Directional-control valves are common in pneumatic systems. They control compressed-air flow to cylinders, rotary actuators, grippers, and other mechanisms in packaging, handling, assembly, and ...

As part of its global focus on factory automation, Parker-Hannifin added an expanded range of network connectivity options to its valve platforms with the addition of an easy to configure, ...

Festo has expanded its VTUX valve terminal platform with a series of new functions and connectivity options that give machine ...

The MS6-SV is available in performance level C and E units; the MS9-SV is available in a performance level C unit. Both have exhaust functions in a compact unified body. The MS6-SV-E series is ...

Getting a valve out of a vehicle isn’t too hard – it’s putting the new one in that requires more care. A typical commercial vehicle air braking system requires, at minimum, around a dozen core ...

Piezo elements are electromechanical transducers that convert mechanical forces (pressure, tensile stress or acceleration) into voltages. The inverse piezoelectric effect, precisely the opposite, ...

The article will then look at valve types very briefly before focusing on digital positioners. It will examine the expectations that the user should have with regards to digital positioners, for ...