Pneumatic cylinders with rugged external design in anodised aluminium have internal parts of high grade engineering plastics to give low weight, soft end stops and silent operation.

Parker Pneumatic has introduced an entirely new and innovative family of ISO/VDMA pneumatic cylinders - the P1D Series - to meet the future demands of customers, worldwide, involved in a wide variety of industrial applications such as packaging machines, the food processing industry, woodworking industry, automotive plants, the dairy industry and OEM automation. Development work on the P1D Series involved close collaboration with machine manufacturers and users. The result is a complete family of cylinders designed to cover almost every conceivable application.

Every variant in the new ISO/VDMA-compliant Parker P1D family is available in bore sizes from 32 to 125 mm and has a rugged external design in anodised aluminium with internal parts of high-grade engineering plastics such as acetal and polyurethane, giving optimal geometry, low weight, soft end stops and silent operation.

The sealing material is polyurethane throughout for long service life.

New sensor technology (patent applied for) gives an extremely clean external design.

Drop-in sensors are installed in separate grooves integral to the barrel.

This provides good mechanical protection and makes them easy to install and adjust.

Up to four sensors can be used at the same time Three main versions, some with unique properties, are available - the P1D Standard; P1D Clean; P1D Flexible Porting; and P1D Complete Units.

P1D Standard - a universal high performance 'install and forget' general purpose cylinder.

Features include new sensor technology.

Drop-in sensors are easily installed in any of the four grooves on the body extrusion and can be positioned anywhere along the stroke of the cylinder.

P1D Clean - these cylinders have been developed to meet the strict hygienic requirements of the food industry, with several innovative solutions and at a significantly lower price than stainless steel cylinders.

Convex body extrusion and surfaces avoid pockets and recesses where dirt might accumulate.

This also applies to details such as the cushioning screws and the protection plugs for the end cover screws.

Up to four integral sensors, inserted into their grooves through a transparent, sealed cover, are easily adjusted and maintained.

The P1D Clean is also available with ports in the same end cover for confined spaces and with a special scraper ring and piston rod seal system designed for operation with a dry piston rod.

P1D Flexible Porting - cylinders with both ports in the same end cover for installation in confined spaces.

The Flexible Porting option is made possible by air ducts in the convex barrel enabling connections to be made at either end with straight or elbow push-in connectors.

P1D Flexible Porting cylinders can be supplied to accommodate the standard 'drop-in' sensors, or the integral sensors offered with the P1D Clean cylinders.

P1D Complete Units - cylinders can also be supplied as complete units with factory-installed fittings and accessories.

The comprehensive P1D family also includes special versions, for example with through piston rod, extended piston rod and three- and four-position cylinders.

Although the choice is wide, Parker has succeeded in making matters simpler for customers by offering complete units on which all fittings and accessories have been pre-installed by Parker.

Using a newly-developed ordering key, customers can order a ready-to-install cylinder with only one article number, instead of having to order as many as ten separate articles simplifying logistics and reducing costs.