Byย Ericย Cummings โข Global Industry Manager – Safety โข ROSS Controls While safety standards have been updated by safety controls engineers, pneumatic systems present a unique challenge. In following the ISO 13849 standard, which uses redundancy and diagnostics for higher-level circuits, it is important that designers and integrators understand the specifics of the valves selected for […]
Valves
AutomationDirect adds compact modular valves to pneumatics line
AutomationDirectโs NITRAยฎ line of pneumatics products now includes compact modular valves which provide versatility and easy assembly. The compact modular valves are designed for performance, flexibility and modularity combined with sturdy mechanics. Each valve is enclosed in a reinforced technopolymer protective shell that acts as a shock-absorber and prevents the infiltration of dirt. The smooth, […]
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 […]
Ceram pneumatic directional control valve free for customers to try
AVENTICS is announcing the Discover the Ceramic Advantage program to allow new customers in the USA and Canada to try a Ceram valve free of charge. The program requires minimal qualifications by the customer in order to receive a free valve. Unique, sliding ceramic plates (rather than standard rubber seals) form a near perfect seal, […]
Proportional valve series provides frictionless operation
A new line of proportional valves is available from Humphrey Products Co., Kalamazoo, Mich. The ProControl proportional valves, like all Humphrey deigns, are two-port, normally closed, direct acting spring return type flow controllers. They feature an inert construction for a variety of multimedia uses and a frictionless flat-spring armature design that results in long, trouble-free […]
New valve family opens additional application possibilities
By Paul J. Heney and Mary Gannon Cincinnati-based Clippard Instrument Lab created its EV line of valves in 1973. The companyโs workhouse pneumatic valves have seen a lot over their lifetimeโvideo games like Pong have evolved into lifelike realty games and mobile phones the size of loaves of bread are now compact, thin devices that […]
Pilot valve series from Humphrey act as a pneumatic interface
Humphrey Products Co., Kalamazoo, Mich., introduces the A10 and A15 Series pilot valvesโminiature direct-acting solenoid valves that are perfect as a high value pneumatic interface, linking PLCs and air piloted pneumatic, or process control work valves. Configured as compact 3-port sub-base mount, the A10 and A15 pilot valves feature low power consumption, excellent flow, and […]
Latching solenoid valves for limited power applications
Humphrey Products, Kalamazoo, Mich., introduced itsย L310 Latching Solenoid Valve Series, which is basedย on its balanced-poppet, direct-acting 310 solenoid valve design. It offers ย low power consumption and low heat generation, for potentially tremendous energy savings over traditional solenoid valves applications where power is limited or coil heating is unwanted. Standard single solenoid valves require electrical power […]
Can บฺมฯณินฯs Support Extreme Engineering?
By Gary Baumgardner, Chief Engineer, บฺมฯณินฯ Div. North America, Parker Hannifin Corp. Components operate at wide temperature ranges for trains, construction vehicles, agricultural equipment and implements, and semi-trucks. บฺมฯณินฯ valves work in a variety of applications to control the operation of actuators, including cylinders, clutches, rotary actuators, and air bags. However, using valves for applications […]
AutomationDirect Adds Pipeline Valves to NITRA line
AutomationDirectโs line of NITRA pneumatics products now includes a wide selection of solenoid pipeline valves designed for control of media such as air, oil, water, and inert gas. All valves are two-position, normally-closed, spring return styles with 24VAC, 24VDC or 120 VAC solenoids, and are fitted with DIN-style wire connectors. Depending on series, valves are […]
