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 […]
Cylinders
Bimba expands portfolio of switches
Bimba Manufacturing, an industry-leading innovator of actuation technology, today announced the introduction of a completely new Solid-State switch series to its family of switch products. These new switches add additional benefits such as a smaller operating window, smaller hysteresis, and tighter repeatability all as a result of a new, innovative and intelligent sensing algorithm that […]
Miniaturization makes pneumatics the choice in medical applications
From ambulance to operating room, recovery room to discharge at home, patients today encounter any number of medical devices that must be lightweight, small, safe, and often, portable. To maintain these safe, hygienic designs, most medical device manufacturers rely on pneumatics because they are highly customizable and compact. As the demands for these types of […]
IoT is the next big game-changer in pneumatics
If there is one topic that causes great concern in every industry, itโs downtime. Unplanned downtime of a machine can cost thousands of dollars depending on how long it stays down. In most electrical systems, and some hydraulic ones, diagnostic systems and sensors have been available to alert system operators that a critical component is […]
3 days shipping for pneumatic and hydraulic NFPA cylinders
In recent months, AVENTICS Corporation relocated production of NFPA steel cylinders back to Lexington, Kentucky where the manufacturing of them dates back to 1964. With full production capability achieved, the NFPA cylinders are now joining the Quick Ship focused delivery program. The program provides shipping in three business days for the most common NFPA cylinder […]
บฺมฯณินฯs give Cedar Point’s Power Tower riders a choice to free fall or skyrocket 240 ft.
Sending riders skyrocketing up 240 ft or dropping them in a free-fall the same distance was a challenge that only pneumatics could solve for ride designers of Cedar Pointโs Power Tower. For the third installment in Design Worldโs Summer Tech Vacation video series, Editorial Director Paul Heney speaks with Monty Jasper, Corporate Vice President for […]
Pilot-operated check valves for cylinder position holding
Cylinder applications must consider what happens to the applicationโs safety function with the loss of air pressure. Pilot Operated Check Valves, otherwise known as PO Checks, are used wherever a high-flow or remotely-controlled checking function is needed to provide cylinders to automatically stop in the event of the loss of electrical power or system air. […]
Stainless-steel pneumatic cylinders
SRG stainless-steel pneumatic cylinders from Parker Hannifin Corp. are ideal for caustic, corrosive environments all the way up to laboratory facilities. ย The SRG series is available in five bore sizes ranging ยพ to 2 ยฝ in., with four possible mounting stylesโnose, pivot, flange, and foot. They are rated for operating pressures to 250 psig (17 […]
ME Series Inductive Sensor Designed as a Drop-In Replacement
Alliance Sensors Group is pleased to announce the ME Series Linear Position Sensors for embedded use in measuring the ram position of hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders in industrial, mobile, or subsea applications. The ME Series is designed to be drop-in form, fit, and function replacements for embedded magnetostrictive sensors but with much more robust construction […]
Fabco-Air, Inc. Releases New OEM NFPA Air Cylinder Line
Fabco-Air, Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of the new OEM NFPA Cylinder Line. The FCQN Series combines cost-effectiveness with proven dependability. It is a repairable NFPA Interchangeable cylinder line that is specifically designed to give consumers an economical alternative. The product line is loaded with standard features. In fact, the cylinders automatically come […]
