Understanding Air Bellows And Their Applications

Industrial air bellows are primarily used for raising and lowering operations. The pneumatic air bellows are known to be used in applications which demand short thrust and high load capability. These are a perfect solution in cases where there is a great deal of vibration. Some of the examples include handling applications, like scissor or platform lifts, machine stops or footings, hopper vibration dampers, reel tensioning, stamping presses and vehicle suspension.

The air bellows are also used as actuators responsible for producing motion or used for providing isolation in situations where high vibration is produced.

What to consider before using Air bellows?

● One important point to remember is as the height of the air bellows increases, the thrust reduces. The reason behind this is that the stroke doesn’t remain constant and with change in effective area of air bellows, the thrust also varies. Many industrial air bellow manufacturers shae graphs which clearly show the variation in the generated force as the air bellow height or the thrust varies for different operating pressures.

● Ensure that before installing the bellows those are not inflated, do not bring them into operation if these are beyond the recommended height. Similarly, before dismantling make sure that the air bellows are completely deflated.

● The air bellows generally used are made of sturdy and robust materials, however; watch out for continuous contact with hydraulic oils, lubricants, solvents, metal cuttings and welding sparks.

The team at Aarnesh Air Products can guide you to buy the right air bellows for multiple applications which could be either actuating and conveying, tensioning, lifting and leveraging, clamping and locking or even vibration isolation. Get in touch with them today to find out more about the manufacturing, operations, models and stroke of the air bellows and to understand which bellow would be applicable to your requirement.