See how compressed air can be used to move a piston rod back and forth. See how compressed air can be used to move a piston rod back and forth. Design Squad is available to stream on pbs.org and the ...

Pistons play the ultimate role in an engine, but despite that, it's still hard to fully wrap your head around all the forces involved. There are plenty of moving parts in an internal combustion engine ...

The Airpel-AB single-acting (air-extend) pneumatic drivers from Airpot Corp., Norwalk, Conn. (airpot.com), overcome these limitations with a specially shaped steel piston fitted to a borosilicate ...

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The most common suspension systems on automobiles rely on simple metal springs. Leaf spring and coil spring designs both have their pros and cons, but fundamentally it’s all about flexing metal doing ...

Pistons are an engine-building element we like to brag about, but you won't catch many of us boasting about having cast pistons. Cast pistons are for wimps. Many of us like to talk up hypereutectic ...