Packaging-line shuttle carriage: which shock absorber?

A 150 kg shuttle carriage coasts into its end stop at 1.0 m/s. Watch the 40-second explainer, check the calculation, then open the same example in ImpactCal and change it to your own machine.

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Inputs (SI units)

Mass m	150 kg
Velocity v	1.0 m/s
Cycles C	600 /h

Calculation

Kinetic energyE1 = ½·m·v² = ½·150·1.0²	75 J
Drive energyno drive force acting	0 J
Energy per cycleE3 = E1 + E2	75 J
Energy per hourE4 = E3·C = 75·600	45 000 J/h
Effective massme = 2·E3 / v²	150 kg

s = stroke of the selected model · g = 9.81 m/s²

ImpactCal selection

AC-30-25

Best-centred utilisation

Stroke25 mm

Stopping force3.75 kN

Deceleration25.0 m/s²

Stopping time0.063 s

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