PHD, Inc. revolutionized pneumatic actuators with the innovative Tom Thumbยฎ Cylinder over 55 years ago. Today, PHD is setting the standard in industrial automation actuators with Optimaxยฎ, a product line that broadens PHDโs range of product offerings and provides machine builders and end users with more choices. Built on the foundation of long-life products for […]
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Efficient, versatile MHRQ Series of rotary actuators
Bimba Manufacturing Company, a provider of pneumatic, hydraulic, and electric solutions, and its subsidiary Mead Fluid Dynamics (MFD), an innovative manufacturer of pneumatic components, added extruded pneumatic rotary actuators to its full line of rotary actuators. The new MHRQ double-rack, rack & pinion series includes a robust, clean and compact extruded aluminum body for maximum […]
Fabco-Air releases vane style rotary actuator line
Fabco-Air, Inc. announced the launch of the FRB Series Rotary Actuators. The FRB Series is a Vane Style Rotary Actuator. This product was designed to offer actuator rotation in the tightest of spaces. The ultra compact, Pancake design is available in 4 different models (10, 15, 20, and 30 mm). Standard rotation angles are 90ยฐ, […]
Festo reimagines actuator control valve design
Festo design engineers reimagined pneumatic actuator control valve design to create multi-functional units that are less expensive to purchase than comparable solutions, more than 50 percent smaller in terms of height, save energy, and are easier and faster to install, troubleshoot, and maintain. Festo now offers the new space saving VFOF, VBNF, and VBQF multi-functional […]
ContiTech Offers Air Actuators with ATEX Certification
ContiTech North America is pleased to announce that air actuators with ATEX certification have been added to its product portfolio in the NAFTA region. The new product offering is suitable for use in many branches of industry with explosion-prone areas. They can be used particularly in potentially explosive atmospheres containing gases or dust. The products […]
New Airpot website features โAccurate Force บฺมฯณินฯsโ components and systems
Airpot introduces its updated website at www.airpot.com with all the latest Airpot low- and zero – friction actuators, air cylinders, dashpots, piston – cylinder sets, snubbers, air treatment components, and optimized systems. The new site includes detailed specifications and information on Airpotโs Accurate Force บฺมฯณินฯs (AFP) packages. These optimized systems aid design engineers in selecting […]
PHD Unveils New Industries Section on phdinc.com
PHD, Inc., a manufacturer of actuators for industrial automation, introduces a new section on its website. To better serve website visitors, phdinc.com now offers the ability to learn how PHDโs automation products are typically used in specific manufacturing and industrial industries. The new โIndustriesโ section assists visitors in finding both standard and unique products that […]
ContiTech Offers New XXL Actuators for Industrial Applications
ContiTech North America is pleased to announce that a new air spring product offering is available for its industrial customers in the NAFTA region. ContiTechโs existing C-series now includes the XXL type air actuators that provide high output forces and extremely low minimum design heights. We are pleased to bring this product line expansion to […]
Rotomation Selects CADENAS PARTsolutions for Digital 3D Part Content
Rotomation has selected CADENAS PARTsolutions to create and support their all-new catalog of online digital 3D part content. A Florida-based manufacturer of pneumatic and low-pressure hydraulic actuators, Rotomation will be introducing their new configurator, capable of generating more than 30 billion unique products, along with a newly designed website in early 2014. Rotomation manufactures extremely […]
Air motors give extra power to bicycles
For several years, I had the pleasure of being able to attend Parker Hannifin’s Chainless Challenge competition, a research and design contest that the company sponsored for several different engineering universities. In it, students were charged to create a bicycle that would use fluid power to increase the speed and power of bicycles traveling on […]
