Festo has introduced the VS series of piston-spool solenoid and pneumatic valves and valve manifolds. These individually wired valves are designed to give years of dependable service while helping OEMs lower the costs of acquisition, assembly, and inventory. The high-flow rate VS series is ideal for simple clamping and locking operations in semiautomatic assembly, end-of-line […]
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Pneumatic Valves Show 100 Million Life Cycle
Swagelok Company announced that additional testing has demonstrated an increase in cycle life for its Swagelok ALD series valve, up to 100 million cycles. The ultrahigh-purity, pneumatically actuated valve is designed for use in atomic layer deposition (ALD) processes – a staple deposition technique in the semiconductor industry. Enhanced cycle life for ALD valves is […]
Compact Pneumatic Valves Offer High Performance
Festo launched a new generation of pneumatic valves which, it claims, offer “a size-to-performance ratio never before achieved by any other valve”. The VUVG valves are based on a patented cartridge design which achieves extremely high power densities and will allow smaller valves to be used than at present in around 90% of all applications. […]
Norgren Recognized for Contribution to 2010 Colorado FIRST Robotics Competition
Norgren announced it has been recognized as a ‘Gold’ level contributor to the FIRST Robotics Organization for its donation of pneumatic valves and regulators. The FIRST Colorado Regional competition took place at the University of Denver Ritchie Center Thursday, March 25, 2010, through Saturday, March 27, 2010. Since 2006 Norgren has contributed pneumatic regulators and […]
