Why air cylinders fail, (and what’s to be done about it?)
By Ernie Lunski, Parker Hannifin Corporation Pneumatics is typically the technology of choice for applications such as material handling and small-parts assembly, but new capabilities – including closed-loop control, precision pneumatic components and high-speed electronics – have made these systems more competitive with electrical and hydraulic closed-loop systems. In industrial applications across the board, pneumatic cylinders and components are gaining wider acceptance as being...
Knowing which system is right for your needs
Air systems – integral or conventional? For many years now, compressor manufacturers and distributors have been fabricating packages to combine compressors with accessories such as tanks, dryers and filters. This popular concept allowed customers to customize their compressed air system while reducing installation costs. These package units were very popular with small shop and facilities in the under 25 HP market. Recently,...
Pneumatic Cylinders Help Increase Palletizer Speed by 26% by Philip Vivirito
Philip Vivirito is Industrial Distribution Manager for Parker Hannifin Corporation Speed is critical in material-handling operations. St. Louis-based FKI Logistex, a leading supplier of palletizers and depalletizers to the material handling industry, needed to increase speed rates on the case turner component of some of its palletizer products in response to customer specifications. These high-speed case palletizers operate in warehouse and...
The future of vacuum and blow in the graphic industry.
Greatly improving production efficiency with a decentralized, compressed air system As important deadlines approach, the machines in the printing shop quickly work toward the final project. The noisy mechanical vacuum and blow systems on the machines generate heat, creating an unbearable environment. Despite the heat and noise, the handling of materials needs to be fast and accurate as downtime can...
Don’t forget to STOP for reliable motion – Rodless Cylinder Tips
Don’t forget to STOP for reliable motion – Rodless Cylinder Tips OK, you need to size a pneumatic rodless cylinder. You gather all the application parameters: available air pressure, magnitude and orientation of the applied load, cycle rate, and the stroke length. Then you determine which bearing system can support this load and provide reliable linear motion. What are we...
Milking the Benefits of Pneumatics
By Kjell Lyngstad, Market Segment Manager- Food & Packaging Bosch Rexroth Corporation- Pneumatics Manufacturers around the world rely on machinery to rapidly produce quality products on a daily basis. Investing in the right technology and proper equipment is critical to the overall success of the business by increasing the bottom line. Companies that continually process food and frequently washdown their machines...
Cold Weather Pneumatics Using Desiccant Dryers in Transportation Applications
by Paxton Augustine Product Manager – Transportation Parker Hannifin Corporation and Randy Greenwood Account Development Manager – Railway and Transportation domnick hunter Division of Parker Hannifin Pneumatic cylinders, valves, and auxiliary products are used in multiple subsystems for truck, bus, and rail applications. Whether used for HVAC, door controls, brake lines, auxiliary panels, or chassis, pneumatic components must be able to operate in cold weather environments, in...
Advanced solutions with upgraded vacuum system.
Background One of the world's leading suppliers of automotive body shops provides integrated information technology for a variety of car production engineering applications. Recently, the company wanted to upgrade its existing vacuum system in order to reduce energy consumption and provide its customers with optimum quality service. Solution The company upgraded its existing vacuum system with PIAB’s VGS™3010 vacuum gripper system, which...
Keep Your Compressed Air High And Dry
Proper selection and application of air dryers maintains system reliability and longevity.02/21/2007 By Rick Hand, Parker Hannifin Corp., and Mark White, Domnick Hunter Ltd. Desiccant dryers remove liquid from compressed air systems through the use of chemical beds. Most maintenance and production engineers would say that oil is the major contaminant in their compressed air system. Wrong. Nearly all of the total...
Bosch Rexroth Pneumatics
E/P Positioner Success Story Bosch Rexroth Pneumatics February 2007 Mixing It Up: Rexroth Electro-Pneumatic Positioner Helps RMC Pacific Materials Combine Aggregates While Controlling Gates By Bob Atchison, Bosch Rexroth Pneumatics District Sales Manager and Certified Fluid Power Specialist Manufacturing five different types of cement to meet various building requirements, RMC Pacific Materials, headquartered in Pleasanton, CA, is a key supplier in the building materials industry....
