AirTAC BSC80 Rod-Lock Tie-Rod Cylinder, 80 mm Bore

The AirTAC BSC80 is a double-acting rod-lock tie-rod cylinder with an 80 mm bore and a 25 mm piston rod. At 0.5 MPa it pushes 2513 N and pulls 2268 N; at 0.7 MPa that rises to 3519 N push and 3175 N pull. Force depends on bore and pressure only, so every stroke on this page gives the same output.

All BSC80 versions share 3/8" air ports, an M20×1.5 rod thread and 28 mm adjustable air cushions. The cylinder runs on filtered air between 0.15 and 0.7 MPa (proof 1.5 MPa), from -20 to +70 °C, at 30 to 800 mm/s. This page lists 44 stock order codes with strokes from 25 to 1000 mm; catalog standard strokes run up to 1000 mm.

The BSC80 is the SC tie-rod cylinder with a compact clamping unit built in. Springs apply clamp plates to the piston rod and air releases them, so the rod can be locked at any point of the stroke, in either direction and whether it is extended or retracted. Static holding force at this bore is 3600 N. The clamp has its own G1/8 port and releases at 0.15 to 0.7 MPa; it can also be released by hand. The holding force is a static rating: stop the rod first, then clamp it.