Norgren KM/8021/M/180 Double-Acting Cylinder - ISO 6432

Stainless steel barrel and piston rod deliver exceptional corrosion and acid resistance, extending service life in washdown-heavy environments. This durability translates into lower maintenance costs and longer intervals between component replacements on sanitary lines. The KM/8021/M/180 is designed for food processing, beverage packaging, and other hygienic automation tasks where cleanability and reliability are non-negotiable. Magnetic piston comes as standard, enabling reliable position feedback without external sensors. This simplifies control architectures, reduces wiring complexity, and improves repeatability, shortening commissioning time on new lines. In practice it supports closed-loop positioning for high-speed indexing, clamping, and end-of-stroke sensing in packaging applications. Adjustable cushioning provides tunable impact and motion control, minimizing peak loads on seals and guides. The result is quieter operation, extended seal life, and fewer unplanned shutdowns in high-cycle environments. This makes it ideal for repetitive pick-and-place, dosing, and winch-like actuation within packaging and conveying zones. Iso 6432 compliance, a 20 mm bore, 180 mm stroke, and a G1/8 port position the KM/8021/M/180 for compatibility with standard pneumatic components and mounting footprints. The design reduces retrofit time, simplifies spare-parts management, and eases OEM integration across automation cells and customer-specific architectures. These features support scalable expansion in growing manufacturing lines. Theoretical force of 188 N provides robust actuation across typical loads in compact form factors. Engineers can confidently select this cylinder for small- to mid-load tasks without oversizing equipment, helping optimize total cost of ownership in continuous operation environments. Material choices include a barrel of X5 Cr Ni 18 10 (1.4301: AISI 304) and a piston rod of X10 Cr Ni S 18 9 (1.4305: AISI 303), reinforcing corrosion resistance in caustic washdowns. The magnetic piston also supports reliable sensing and automation integration across standard PLC and valve interfaces.