AventicsΒ has published a 116-page SC-200 catalog on NFPA air and hydraulic cylinders. Product lines featured include TaskMaster aluminum air cylinders, PowerMaster and PressureMaster steel NFPA air and hydraulic cylinders, plus AccuMaster hydraulic linear positioners. Information provided includes features, specifications, dimensions, options, modifications, accessories and service. An application data section includes force and displacement tables, mounting […]
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EXAIR releases new catalog
EXAIRΒ says itsΒ new Catalog 29 is the company’sΒ best catalog yet. It is a full color technical guide offering solutions to common industrial cooling, drying, conveying, blowoff, cleaning, coating and static electricity problems. This 192-page catalog includes new Static Eliminators and their associated selectable voltage Power Supply. The Ion Air Gun, Ion Air Cannon, Ion Air Jet, […]
Bimba Brand MFD ΊΪΑΟ³ΤΉΟs Adds Digital Pressure Switches to Air Prep Offering
Bimba Manufacturing Company, an industry provider of pneumatic, hydraulic, and electric solutions, and its subsidiary Mead Fluid Dynamics (MFD), an innovative manufacturer of pneumatic components, today announced the addition of Digital Pressure Switches (DPS Series) to its line of high-value air preparation equipment. This compact and economical series displays system pressure on an integrated LCD […]
Additional compact modular valves added to NITRA line
AutomationDirectβs NITRA line of pneumatic products now includes additional compact modular valves which provide versatility and easy assembly. The 24VDC compact modular valves are designed for performance, flexibility and modularity combined with sturdy mechanics. Valves are available with 3-way/2-position, 5-way/2-position and 5-way/3-position configurations with single or double normally-open or normally-open/normally-closed solenoids. Valves are offered with […]
Fabco-Air, Inc. adds air Pancake cylinder products to shipping program
Fabco-Air, a manufacturer of fluid power products, has added another product line to the Fabco Fast Shipping Program. Fabco-Air is pleased to announce the addition of the βOriginalβ Pancake Air Cylinder product line to the Fabco Fast Shipping Program. The βOriginalβ Pancake Air Cylinder 2 Day Shipping Program includes: β’ 8 Bore Sizes (1/2 to […]
Motion Industries launches online pneumatics catalog
Distributor Motion Industries has launched its first online ΊΪΑΟ³ΤΉΟs Catalog. With the needs of its customer base in mind, Motion created the catalog by starting with its broad pneumatic product offering and narrowing it down to more than 1,800 commonly ordered items organized into 13 subcategories. That way, the company says, customers can easily and […]
ControlAir volume boosters achieve Safety Integrity Level (SIL 3) certification
ControlAir Inc. announces that its Type-6500 Aluminum and Type-6600 Stainless Steel Large Flow Capacity Volume Boosters were awarded a Certificate of Compliance to IEC 61508 for a SIL 3 safety rating. SIL is an industry measure of safety system performance and reliability, and is used as part of the Functional Safety Standard IEC 61508 to […]
ΊΪΑΟ³ΤΉΟs is key for packaging machinery manufacturer
by Todd Dice, General Manager, Ridgeline Machine Design Ridgeline Machine made extensive use of pneumatics when building a low-cost, small-footprint, portable traymaker to replace a manual process for one of their customers. Ridgeline Machine Design (RMD) has more than 40 years of experience as a packaging machinery producer, designing and building custom machinery. The company […]
Air springs prove excellent actuators for agriculture applications
Don Foulke, Industrial Sales Manager, Firestone Industrial Products Compressed-air bellows have long been major players on farm equipment, but now theyβre showing they can help in force control, too. In 1900, many farms dotted the American landscape. They were small and diverse, and according to a report issued by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, employed […]
Valve system helps nimble giant put out fires
Edited by: Mike Santora β’ Associate Editor Frankfurt airport. An engine catches fire during a passenger aircraft landing. The alarm goes off in the fire station. Firefighters spring into action, hit the big green button in the crew room and run to their vehicles. Downstairs, they are greeted by airport crash tenders, 12 m long […]
