Composite pneumatic and hydraulic cylinders

Polygon's PolySlide^® products are revolutionizing the motion control field with advanced composite cylinder tubing materials, providing high performance and value compared to aluminum and other similar metallic materials.

Composite cylinder benefits:

• Low friction for reduced seal wear
• Lower weight, even lower than aluminum and comparable to magnesium
• Better corrosion resistance, allowing use in caustic environments
• Improved impact resistance
• Enhanced impingement resistance - resists denting
• Non-conductive

Interchangeable

PolySlide^® can be interchanged with any metallic cylinder material in a variety of tie-rod applications.

Polygon Company has patented numerous end termination techniques for non-tie rod applications.

Complete Fabrication Available

PolySlide^® cylinders can be provided as needed, from a simple cylinder tube cut to length for customer assembly to a complete cylinder assemblies designed and built in-house according to your specifications. Assemblies are available for numerous applications ranging from trucks to packaging equipment.

On-site Testing Facilities

Polygon not only has the technology to assist cylinder manufacturers in the use of PolySlide^® cylinders but also has the internal testing facilities to validate most designs to our customers' satisfaction.

Polygon's in-house capabilities range from cycle testing, burst pressure chamber with video analysis of failure mechanisms, to in-use frictional analysis.

Sensing Technology

Polygon has also developed the first cylinder with Intrinsic Sensing Technology within an embedded electronic component to the composite laminate for finished cylinder assemblies.