Now in its ninth year, ASCO has begun accepting applications for its 2016 Industrial Automation Engineering Scholarship program. The deadline for application is April 3. ASCO will award two $5,000 scholarships to U.S. engineering students, provide $1,000 grants to their college’s engineering departments, and host the students at “The Amazing Packaging Race” at PACK EXPO […]
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Selecting valves made easier with new white paper
Proportional solenoid valves offer important advantages in the right applications, and while they’re considered more complicated than other valves, a new whitepaper makes their selection simple. Download the paper here from Numatics, Incorporated. Proportional valves — which change outputs in proportion to their input value — provide dependable, cost-effective, compact solutions for fast response and […]
Numatics 501 Series Directional Control Valve
ASCO Numatics has introduced its Numatics 501 Series directional control valve. The general purpose automation valve is designed for directional control and piloting applications requiring compact size, high flow capability, and energy savings. “Our new 501 Series valve delivers up to two times greater flow than previous models,” said Robert W. Kemple, Jr., executive vice […]
Numatics’ line mounted valves offer integral speed control
Numatics Inc offers a wide range of line-mounted valves, which feature DIN plug-in solenoids with indicator lights and can operate both on lubricated and unlubricated air. One of which is the LO1 Series, a direct solenoid actuated valve featuring a four-way, four-ported design which can be mounted either on a manifold or inline in any […]
Numatics KG Series pneumatic cylinder
Numatics (www.numatics.com) has specifically designed and developed the KG Series pneumatic cylinders to excel even in the most challenging applications. Specifically developed for automated valve operation, the cylinders are also used in the valve/knife gate industry and in applications requiring light pneumatic actuation. The cylinders are available in bore sizes ranging from 1-1/2 inches to […]
