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8 8 Issue7.2014 Specifications subject to change ACE Controls Inc. · Tel. 800-521-3320 · (248) 476-0213 · Fax (248) 476-2470 · E-mail: shocks@acecontrols.com · www.acecontrols.com Virtually all manufacturingprocesses involvemovement of some kind. Inproduction machinery this can involve linear transfers, rotary indexmotions, fast feeds etc. At some point thesemotions changedirectionor come to a stop. Anymovingobject possesses kinetic energy as a result of itsmotion and if theobject changes directionor isbrought to rest, thedissipationof this kinetic energy can result in destructive impact forceswithin the structural andoperatingparts of themachine. Kinetic energy increases as the squareof the speed and theheavier theobject, or the faster it travels, themoreenergy it has. An increase inproduction rates is only possibleby dissi- pating this kinetic energy smoothly and thereby eliminatingdestructivedeceleration forces. Oldermethods of energy absorption such as rubber buffers, springs, hydraulicdashpots and cylinder cushions donot provide this required smoothdeceleration characteristic– they are non linear andproducehighpeak forces at somepoint during their stroke. Theoptimum solution is achievedby an ACE industrial shockabsorber . This utilizes a series ofmeteringorifices spaced throughout its stroke length andprovides a constant linear deceleration with the lowest possible reaction force in the shortest stopping time. ACEControlledLinearDeceleration! StoppingwithRubberBumpers,Springs,Dashpots orCylinderCushions StoppingwithACEShockAbsorbers • Loss of production • Machinedamage • Increasedmaintenance costs • Increasedoperatingnoise • Highermachine construction costs • Increasedproduction • Increasedoperating lifeof themachine • Improvedmachineefficiency • Reduced construction costs of the machine • Reducedmaintenance costs • Reducednoisepollution • Reducedenergy costs Result YourAdvantages ACEWineDropDisplayProperty AnACE shock absorber decelerates a free-falling 100 lbweight soeffectively that the contents of the glass don’t even spill. Production RawMaterial ACEShock Absorber ACEShock Absorber Finished Product Production RawMaterial Finished Product Rubber Bumper Scrap ShockAbsorber Function