Honed Tube End Preparation: Chamfers, Threads, and Welding End Caps

A cylinder builder once traced a batch of leaking cylin […]
Cylinder Mounting Styles: Clevis, Trunnion, Flange, and Rod Loading

A machine designer once could not work out why two seem […]
How to Spot Poor Chrome Plating: Adhesion, Nodules, and Coverage

A quality engineer once sent us photos of a competitor& […]
Thermal Expansion in Cylinders: How Bore and Rod Fits Change with Temperature

An engineer designing cylinders for a steel-mill applic […]