538240

Name: Festo 538240 Cylinder with clamping unit DNCKE-63- -PPV-A-S
Brand: Festo

Cylinder with clamping unit DNCKE-63- -PPV-A-S

The Festo part number 538240 is a double-acting industrial component featuring a 63 mm piston diameter, an M16x1,5 piston rod thread, and an adjustable pneumatic cushioning (PPV) at both ends designed for a stroke length of 10 to 2,000 mm. Built on the ISO 15552 standard with a profile barrel design structure and male piston-rod end, it operates within a working pressure range of 0.6 to 8 bar and includes an integrated safety function for stopping linear movement at Cat. 1, PLc performance levels authorized by the IFA. This unit incorporates a clamping type at both ends utilizing spring action and compressed air release, position detection for proximity sensors, and an assembly position that can be oriented in any direction. Submit your exact part number, quantity, and application requirements to request a quote.

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Manufacturer: Festo
Part number: 538240
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Stroke: 10 ... 2,000 mm
Piston diameter: 63 mm
Piston rod thread: M16x1,5
Based on the standard: ISO 15552 (previously also VDMA 24652, ISO 6431, NF E49 003.1, UNI | 10290)
Cushioning: PPV: Pneumatic cushioning adjustable at both ends
Assembly position: Any
Type of clamping with direction of action: at both ends | Clamping with spring, release with compressed air
Piston-rod end: Male thread
Design structure: Piston | Piston rod | Profile barrel
Position detection: For proximity sensor
Variants: Single-ended piston rod
Safety function: Stopping a linear movement
Performance level (PL): Kat. 1, PLc
Working pressure: 0.6 ... 8 bar
Max. permissible test pressure: 10 bar
Minimum release pressure: 3.8 bar
Mode of operation: double-acting
Authorization: IFA
CE symbol (see declaration of conformity): according to EU machines guideline
Certificate issuing department: IFA 0404019
Operating medium: Compressed air in accordance with ISO8573-1:2010 [7:4:4]
Corrosion resistance classification CRC: 0 - No corrosion stress
Ambient temperature: -10 ... 60 °C
Cushioning length: 22 mm
Static holding force: 3,200 N
Theoretical force at 6 bar, return stroke: 1,682 N
Theoretical force at 6 bar, advance stroke: 1,870 N
Moving mass with 0 mm stroke: 935 g
Additional weight per 10 mm stroke: 73 g
Basic weight for 0 mm stroke: 5,485 g
Additional mass factor per 10 mm of stroke: 25 g
Mounting type: with internal (female) thread | with accessories
Release connection, clamping unit: G1/4
Pneumatic connection: G3/8
Materials note: Conforms to RoHS
Material cover: Aluminum die cast | Wrought Aluminum alloy
Material seals: NBR | TPE-U(PU)
Material housing: Wrought Aluminum alloy
Material piston rod: Heat-treatment steel
Material cylinder barrel: Smooth-anodised wrought aluminium alloy

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