SMC MXQ8L-20BSR Pneumatic Slide Table Cylinder End Lock

SMC MXQ8L-20BSR Pneumatic Slide Table Cylinder End Lock is a compact, guided actuator in the MXQ family with an 8 mm bore and a 20 mm stroke, designed for precise slide-table motion. The end-lock variant provides a locking mechanism that engages at stroke end to hold the table in position when air pressure is exhausted, preventing drops in vertical orientations or other load-sensitive scenarios. Unlocking requires releasing residual pressure, then pushing down the lock piston pin and sliding the table forward to disengage the lock. Configured for basic mounting and available with rubber/urethane cushioning, this model can be paired with a buffer mechanism and an auto switch mounted near the end of travel for stroke-end detection. In practice, the MXQ series is valued for closely held parallelism and perpendicularity, making it well suited for precision fixtures, alignment tasks, and automated assembly or pick-and-place applications where workholding stability is critical and power loss must not cause a sudden drop. The MXQ8L-20BSR specifically denotes the 8 mm bore, 20 mm stroke end-lock configuration, aligning with SMC’s broader MXQ line offerings and end-lock options for controlled, safe operation in both vertical and horizontal setups.