The Avis Industrial Corp. Board of Directors announced the appointment of Greg King as Avis Industrial’s new President and CEO, effective October 19, 2020. Avis Industrial is the parent company of Peninsular Cylinder Co. King has spent the last four and a half years as President and General Manager of Harris Equipment, one of Avis’s…
5 common failures of hydraulic cylinder seals
By Mary Gannon Contributed by James Czegledi, Engineering manager, Peninsular Cylinders It can happen at anytime, most often without notice — your cylinder has failed. More often than not the failure can be attributed to a seal or seals used inside of the cylinder. Let’s take a look at the types of seals typically found…
Custom Peninsular Cylinder design named a finalist for “Coolest Thing Made in Michigan”
A product developed jointly between Peninsular Cylinder and FTI Machine Worx has been named a Top Ten Finalist in the “Coolest Thing Made in Michigan” contest. The custom booster cylinder technology is a high-pressure intensifier for accelerated product pressure testing with 3,667 psi input and 11,000 psi output. It’s a one-of-a-kind item specifically made to…
How to buy a hydraulic cylinder online — test driving some websites
There seems to be as many places to buy hydraulic cylinders as there are types of cylinders. Whether you’re looking at industrial or mobile hydraulic cylinders, searching for…