ACE Controls Inc., a leading manufacturer of industrial motion and vibration control technology, has announced its MC75 Family of miniature shock absorbers. Thanks to their small size, these units can provide high-energy damping in tight installation spaces in industrial manufacturing, material handling, packaging, medical, electronics and robotics applications.

Machine designers across these and other industries are often tasked with decelerating loads quickly and without recoil in their machines. However, machine designs don’t always allow for a full-size damper. And, the damper must be easy to install. The MC75, which addresses these challenges, features an energy capacity of 75 inch-pounds per cycle and 250,000 inch-pounds per hour. Available in weight ranges from 0.5 to 2.5 pounds through 55 to 160 pounds, units have a very short length of 2.77 inches. They also feature a 0.40-inch stroke length and deliver low return forces.