Frozen Food Packaging Line ?Application Food products machinery and equipment. Challenge A food processor was experiencing problems with its frozen food packaging line. Moisture in their compressed air lines was causing the equipment’s pneumatic cylinders to fail after operating for several weeks. Replacement cylinders required up to 4-week lead times, causing signi?cant machine downtime. The food processor searched for readily available pneumatic cylinders that could withstand its harsh operating conditions. Results The food processor put ASCO’s Numatics M Series cylinders through a 3-week, high-cycle ?eld test to evaluate its reliability. With a built-in wiper to prevent particulate from damaging its seals, the high-quality Numatics cylinders performed well against the customer’

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