Highly configurable, the Festo DLGF rodless cylinder includes integral mountings and
interfaces to reduce design time and cost and improve reliability during operation.
By considering the DLGF as part of a system
rather than just as a standalone component,
Festo has removed the need for mountings
and interface blocks, eliminating the time
and cost of designing and machining
additional components.
Instead, the carriage provides an interface
on the top for precision pneumatic slides
such as the new Festo DGST – for use in an
X-Z combination, for example – or for up to
three compact cylinders on the side face. In
addition to reducing time and cost at the
design stage, integral mountings like these
increase accuracy and repeatability during
operation and eliminate the mass and load
offset of extra mounting plates, which can
increase wear and shorten operating life.
Coupling two DLGF units together couldn’t
be simpler: connect two cylinders to create
a long-stroke gripper or use two cylinders of
differing strokes for intermediate positioning
applications, i.e. for a 3-position traverse
operation.
Specifiers and machine builders can quickly
identify the best DLGF option for their
application by inputting just four parameters
into the Festo Product Configurator. A large
range of standard models are available ex-
stock to minimise lead-in times.
About Festo
Festo is a leading international supplier
of automation technology with a
turnover in 2017 of around €3.1 billion.
Festo employs about 20,100 people
worldwide and is a proven innovator
and problem solver in the field of
pneumatic and electrical automation
where it has established itself as the
performance leader. Festo offers over
30,000 pneumatic and electric products
for factory and process automation
technology which can be tailored to
specific customer needs in a variety of
modular programs.
Festo Industrial Automation’s innovative
strength is demonstrated through
the introduction of around 100 new
products being launched every year. The
company invests over 8% of its turnover
in R&D resulting in over 2,600 patents
held worldwide. For more information
about the company’s products and
services, please visit: www.festo.co.uk
For more information and technical
data, visit: www.festo.co.uk/dlgf
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