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Introducing PHD Optimax and a New Economical Thruster Slide Product Line
POSTED 02/07/2014
broadens its range of product offerings and provides customers even more choices. Built on the foundation of long-life products for industrial automation, PHD Optimax™ products are actuators designed to meet machine builders’ performance requirements at a competitive price. These economical, efficient, and reliable actuators provide customers with an alternative choice to PHD’s standard “built-to-order” product line, delivering even more solutions to meet industrial application needs.
To introduce the Optimax product line, PHD proudly presents the Optimax Series OSD Pneumatic Thruster Slide. The Series OSD is a robust linear actuator designed for precision and is ideal for a variety of applications. It is the lower price alternative to the PHD Series SD Pneumatic Thruster Slide, which has more options and longer cycle life. The Series OSD is available in 3/4, 1-1/8, and 2 in bore sizes, and offers standard travel lengths ranging from 1 in to 10 in.
The Series OSD features oversized guide shafts to provide maximum rigidity with minimum deflection. Urethane shock pads on extend and retract directions provide vibrational damping and minimize impact forces. To simplify installation and provide for interchangeability, the OSD features a tool plate for mounting of tooling or other actuators.