A wire rope made of twisted strands of material. In the case of cable cylinders, cables are made of strands of galvanized steel which are twisted together in bundles. These bundles, in turn, are twisted around each other. The resulting cable is coated with an extruded nylon covering.

Cable Assembly

A sub-assembly consisting of the cable ferrule, terminals and gland seals.

Cable Cylinder

A rodless cylinder using cables to transmit force from a piston.

Cable Cylinder Repair Kit

A sub-assembly consisting of two cable assemblies and the internal seals, (two piston seals, two cushion seals and two tube-sealing O-rings) required to keep a cable cylinder operational.

Caliper Disc Brake

A form of brake, used to retard, stop or hold action. The brake is called a “caliper” because it is mounted over a rotating disc to which it applies a friction member (puck) to slow, stop or hold the disc.

Carrier

Attached to band cylinder or linear slide with bearing system the carrier supports and moves the load. Tol-O-Matic options include: Auxiliary carrier, Dual 180 carrier (BC3 only), Long Carrier (BC4 only).

Center of Gravity

(Center of Mass) The point a which the entire weight of a body may be considered as concentrated so that if supported at this point the body would remain in equilibrium in any position.

Clevis

The name given to the U-shaped cable connecting bracket on a Tol-O-Matic cable cylinder.

Coefficient of Friction

The measurement of friction of one object sliding across another. Symbolized by the Greek letter Mu (m) it is defined as the tangent of the angle of repose of a static body. The coefficient is expressed in decimal values (clean iron on clean iron is 1.0, while metal on solid rubber may range from 1.0 up to 4.0). When objects are wet, the coefficient of friction decreases.

Configurator

Name given to the software that uses the configuration string to give instructions to the factory with correct specifications to create your built-to-order actuator.

Configuration String

A series of code letters and numbers that Tol-O-Matic uses to create built-to-order actuators.

Constraint

Guided and supported in a particular direction, through the use of an external guidance and bearing system.

Cushion

A means of slowing down a cylinder piston at the end of its stroke by forcing exhaust through a port with an orifice small enough to restrict the velocity at which the pressure fluid is exhausted.

Cycle

1) A sequence of operations that is repeated regularly. 2) The time it takes for one such sequence to occur.

Cycle Rate

The total number of times a complete motion is made from start and return to start in a specific period of time.