IMI Norgren has created the IVAC system (integrated valve and actuator control) — a series of integrated pneumatic cylinders, which combine sensors, cushioning, flow controls and valves in one actuator package to reduce energy costs and air consumption by up to 50 percent. Unlike conventional pneumatic controls, the IVAC system is user-friendly and eliminates the […]
Cylinders
Fabco-Air F Series Cylinders with stainless steel body
Fabco-Air as unveiled a series of cylinders that are directly interchangeable bore for bore, model for model and stroke for stroke. Featuring thin wall stainless steel bodies, the F Series Cylinders are available in 12 bore sizes from 5/16″ to 3″ as well as in strokes up to 32″. The cylinders are pre-lubricated at the […]
Parker’s P1Q Series Global Cylinders with a space-saving, economical design
Parker Hannifin has unveiled a series of cylinders that feature a space-saving and economical design — the P1Q Series Global Compact Cylinders. Ideally suited for a number of applications, the P1Q cylinder offers modular flexibility at a low cost price point. It also features a pressure range of up to 145 psi and a temperature […]
Festo introduces hygienically-safe pneumatic drives
Festo (www.festo.com) has unveiled three corrosion-resistant and hygienically-safe pneumatic drives that cater to a variety of applications aside from food handling — the DGRF, CRDSNU and the DSBF drives. The guided drive DGRF can handle workpieces under severe environmental conditions, while the round cylinder CRDSNU and the standard cylinder DSBF are fitted with self-adjusting cushioning […]
Bimba unveils new “Blue and Improved” Original Line Cylinders
Bimba Manufacturing Company (www.bimba.com), maker of hydraulic, pneumatic and electronic solutions, has proudly announced the release of its newly redesigned “Blue and Improved” Original Line cylinder. The industry-leading non-repairable Original Line product series features various product enhancements that include permanent grease lubrication and extended catalog life rating that ranges from 1,400 miles to 3,000+ miles. […]
Parker introduces the modular P1Q Series Global Compact Cylinders
Parker (www.parker.com) has unveiled an economical, space-saving cylinder that is ideally suited for various applications — the P1Q Series Global Compact Cylinders. Available in 10 bore sizes, the P1Q series offers modular flexibility as well as low cost price point. Standard stroke ranges between 5 mm and 100 mm while pressure range is up to […]
Bimba announces improved original line cylinders
Bimba Manufacturing Co. announced a series of product enhancements to its round line, non-repairable Original Line cylinders product series.
Bimba Ultran Rodless Cylinders support high loads
The high coupling strength of Bimba’s (www.bimba.com) Ultran rodless cylinder allows it to support higher loads without the piston uncoupling from the carriage. This is attributed to the magnets on the piston and the carriage which creates a strong bond that seamlessly holds them together. Once the cylinder is actuated, the carriage and piston move […]
Clippard Pneumatic Brass Silencing Mufflers
Clippard Instrument Laboratory, Inc. added a line of miniature pneumatic mufflers. These silencing mufflers utilize porous sintered bronze air mesh to reduce air exhaust noises from valves, cylinders and other pneumatic products for quiet system operation. Mufflers help to meet OSHA requirements by maintaining safe workplace sound levels below 90 dBA with minimum flow restriction. […]
Pneumatics is key to human-robotic actuation
When the future doesn’t pan out quite the way that movies or television envisioned it, people often complain about the absence of items available today—from flying cars to wristwatch TVs to lifelike robotics. While Ford has yet to announce the 2014 Floating Taurus and Apple hasn’t quite perfected the wearable iTV, automation technology expert Festo […]