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Originally Posted by 1075guy
Go 8.5" forwards at a speed of 1"/sec
Go 4.5" backwards at a speed of 10"/sec
Go 1" forwards at a speed of 100"/sec
Go 5" backwards at a speed of 50"/sec
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Forget pneumatics, they would not work as you expect for this kind of application.
An alternative if the load is light enough - say a magic marker - is to use a stepper with some Gates toothed belt and sprockets. That could be made to work pretty darned fast with a decent stepper. 0.1-0.5" is not a problem with either a lead screw or belt drive.