Description
| DESIGN COMPARISON | E&E ASP24 | AUTOMOTIVE LOCATING PIN | SHOT PIN |
| 120 PSI Air or 500 PSI Hydraulic (same component) | ✔ | Air only | Air only |
| Two Directional Mounting | ✔ | X | ✔ |
| No External Stop required for "Z" Axis accuracy | ✔ | ✔ | X |
| Available Strokes | 25-125 | 25,50 | 25-75 |
| Offset Limit | 100 mm | 75 mm | 100 mm |
| Interchangeability | ✔ | X | ✔ |
| Lube Free | ✔ | X | ✔ |
| Anti Rotate | SQ in SQ | Flat on Cyl tube | SQ in SQ |
| 25 + 50 stroke (same unit) with removable stop tube | ✔ | X | X |
| MECHANICAL COMPARISON | E&E ASP24 | AUTOMOTIVE LOCATING PIN | SHOT PIN |
| Coupler machined into RAM (cannot come lose) | ✔ | Threaded | Threaded |
| MIG / ARC Shield | ✔ | X | ✔ |
| RAP / Rigid | Rigid Standard | Rigid Standard | Choice |
| Resistance to Laser Dust | 100% Sealed | Gaps in switch cover | Gaps in switch cover |
| RAM Material | Non Magnetic 304 Stainless | Carbon Steel w/ FNC surface treatment | Carbon Steel w/ Tin plating |
| RAM Corrosion resistance | High | medium | medium |
| RAM Slag resistance | High | medium | medium |
| RAM Corners | Radius | Radius | Sharp Chamfer |
| RAM Will not magnetize | ✔ | X | X |
| Bearing Material | PTFE Plus TM | Hard coat Aluminum | Filled PTFE |
| Bearing Material Load Capacity (PSI) | 20,000 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
| Piston Seal | Activated Triple Lip Metric | O-Ring | T Single Lip English |
| RAM Scraper / Seal | Stainless scraper Double Lip | Bronze scraper Single Lip | No scraper Double Lip |
| SWITCHING COMPARISON | E&E ASP24 | AUTOMOTIVE LOCATING PIN | SHOT PIN |
| Switch Protection | recessed in metal groove | none | recessed in metal groove |
| Commercial cylinder switch (no private label) | ✔ | X | X |
| Switch Warranty | 3 Year | X | X |
| MAINTENANCE COMPARISON | E&E ASP24 | AUTOMOTIVE LOCATING PIN | SHOT PIN |
| Switch Change MTTR | 5 mins. | world (1 hour) | cylinder (5 mins.) world (1 hour) |
| Remains sealed while changing switch | ✔ | X | cylinder ✔ world X |
| No Chance of losing small switch or housing components during switch change | ✔ | world X | cylinder ✔ world X |
| Field serviceable 25-50 stroke (same unit) with removable stop tube | ✔ | X | X |
| Full complement of spare parts | ✔ | X | wiper only |
| No upcharge for any RAM hole pattern | ✔ | X | X |
| Standard Shot Pin price with switches and Mig/Arc Shield* | $395 | N/A | Stroke and switch dependent |
