Pneumatic directional valves, such as the Festo CPE 10, control compressed-air flow in countless industrial applications. Actuator types Actuation method determines how a valve turns on and off.

Directional valves such as Parker Hannifin's B3G-Series threeway (left) and four-way valves are often used to control pneumatic operations. Directional-control valves are vital in any pneumatic ...

The lesson is: Valves matter to help improve driver safety and comfort. This article focuses on proper troubleshooting, maintenance, and upkeep of valves in a compressed air system.

Festo recently introduced the manually operated VHEF and the mechanically operated VMEF pneumatic valves. These small, durable, and versatile valves are core Festo products and guaranteed to ship ...

Hydraulic actuated ball valves are similar to pneumatic actuators, only they use pressurized fluid instead of air or gas. The fluid—either water or oil—is fed to one or both sides of a piston ...

The valve delivers continuous testing and sensing of the safety function. The MS6-SV-E-ASIS valve option has an integrated network connection to AS-Interface Safety at Work, which eliminates the need ...

The volume of air vented is 88.3 in 3. The time required to vent this volume at 80F is 1.74 seconds, which represents the inherent lag of the actuator. The piston’s “jump” (the actuator’s ...

For decades the idea of electronically controlled electromagnetic, hydraulic, or pneumatic valve actuation has been studied, developed, and ultimately abandoned by big-name engineering firms such ...

With high-pressure air moving the valves up and down and way less moving parts, the engine rpm can go to more than 20,000, even though Guidotti says Avintia bikes only work in the 15k range.