Winning entries in the 2021 LEAP (Leadership in Engineering Achievement Program) Awards were announced by WTWH Media today in 12 categories, including Pneumatics. This year’s winners were chosen by an independent judging panel of 12 engineering and academic professionals. For each category, judges could award Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Honorable Mentions. The 2021 Pneumatics category winners […]
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ISO/VDMA series CV small-bore cylinders from PHD
PHD Inc. originally began manufacturing a line of small bore cylinders in 1957, under the Tom Thumb brand name. The NFPA line provides reliability and long-life characteristics in small bore cylinders, and the products continue to be a popular choice among manufacturers around the world due to features like low maintenance, field-reparability, various mounting styles […]
Pneu-Connect allows seamless integration of grippers to Universal Robots
PHD has released new accessory for seamless integration of pneumatic grippers on collaborative robots. The PHD Pneu-Connect connects directly to the tool port on the robot arm making it easy to attach a PHD pneumatic gripper to a Universal Robot (UR) brand cobot. The Pneu-Connect incorporates a built-in pneumatic directional control valve for opening and […]
PHD releases Series PNC pneumatic identification stamping clamps
PHD is proud to announce the release of the Series PNC Pneumatic Identification Stamping Clamps, also known as the Number Cruncher Clamp, featuring a high clamp force to stamp characters in draw quality steel. Available in three sizes, the largest produces up to 48,330 lb (215 kN) of clamp force with 87 psi (6 bar) […]
PHD Inc. celebrates 60th anniversary
PHD Inc. was founded this month in 1957. Over our 60 years of innovation, PHD has made automation work better and more efficiently for manufacturers around the world. The first product developed, and still popular today, was the Tom Thumb pneumatic cylinder. Today PHD manufactures a very broad offering of products used for industrial automation. […]
Drop-In cylinder available for compact applications
In a continuing effort to expand the Optimax product line, PHD is pleased to release a new drop-in compact cylinder. Series OCQ Pneumatic Compact Cylinders feature a compact design for applications where cylinder length is critical. Benefits include: Drop-in metric mounting matches global standard Ten bore sizes available in incremental stroke lengths Standard shock pads […]
