Cylinders are used to provide energy to move equipment components such as feedrolls or cutting devices.  A cylinder consists of a barrel, a piston and a rod.  There are two basic types of cylinders – pneumatic and hydraulic.  Cylinders are actuated by the use of control valves or servo valves.

English Terminology: Cylinder, cylinders, barrel, rod, piston, clevis, actuator, sawmill, planer mill, plywood plant, oriented strand board, OSB, medium density fibre board, MDF, pulp, paper, wet mill, dry mill

French Terminology: Cylindre, cylindres, le baril, tige, le piston, chape, actionneur, scierie, rabotage, usine de contreplaqué, panneaux à copeaux orientés, panneaux OSB, panneaux de fibres de moyenne densité, MDF, de pâtes, papiers, mouture humide, mouture à sec

German Terminology: Zylinder, Zylinder, Rohr, Stab, Kolben, Gabel, Antrieb, Sägewerk, Hobelwerk, Sperrholz Pflanze, OSB, OSB, mitteldichte Faserplatte, MDF-, Zellstoff-, Papier, Zerkleinerer, trocken Mühle

Spanish Terminology: Cilindro, cilindros, barriles, varillas, pistones, horquilla, actuador, aserradero, fábrica de cepillo, planta de madera contrachapada, tableros de fibra orientada, OSB, tablero de fibra de densidad media, MDF, celulosa, papel, beneficio húmedo, beneficio seco