Edited by Mike Santora Wernli was the first textile manufacturer in the world to produce colored dressing materials. Now its cohesive and adhesive elastic bandages, as well as compression bandages, show it continues to be on the cutting edge. Innovations like bandages with sensors for measuring fever or for therapeutic pressure regulation – coupled with […]
Cantilevered jaw arrangement avoids interference
The LPG gripper from Fabco-Air handles oversize parts and heavy loads up to 300 lb. This gripper is an adaptation of Fabco-Air’s EZ Series linear slides; its jaws are a pair of tool bars. An integral, double-acting air cylinder drives the shorter jaw bar and inboard pair of guide shafts. A double rack and pinion […]
Pneumatic safety brakes with hydraulics-level power
Mayr power transmission recently set out to create a compact safety brake in a small construction space with high forces… and all this without using hydraulics. The result was a new, high-performance, pneumatically-released version of the ROBA-guidestop profiled rail brake. This extended ROBA-guidestop series has a pneumatically-released version which provides new possibilities with its high […]
Fabco-Air Inc. aquires the Humphrey Cylinder Product Line
UPDATED: Fabco-Air has announced the acquisition of the Humphrey Stainless Steel, Disposable Cylinder product line. This also includes the Humphrey Volume Chamber product line as well as all relevant cylinder accessories. Fluid Power World spoke with Fabco- Air Vice President Scot LaMar about the deal. “We feel that the addition of the Humphrey cylinder line […]
Comparing the Real Costs of Vacuum Generators
Mike Guelker Product Manager – Pneumatic Actuators Festo Corp. • Hauppauge, N.Y. Vacuum generators come in an extensive array of types, sizes, designs and efficiencies to suit widely ranging applications. And while maximizing performance for a given task is important, anyone using a vacuum system should also take a close look at overall costs before […]
Custom gripper system for removing hot parts
When ZEIBINA Kunststoff-Technik GmbH sought to upgrade its manual demolding process for automotive lighting reflectors, it went to FIPA to correct the problem. Previously, to ensure part removal free of marks or paint-wetting impairment substances (PWIS), employees had to handle hot (120°C) plastic parts themselves. FIPA’s new custom gripper automated this process and also reduced […]
New air spring product line for industrial applications
ITT Inc. has announced that it is introducing a new Compact Automation and Turn-Act Air Springs product line that provides air actuation for linear motion control. These air-tight pneumatic actuators are a suitable solution for demanding industrial applications, including the pulp and paper, lumber mill and automotive assembly industries. ITT’s Air Springs can be overhauled […]
Lightweight decentralized vacuum generators
piINLINE plus is Piab’s new configurable platform for decentralized vacuum generation for automotive manufacturers and other industries. The lightweight vacuum ejectors have an integrated automatic release mechanism and come in compact, minimized packages. Tailor-made for automotive press-shop automation, piINLINE plus offers new technology that will also benefit various other markets and applications. Designed with ports […]
Bellows vacuum cups for short-cycle automated plastics applications
FIPA Inc., a manufacturer of vacuum technology, gripper systems, air nippers, tube lifters, and end-of-arm-tooling has announced its SP-BX Series Varioflex bellows vacuum cups for short-cycle automation applications in the plastics industry. Varioflex bellows vacuum cups are made of an oil-, ozone-, and wear-resistant polyurethane composite material that can withstand temperatures up to 50°C (122°F) […]
Aventics participates in Pack Expo 2016
“Hygienic design and Washdown”, “Machine Safety” and “Industry 4.0 (IOT)” are three areas that Aventics will emphasize in their booth at Pack Expo 2016. In the first area, Aventics will show their capabilities in the wet area for primary packaging and processing. Products including pneumatic valves, cylinders and air preparation will be capable of withstanding […]
