Guide Rings

Guide rings are commonly used in a seal design and they prevent metallic contact of glide surfaces, thereby eliminating damage to metal parts. We can make them using various materials with good dimensional precision and we provide them in split components for easy installation. The joints that we can provide are butt joints, angle joints, step joints, or any other profile of joints as specified by you.

The materials that we use to make guide rings have outstanding wear and abrasion resistance and they are suitable for both piston and rod applications. There are various types of guide ring profile that we make and they are shown below:

For Both Rod and Piston Usages:

Type	Cross sectional profile
GRN1		Universal Guide Ring for either pistons or rods usage. Standard sizes are available either in imperial or metric.

For Piston usage:

Type	Cross sectional profile
GRP1		Piston Guide Ring for light to heavy industrial hydraulic applications. Standard sizes are available either in imperial or metric. Larger sizes can be made upon request. The ID of the ring has chamfered corners for ease of installation.
GRP3		Piston Guide Ring with a collar on the internal diameter.
GRP5		Piston Guide Ring with axial pressure relieve grooves and a collar on the internal diameter.
GRP8		A U-shaped cross-section piston guide ring, which can be easily fitted into the groove on the piston.

For Rod usage:

Type
GRR1		Rod Guide Ring for light to heavy industrial hydraulic applications. Standard sizes are available either in imperial or metric. The OD of the ring has chamfered corners for ease of installation.
GRR4		Rod Guide Ring with a collar on the external diameter.
GRR6		Rod Guide Ring with axial pressure relieve grooves and a collar on the external diameter.
GRR7		A U-shaped cross-section rod guide ring, which can be easily fitted into the groove on the rod.

If your system has a special profile, we can custom-make guide rings for you so that they will fit your system with precision. Some examples of guide rings we make are shown below: