Pneumatic cylinders keep bottling plants safe May 2003 French manufacturer of gas cylinder filling installations, Siraga, has standardised on BoschRexroth technology, available in South Africa exclusively through Tectra Automation, as its pneumatic components ...
R4-million non-destructive testing solution generates strong international interest May 2003, Festo South Africa, Products & Solutions A R4-million non-destructive testing (NDT) solution developed in South Africa as an affordable option to European alternatives has drawn significant interest from around the world within weeks of completion.
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Reliable pressure switches for hydraulic and pneumatic applications January 2003 A new range of reliable and maintenance-free, electronic pressure switches has been introduced by IFM Electronic for use in hydraulic and pneumatic applications. The type PN meet IP 67 requirements and ...
Two-year product warranty for instrumentation products November 2002, Protea Automation Solutions For close on 50 years Fairchild has been a leading authority in the manufacture of high-quality precision pneumatic, electropneumatic controls and power transmission products. Its growth stems from the ...
High performance valve island October 2002 Ernest Lowe, sole distributors of Norgren pneumatics components and automation systems, now offer the latest compact, lightweight, high-flow pneumatic valve island on the market.
Said to boast the ...
Sizing of hydraulic tubing October 2002 When determining tubing sizes one must always use the flow rate that is going to be transmitted in the tubing for calculating diameters. Do not use the pump inlet and outlet ports as a guide to determine ...
Easy-to-clean valve terminal August 2002, Festo South Africa Today, pneumatic cylinders are available to meet the stringent hygiene requirements of the food and packaging industries. Taking this a step further is the new Clean Design valve terminal (Type CDVI) ...
Pneumatic and electro-pneumatic positioners August 2002, Spirax Sarco South Africa The locally designed and manufactured range of pneumatic and electro-pneumatic positioners from Mitech are suitable for up to 1 MPa supply, offering both double acting and single acting modes.
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Effective, easy-to-use linear positioners May 2002 Damper control, gate valve positioning, process control via linear actuators or linear actuated valves or any other linear position control can be easily and accurately achieved with the IP200 series ...
Robust pneumatic rotary actuators May 2002 Mitech's locally designed and manufactured pneumatic rotary actuators feature square drives allowing them to be mounted perpendicular to, or in-line with, the pipe work. Their modular springpacks permit ...
Industrial electro-pneumatic control May 2002 For close to 50 years, Fairchild has been a leading authority for the manufacture of high quality pneumatic and electropneumatic controls. Their growth stems from the developing technology in four main ...
Gateway type serial transmission system October 2001 Reduced wiring and fieldbus communication systems from SMC are now a very powerful and user-friendly way of installing valve bank islands for all pneumatic applications. The gateway unit has the option ...
High-torque rotary actuators October 2001 Certain applications in the oil and gas and mining industries utilise very large rotary valves that require powerful actuators to provide the high torques necessary to operate the valves.
The new 'mega ...
Hydraulic and pneumatic couplings and accessories May 2001 The Staubli quick-coupling range came about, and is in constant development in the context of partnership with industrial users, to cover all industrial applications. Examples include: * Standard applications ...
Pneumatic grippers expand application areas April 2001 The introduction of new precision parallel grippers Type HGPP and micro-angle grippers Type HGWM have expanded Festo's range of grippers and its modular handling and assembly technology system. These ...
Over 2000 suction gripper variants for vacuum technology March 2001 Festo's systematic approach to vacuum technology has resulted in a modular development that offers over 2000 possible vacuum gripper combinations for applications requiring the delicate handling of parts ...
Hygienic cylinders for food and beverage applications February 2001 Festo's CRHD repairable round cylinder series to DIN ISO 6431 is one of the company's new core products for the food, beverage and packaging industries and any other industry demanding the highest standards ...
Pneumatic rotary actuator January 2001 Mitech's pneumatic rotary actuator features a choice between a crank arm design which results in negligible backlash making it suitable for control applications and a scotch yoke design which gives a ...
Pneumatics and electronics interface in a box December 2000 Shorrock Automation is offering IFM Electronic's AirBox, which has the electronics and pneumatics integrated into one compact module. The basis of this AirBox is the standardised electromechanical interface ...
