Controls

Distributed control can cut system reaction time by 95%.

The auto and semiconductor industries, among others, rely on control valves to regulate steam and water. New stainlesssteel SC2000 Series control valves from the Sinclair Collins Valve Div. of Parker Hannifin Corp., Akron, Ohio, are said to offer designers more flexibility.

Eaton Corp. has introduced the world's first 5,000-psi hydraulic pump for commercial aircraft on the Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger plane.

Pipe-Flo Professional software helps users solve complex problems faster.

A new actuator sensor-interface (ASI) wiring system from Parker Pneumatic Div., is intended for use in low-level pneumatic automation systems requiring versatile, inexpensive cabling that is easy to install, operate, and maintain.

System brings DeviceNet capability to stand-alone in-line valves and vacuum generators.

A newly developed pneumatic-control system provides an alternative to electrical or electromechanical motion control.

Here's a step-by-step approach to efficiently designing systems that work right the first time.

Amesim fluid-power modeling and simulation software from Imagine Software Inc., Southfield, Mich., helps model fluid-power systems in cars, construction and material-handling equipment, and aerospace vehicles.

The Shurflo IRD sealless centrifugal pump from Shurflo Pump Manufacturing Co., Santa Ana, Calif., uses an axial-air-gap, brushless dc motor inside the two-chamber pump.