An air compressor that raises the air-suspension seats in off-highway vehicles uses injection-molded plastic parts instead of those made with die-cast aluminum.
The High Pressure 156 Lee Chek valve from The Lee Co., Westbrook, Conn. (theleeco.com), weighs only 0.7 gm with a diameter of 0.156 in., but is said to be 2.5 times as efficient as high-pressure check valves of similar size.
The 303 stainless steel IMH Orifice is an accurate miniature flow restrictor that is flow tested to ensure that every part is within ±5% of its nominal flow rate
Automation Studio lets users design, document, simulate, and animate automation circuits including pneumatics, hydraulics, PLCs, sequential function charts, electrical controls, and more.
Pneumatic cylinders put their interior hardware through quite a stress test. To lessen the effects those stresses have on shortening the cylinder's operational life and causing maintenance problems, engineers at Ace Controls Inc. developed NuCushions.
Utility software supplied with each module supports multiple operating systems including Windows 2000 and XP, WinCE 6.0, and Linux Kernel 2.6, eliminating manual programming of the modules. Both modules include TX/RX LED indicators, as well as shared IRQ settings for each of their ports.
Two new models of ac-ac LVDTs have been developed to work in extreme pressures and temperatures. To handle high pressures, the transducer housing is perforated to equalize pressure inside and outside.