A dedicated USB controller and PC software to define programmable test cycles — number of cycles, target speed — on the customer's own solenoid valves and sensors, with results logged over time. Commands go through potential-free relay outputs, so the instrument works at any operating voltage of your equipment. Built for those who today test "by eye" because an industrial test bench is out of budget. Available on request, delivery in about 15 working days.
A freshly rebuilt cylinder is checked by running it and seeing if it "feels" smooth. Without objective data, a sealing issue can slip through and come back from the customer.
Custom benches for hydraulic/pneumatic cylinders range from thousands to tens of thousands of euros: built for a plant, not for a small repair workshop.
Without logging, every test is an isolated episode: you can't show a customer how the part behaved, or compare different parts over time.
Bench kits exist for physically disassembling/reassembling a cylinder, but none combine automated, programmable cycles connected to a PC at a small-workshop price.
Today a small workshop that rebuilds cylinders has only two options: test without instruments, or turn to someone with an industrial test bench worth tens of thousands of euros. Ciclo BC-1 fills the space in between.
Specialized system integrators (e.g. Kolben, Oleodinamica Dell'Avo) build custom benches for hydraulic cylinders and motors: enterprise tier, thousands to tens of thousands of euros, built for high volumes.
Kits like the PCRB-4000 help disassemble and reassemble a cylinder in the workshop, but they don't measure or cycle automatically: testing stays manual.
A USB controller with relay outputs and sensor inputs is a contained electronics project, not a plant: it drives and reads the valves and sensors you already have instead of including them — and that's what lets us aim for a small-workshop price.
Yes, Ciclo BC-1 is available on request with delivery in about 15 working days. The price shown (€800-2,500) is a positioning range: the final price depends on configuration and quantity, stated in the quote.
Not as standard: Ciclo BC-1 drives the solenoid valves and reads the sensors already in the customer's equipment. Commands go through potential-free relay outputs, so the instrument works at any operating voltage of your equipment. On request we can also supply valves and sensors.
Not as standard: Ciclo BC-1 measures position and cycle time. On request we supply the pressure measurement input and the relevant sensor.
The concept starts on pneumatics, where low-cost testing is more straightforward. A hydraulic extension is possible but involves different safety and flow-rate requirements: to be assessed based on actual interest gathered.
No. LabVIEW is the enterprise standard but carries a significant license cost: Ciclo BC-1 includes a dedicated software, with no additional licenses to buy.
They're two products in the same instrumentation family but independent: TC-1 is a portable meter for a cylinder already installed in line, Ciclo BC-1 is a bench for repeated test cycles in a workshop.
If your workshop rebuilds pneumatic cylinders and you don't currently have an objective way to test them, tell us your volumes and types: request a quote tailored to your workshop.
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