Traditionally, work in sewers is conducted both above and below ground, with crews opening manholes and descending into the sewers, thus causing road closures and traffic jams. But…
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The following is a letter received by the Compressed Air Challenge from a concerned individual. Queries such as these are common if someone attends a CAC seminar. Question:…
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Every few years, Cedar Point — which is renowned for its roller coasters being the tallest, fastest, etc. — launches a new ground-breaking ride. As an editor on…
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Technical designers always try to position pneumatic valves as close to actuators as possible, because shorter tubing lengths reduce the required compressed air by up to 20 percent….
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EXAIR’s new Catalog 26 is a full color technical guide offering solutions to common industrial cooling, drying, conveying, blowoff, cleaning, coating, and static electricity problems. This expanded 168…
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Alliance Sensors Group announces the MR Series of Linear Position Sensors for use in measuring the ram position of hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders. The MR Series is designed…
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NFPA’s Economic Update webinars help members gain critical insight into the economic risks and opportunities facing their organization. Offered twice a year, these webinars are free to members….
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Norgren has unveiled a new range of circuit breaker solenoid valves, providing the rail industry with advanced direct-acting, fast-response valve solutions for use on electric rail vehicles. The…
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Imagine your plant as a big ship travelling toward a destination. Waves splash across the bow, rain falls in, and the corroding salt water eats holes in the…
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Norgren has entered into an agreement with DXP Enterprises, Inc. to provide maintenance professionals with a more convenient means to acquire components and systems. For more than 100 years…
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In the simplest sense, vacuum is pressure that is lower than atmospheric. At sea level, atmospheric pressure is usually 14.7 psia. Therefore, any pressure lower than that constitutes…
Pneumatics is the technology of compressed air, but in some circles, it is more fashionable to refer to it as a type of automation control. Pressurized gas—generally air…
Pneumatic valves such as manual valves, mechanical valves, air-piloted, solenoid-piloted and vacuum-piloted are descriptions related to how the valve will be actuated. This is a critical component in…
Compressors supply the air flow for all equipment in a system. Air compressors work in two phases: the compression operation and the release operation. There are two types of…
Miniature pneumatics, sometimes called precision pneumatics, encompasses a range of pneumatic components that have been miniaturized for intended use in light- and medium-duty applications and for low-medium pressure…
Air leaving a compressor is hot, dirty, and wet—which can damage and shorten the life of downstream equipment, such as valves and cylinders. Before air can be used…
Pneumatic cylinder slides or rodless cylinders, are designed to provide power and linear motion while supporting a load. Standalone pneumatic cylinders are suitable for providing power and motion,…
Pneumatically operated industrial grippers have been commercially available for only a few decades. Prior to this, most gripping mechanisms were designed and built by machine builders employing a…
Paul J. Heney, the Editorial Director for Design World, has a BS in Engineering Science & Mechanics and a minor in Technical Communications from Georgia Tech. Heney has more than 14 years of experience in the fluid power industry, covering pneumatics, sensors, air preparation, pneumatic systems, valves and the whole spectrum of fluid power technology.
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