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35 Lois St, Norwalk, CT 06851, USA
+1 203-849-0539
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Overview
- Summary
- AIRPOT is a company specializing in ultra-low friction pneumatic devices, founded by Arthur Cohen in the early 1950s, utilizing proprietary graphite-glass technology to manufacture air cylinders, dashpots, shock absorbers, precision grippers, and piston cylinder setsAIRPOT is a company specializing in ultra-low friction pneumatic devices, founded by Arthur Cohen in the early 1950s, utilizing proprietary graphite-glass technology to manufacture air cylinders, dashpots, shock absorbers, precision grippers, and piston cylinder sets
- Key Products/Technologies
- Ultra-Low Friction Air Cylinders: Including Airpel, Airpel Plus, and Airpel-AB models, these products virtually eliminate friction through a combination of borosilicate glass cylinders and graphite or special stainless steel pistons. The Airpel-AB integrates 'Force Without Friction' air bearing technology, ensuring virtually unlimited piston life and lubrication-free, clean operation, serving as an ideal solution for precise force application, repeatable motive or counterbalancing forces, gentle handling, and uniform motion actuation.Ultra-Low Friction Air Cylinders: Including Airpel, Airpel Plus, and Airpel-AB models, these products virtually eliminate friction through a combination of borosilicate glass cylinders and graphite or special stainless steel pistons. The Airpel-AB integrates 'Force Without Friction' air bearing technology, ensuring virtually unlimited piston life and lubrication-free, clean operation, serving as an ideal solution for precise force application, repeatable motive or counterbalancing forces, gentle handling, and uniform motion actuation.
- Dashpots and Shock Absorbers (Snubbers): Devices providing precise air damping for velocity control, vibration suppression, and end-of-stroke shock absorption. Utilizing graphite piston and borosilicate glass cylinder technology, they operate without friction and maintain stable performance across a wide temperature range from -55°C to +150°C. Available in six bore diameters from 5.6mm to 45mm, with various stroke lengths from 13mm to 76mm, and configurations for push, pull, or two-way damping.Dashpots and Shock Absorbers (Snubbers): Devices providing precise air damping for velocity control, vibration suppression, and end-of-stroke shock absorption. Utilizing graphite piston and borosilicate glass cylinder technology, they operate without friction and maintain stable performance across a wide temperature range from -55°C to +150°C. Available in six bore diameters from 5.6mm to 45mm, with various stroke lengths from 13mm to 76mm, and configurations for push, pull, or two-way damping.
- GramForce Grippers: Ultra-low friction pneumatic grippers ideal for accurately and safely grasping, holding, or positioning extremely fragile, soft, delicate, or sensitive parts. They operate at pressures from 0.02 MPa to 0.7 MPa, providing precise holding forces as low as 0.25 N up to 8.6 N. Driven by two tiny 5.6mm bore ultra-low friction pneumatic Airpot actuators enhanced with Airpel Plus technology, they offer a wide operating temperature range from -20°C to +80°C.GramForce Grippers: Ultra-low friction pneumatic grippers ideal for accurately and safely grasping, holding, or positioning extremely fragile, soft, delicate, or sensitive parts. They operate at pressures from 0.02 MPa to 0.7 MPa, providing precise holding forces as low as 0.25 N up to 8.6 N. Driven by two tiny 5.6mm bore ultra-low friction pneumatic Airpot actuators enhanced with Airpel Plus technology, they offer a wide operating temperature range from -20°C to +80°C.
- Piston & Cylinder Sets: Essential building blocks for customized mechanical or pneumatic devices. These kits feature Airpot's borosilicate glass cylinder and graphite piston material technology, enabling extremely tight tolerances for a high-precision fit and controlled leakage. Characterized by ultra-low friction pistons that respond to single gram forces and low pressures of less than 0.2 psi, offering a seal-less, self-lubricating design with high cycle rates.Piston & Cylinder Sets: Essential building blocks for customized mechanical or pneumatic devices. These kits feature Airpot's borosilicate glass cylinder and graphite piston material technology, enabling extremely tight tolerances for a high-precision fit and controlled leakage. Characterized by ultra-low friction pistons that respond to single gram forces and low pressures of less than 0.2 psi, offering a seal-less, self-lubricating design with high cycle rates.
- Core Advantages
- Unparalleled Ultra-Low Friction Technology: Proprietary combination of graphite pistons and borosilicate glass cylinders achieving near-zero friction levels. This is a key differentiator, enabling minute force control, smooth linear motion, and exceptional repeatability.Unparalleled Ultra-Low Friction Technology: Proprietary combination of graphite pistons and borosilicate glass cylinders achieving near-zero friction levels. This is a key differentiator, enabling minute force control, smooth linear motion, and exceptional repeatability.
