Pneumatic systems are the unsung heroes of industrial automation. Think automated doors or the intricate dance of robotic arms – often, it’s compressed air doing the heavy lifting. And Pneumatic ...

Pneumatic control valves are widely used in various industries to regulate the flow, pressure, temperature, and level of fluids. However, they also pose some safety and environmental risks that ...

Directional-control valves are vital in any pneumatic circuit, directing or blocking airflow to control the speed or sequence of operations. One method of classifying directional ...

The Essential Valve System (ESO5) reduces the number of components needed to make a fully operational and capable valve system. For many years, customers and distributors have wanted to build ...

3/2 valves are the component used to control a single acting cylinder or piston. A 3/2 valve has three ports and has two states, either on or off which is how it got its name.

In a pneumatic circuit, a 3/2 valve directs compressed air to extend or retract a cylinder. When the valve is in the actuated position, air flows to the cylinder, causing it to extend/outstroke.

Compared to traditional hard valves, soft valves are better suited to maintain the compliant morphologies of pneumatic soft robotic systems and can eliminate the need for additional electronic ...

A pneumatic actuator with solenoid valves is a discontinuous-input system because each valve can be either in on or off state. For such an actuator, this paper proposes a sliding-mode control scheme ...