Eisele Connectors,Β Β aΒ subsidiary of Eisele ΊΪΑΟ³ΤΉΟs GmbH & Co. KG,Β now offers a new practical connector in its BasicLine push-in fitting series. The company will present itsΒ ball bearing rotary connector at IMTS 2018.Β This addition to series 14 of the Eisele BasicLine can rotate freely around its own axis. The new rotary connector offers a solution for conveying […]
Aventics upgrades steel online configurator for NFPA cylinders
Aventics has been manufacturing steel NFPA cylinders since 1960. The popular series of its NFPA cylinders, PowerMaster pneumatic (PPT) and medium-pressure hydraulic (PHT), and the PressureMaster high-pressure hydraulic (HHT), were previously configurable online, and recently the configurator has been upgraded with additional functionality. The Aventics NFPA cylinder configurator features a fresh new look and more […]
Web configurator from Eisele Connectors simplifies modular system design
With its Multiline Configurator,Β Eisele Connectors makes it easy to combine the diverse options of its modular MultiLine multiple connector system. The multi-media modular kit system allows users to combineΒ air, vacuum, gases, coolants, liquids, electronics and electrical wiring in one connector body. The selection and configuration tool provides users with an easy step-by-step process to choose […]
ΊΪΑΟ³ΤΉΟ pushbutton and selector switch pilot devices from AutomationDirect
AutomationDirect’s NITRA brand of pneumatic products now includes new 22-mm pushbutton and switch pilot devices intended for use with pneumatic valve bodies. These pneumatic pushbuttons can also combine valve bodies and electrical contact blocks. ECP series 22 mm pneumatic pushbuttons and switches are used with EVP series valve bodies to create manual valve assemblies, or […]
Innovative pneumatics are realized in subsystem design
Innovation in pneumatics is often found in the way components are put together to create subsystems, instead of within the components. Contributed by Pat Phillips, PE, Product Manager for AutomationDirect, Fluid Power and Mechanical Product Div. ΊΪΑΟ³ΤΉΟs have been used in industrial machines and manufacturing plants and facilities for decades, so most of the […]
Air prep products from Emerson reduce energy consumption and costs
The new ASCO Numatics Series 653 air preparation products from Emerson allow users toΒ power more products from the same filter-regulator-lubricator (FRL) or reduce pressure drop across the system, both of which enable potential energy and cost savings. They are available in Β½-, ΒΎ- and 1-in. port sizes.Β The range of the series 651, 652, and […]
Bimba launches plug-and-play vacuum end-of-arm tooling for collaborative robots
Bimba has launched the Collaborative Robot Vacuum Tool (CRVT). This device offers a new plug-and-play end effector option for collaborative robots. Developed to meet the versatile nature of collaborative robots, Bimbaβs CRVT comes off-the-shelf as a complete solution β no external valve is required. Although designed to support a variety of applications with minimal configuration, […]
Dry vacuum pump from Leybold maximizes efficiency in industrial settings
Short, reliable and clean production processes are more important thanΒ ever for the increasingly digital and globally active value chains, in addition to high-qualityΒ results. Vacuum technology provides a significant contribution to meeting theseΒ requirements. This is why Leybold has designed the new VARODRY vacuum pump series for efficient industrial vacuum processes. This oil-free, air-cooled vacuum pump as […]
How continuous position sensing will tie together the factory of the future
Contributed byΒ Tim Faillo, Global Program Manager – Factory Automation, Parker Hannifin Modern factories have come to rely on industrial networks to make their sensors and actuators βsmarter.β The use of smart sensors, such as Continuous Position Sensors (CPSs), offers a route toward realizing smart motion control in pneumatic systems. These intelligent devices offer more advanced, […]
Piab offers electrical control units for piFlow vacuum conveyors
Offering their customers the option of using microcomputer-based electrical controls for the popular piFLOW vacuum conveyors, Piab is introducing the first version of a new electrical control unit ECU-10. The electrical control unit simplifies the addition of extra control functions in conveying systems. Apart from supporting basic conveying functionality, the new electrical control unit enables, […]
