AirTAC Mini Cylinders

This is the entry point to the AirTAC mini cylinder family: 33 small round-body series, 20032 published part numbers, bores from 8 to 63 mm. Every code follows the same grammar - M for mini, a body-type letter, an action letter, then combinable suffixes - so once you can read the letters you can find your own part. MI is a plain stainless double-acting mini; MIC adds adjustable cushions at both ends; MIJ adds an on-site adjustable extend stroke; MICJ has both; MSI and MTI are the single-acting push and pull versions.

Body types split by bore and material. The I branch (stainless round body, 8-40 mm) is the only one reaching 8 mm bore. The A branch (round body, 16-63 mm) includes MA at 100-628 N and MAR at 157-1558 N with an integrated F/U mounting bracket, both at 0.5 MPa. The BL branch (riveted aluminium barrel, 20-63 mm) spans 157-1558 N at 0.5 MPa. The F and G branches are JIS SUS304 stainless - MF bodies are shorter than ISO 6432 - with MG offering a fixed bumper pad from 20-40 mm and MGC variable cushions across 20-63 mm.

Action matters most. S series are single-acting push: air extends the rod and a spring retracts it, so the safe state on air loss is retracted. T series are single-acting pull: the spring extends the rod, so the safe state is extended. Both are described as spring return, but they move in opposite directions when air is lost - the easiest detail to order wrong. Note that the whole AL aluminium-barrel branch (MAL, MALJ, MSAL, MTAL) is discontinued; the BL branch is the replacement, and legacy codes remain quotable for maintenance.