Lifting Cylinder
This lifting cylinder series is the main drive element of the hydraulic jacking system on jack-up offshore platforms. Working in concert with the ring beam and pin locking system, it drives the platform step by step up or down along the leg chords, enabling safe elevation from a floating transit draft to the operating air gap and back. Featuring an ultra-high pressure, large-bore (up to 700 mm), medium-stroke design, each cylinder delivers thrust capacities of tens of thousands of kN. When deployed in groups, they provide the massive lifting force and holding capability required by jack-up platforms ranging from 300 to 1,500 ft. With an ultra-strong salt-spray-resistant ceramic coating, zero-leakage long-life sealing, and externally mounted, easily serviceable displacement sensors, the cylinder operates reliably for extended periods in extreme marine environments — salt spray, high humidity, splash, and intense UV — ensuring safe and stable platform jacking throughout the entire operational cycle.