 mm, 25 mm, 32 mm and 40 mm and cylinder and bore diameters from 40 mm to 160 mm. Holding forces range from 200 lbs/890 N to 2,450 lbs/11 kN.

According to the company, the RLI power-off pneumatic rod locks are particularly well suited for holding applications in industries such as automotive, mobile, food, machine tool and military test, among others.

For more information contact:

Advanced Machine & Engineering Co.

2500 Latham St.

Rockford, IL 61103

815-316-5277

info@ame.com

www.ame.com

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