At PackExpo last month, Aventics, Lexington, Ky., launched its new ES05 pneumatic directional control valves, a modular, one-tool valve for packaging and industrial automation applications. Designed to specifically to reduce the number of components, assembly is completed with one single tool. According to Erl Campbell, Key Account Manger for Food & Beverage for Aventics, βThe […]
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What are single-point lubricators?
Single-point lubricators provide consistent delivery of the exact amount of oil required for pneumatically driven tools. Tools that run off of pneumatic power β such as handheld power tools, screw drivers, nut runners and more β operate best when they consistently receive the correct amount of oil. Too much oil can puddle in low points […]
Series 6PF cylinder from Camozzi features integral linear potentiometer
Camozzi ΊΪΑΟ³ΤΉΟs designed the Series 6PF Positioning Feedback Cylinder to increase both precision and control in its pneumatic actuators. In compliance with ISO 15552 standards, the Series 6PF is equipped with a potentiometric transducer of a linear position integrated inside the rod. This type of cylinder, when used with the LRXA4 proportional servo valve, makes […]
Parkerβs Air Saver decreases compressed air waste, increases productivity
At PackExpo last month, Parker Hannifin highlighted its Air Saver Unit, which allows for easy adjustment of impulsed air flow to blow off contaminants, clean, move, and agitate products. Additionally, the company launched an updated suite of 15 apps to help properly size compressed air devices to reduce energy and waste. After a soft launch […]
Bimba adds vacuum technology through Vaccon acquisition
Bimba announced the acquisition of Vaccon Company Inc., an innovator in vacuum technology that includes vacuum pumps, vacuum cups, end-of-arm tools, and accessories. Bimba currently does not offer any vacuum gripping technologies, so this will open up new opportunities in an adjacent, related pneumatic space. Vaccon products are esteemed for their rugged yet simple βstraight-throughβ […]
AutomationDirect offers additional NITRA pneumatics solenoid valves series
AutomationDirectβs line of NITRA pneumatics now includes two additional series of valves and manifolds. The BVS-3 series modular solenoid valves are body ported 3-port (3-way) poppet valves available in 2-position, normally open or normally closed configurations with 12 and 24 Vdc, or 120 Vac coils. Starting at $29.00, models are available with an 8-mm Micro […]
Digital positioners for fluid-power actuators
ΊΪΑΟ³ΤΉΟ and hydraulic actuators routinely operate damper drives, flow valves, vacuum controls and other devices in countless process applications. However, there can be a sizeable performance gap between conventional open-loop positioners and closed-loop digital positioners used in such tasks. The problem, explained Ed Steutermann, president of KyTronics, Prospect, Ky., is that open-loop controllers apply a […]
Comparing the Real Costs of Vacuum Generators
Mike Guelker Product Manager – ΊΪΑΟ³ΤΉΟ Actuators Festo Corp. β’ Hauppauge, N.Y. Vacuum generators come in an extensive array of types, sizes, designs and efficiencies to suit widely ranging applications. And while maximizing performance for a given task is important, anyone using a vacuum system should also take a close look at overall costs before […]
LVIT inductive linear sensor for cylinder position feedback requires no magnet
Alliance Sensors Group is pleased to announce the MR Series of Linear Position Sensors for use in measuring the ram position of hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders. The MR Series is designed to be a drop-in form, fit, and function replacement for magnetostrictive sensors but with much more robust construction and a lower cost of ownership, […]
Can fluid power play a role in wearable exoskeletons?
Popular movies have long imagined robotic assist type machinery, from the Power Loader exoskeleton that Ripley wore in Aliens to the military weaponry showcased in Starship Troopers and Avatarβnot to mention basically the entire premise of the Iron Man movies. But, as so often happens, the real world is catching up to the imaginations of […]
