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POLYSLIDE™ product can be supplied in various forms ranging from a cylinder tube ready for assembly to a completed cylinder designed for a specific application. It is available in standard sizes or can be custom designed to customer's requirements.

End Cap Designs

End caps can be designed in various ways to meet specified requirements. The simplest means of attaching the ends to the cylinder is by the use of tie rods; however, Polygon has experience with other end cap attachment techniques.

POLYSLIDE™ Lubrication Guidelines

For normal application the same lubrication and methods of application used for metallic cylinders can be used with POLYSLIDE™ cylinders. Normal pre-lubrication procedures are also recommended. In line or in service lubrication is acceptable but often not required. POLYSLIDE™ composite cylinder tubing, eliminates known problems with gel-coated composite cylinder tubing. Advantages over gel-coated cylinder tubing include:

• Inherently self-lubricating composite wear surface
• Lower coefficient of friction during cycling
• Longer seal life during operation
• Eliminates manufacturing concerns related to EPA regulations
• Delamination issues are eliminated
• Impact and fatigue resistance is improved
• Higher degree of embeddability of wear surface

The uniqueness of the POLYSLIDE™ bore surface provides advantages over the gel-coated cylinders. These advantages include the elimination of delamination concerns of the gel-coat with the backing material. The adhesion friction is normally greater with gelcoated surfaces. The following case study compares the performance of POLYSLIDE™ and a gel-coated composite cylinder.

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