- Superior Precision and Repeatability: Responsive to forces as low as a few grams and pressures less than 0.2 psi, demonstrating high sensitivity in operation. Nearly identical starting and running friction, preventing jerky, uncontrolled starts and ensuring uniform smoothness throughout the full stroke of the device.Superior Precision and Repeatability: Responsive to forces as low as a few grams and pressures less than 0.2 psi, demonstrating high sensitivity in operation. Nearly identical starting and running friction, preventing jerky, uncontrolled starts and ensuring uniform smoothness throughout the full stroke of the device.
- Extended Lifespan and Durability: Seal-less design and self-lubricating materials ensuring a long operating life of millions to billions of cycles and wear-free performance. Stable operation across a wide temperature range, from -55°C to +150°C, unaffected by extreme temperature variations.Extended Lifespan and Durability: Seal-less design and self-lubricating materials ensuring a long operating life of millions to billions of cycles and wear-free performance. Stable operation across a wide temperature range, from -55°C to +150°C, unaffected by extreme temperature variations.
- Clean Operation and Low Maintenance: Seal-less design requiring no lubricants or liquids, preventing contamination of surrounding components and ensuring clean operating environments. Materials capable of exceedingly high cycle rates without heating up or materially changing, resulting in virtually maintenance-free products.Clean Operation and Low Maintenance: Seal-less design requiring no lubricants or liquids, preventing contamination of surrounding components and ensuring clean operating environments. Materials capable of exceedingly high cycle rates without heating up or materially changing, resulting in virtually maintenance-free products.
- Extensive Customization Capabilities: Offering custom manufacturing services and working with customers to adapt products to suit individual application needs beyond standard offerings. Providing piston and cylinder kits as versatile building blocks for engineers to create customized mechanical or pneumatic devices.Extensive Customization Capabilities: Offering custom manufacturing services and working with customers to adapt products to suit individual application needs beyond standard offerings. Providing piston and cylinder kits as versatile building blocks for engineers to create customized mechanical or pneumatic devices.
- Target Industries
- Semiconductor & IC Processing EquipmentSemiconductor & IC Processing Equipment
- Test & Measurement DevicesTest & Measurement Devices
- Medical Equipment (DNA analyzers, MRI-compatible robots, automated medical analyzers)Medical Equipment (DNA analyzers, MRI-compatible robots, automated medical analyzers)
- Consumer AppliancesConsumer Appliances
- Aerospace IndustryAerospace Industry
- Industrial Processing and Scientific R&DIndustrial Processing and Scientific R&D
- Web/Wire/Filament Tension ControlsWeb/Wire/Filament Tension Controls
- Dispensing & Vending MachinesDispensing & Vending Machines
- High-Capacity Mail & Cash Handling EquipmentHigh-Capacity Mail & Cash Handling Equipment
- Precision Assembly EquipmentPrecision Assembly Equipment
- Robotic Arm End-Effectors and Small Parts HandlingRobotic Arm End-Effectors and Small Parts Handling
- Delicate Machining OperationsDelicate Machining Operations
- HVAC Duct Dampers and Stirling EnginesHVAC Duct Dampers and Stirling Engines
- International Space Station Exercise Equipment and Lab Animal Testing MechanismsInternational Space Station Exercise Equipment and Lab Animal Testing Mechanisms
- Major Markets
- South Korea, IndiaSouth Korea, India
- Switzerland, GermanySwitzerland, Germany
- United StatesUnited States
- Certifications/Patents
- ISO 9001:2015 Certification: Attainment of ISO 9001:2015 certification from DNV for the manufacturing scope of precision air damping dashpots and low friction air cylinders at its Norwalk, Connecticut, USA headquarters.ISO 9001:2015 Certification: Attainment of ISO 9001:2015 certification from DNV for the manufacturing scope of precision air damping dashpots and low friction air cylinders at its Norwalk, Connecticut, USA headquarters.
- Proprietary Technological Strengths: Unique material combination technology of graphite pistons and borosilicate glass cylinders. Development and application of 'Anti-Stiction®' technology for friction elimination and 'Force Without Friction®' (Airpel-AB) technology utilizing air bearing principles.Proprietary Technological Strengths: Unique material combination technology of graphite pistons and borosilicate glass cylinders. Development and application of 'Anti-Stiction®' technology for friction elimination and 'Force Without Friction®' (Airpel-AB) technology utilizing air bearing principles.
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35 Lois St, Norwalk, CT 06851, USA
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