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, it’s 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 […]
Pneumatics 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 Point’s Power Tower. For the third installment in Design World’s Summer Tech Vacation video series, Editorial Director Paul Heney speaks with Monty Jasper, Corporate Vice President for […]
NFPA launches giving society to support education, research
In more exciting news this week, The National Fluid Power Association’s Education and Technology Foundation announced that it has launched a new annual giving society to increase support for fluid power education and research. Named after Blaise Pascal, the French mathematician, physicist and inventor whose famous law describes the fundamental principle that gives fluid power its […]
Fluid power leaders set to gather for NFPA Economic Conference
Next week, hundreds of members of the fluid power industry will gather at Chicago’s Westin North Shore for the National Fluid Power Association’s Industry and Economic Outlook Conference (IEOC). Considered by many to be the industry’s most popular annual event, it will be held Monday, August 11 to Wednesday, August 13. It will offer hard data, critical […]
What are air springs?
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Air springs have been used in heavy duty vehicle suspension systems for nearly a century, where they have been able to provide usefulness by taking advantage of the compressed air required for vehicle braking systems. Air springs have provided a two-fold advantage over mechanical leaf- or coil-springs. One advantage with air suspension is the extra […]
Tips for ensuring safe pneumatic air exhaust circuits
By Eric Cummings • Global Industry Manager – Safety • 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 […]
Ross Controls appoints new president and CEO
ROSS Controls, Troy, Mich. has announced the promotion of Jeffrey J. Hand to President and Chief Executive Officer, effective May 1. Hand replaces John G. Smith who recently announced his retirement after a 40-year career with ROSS. Smith will remain involved in the company as its Chairman of the Board of Directors. Hand has held […]
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. The SRG series is available in five bore sizes ranging ¾ to 2 ½ in., with four possible mounting styles—nose, pivot, flange, and foot. They are rated for operating pressures to 250 psig (17 […]
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 […]
