Pneumatics & Hydraulics


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Simple device prevents backache
December 2000
A typical application that has often resulted in unnecessary backache, has been when a vibratory bowl is used to debur manufactured items. The items to be deburred are placed in the vibrating bowl, which ...

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Pneumatic drives for hygienic and corrosive environments
December 2004, Festo South Africa
Specially designed for corrosive and hygienic environments, the CRDH and CDN pneumatic drives from Festo fulfil the requirements laid down by the industries that place great demands on cleanliness. Beer ...

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Future bicycle designs tested on fluidic muscle
October 2004, Festo South Africa
Tensile forces of up to 7000 N at a pulse frequency of 3 Hz and 100 000 load changes per test run. These are the stringent requirements that the fluid muscle, a unique actuator from Festo that closely ...

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Hydraulic valve interface module
July 2004, Danntech, Information Security, Infrastructure
Interfacing to hydraulic valves is generally never simple. To make things a little easier, Danntech has designed a multipurpose hydraulic valve interface module with a variety of inputs, various outputs ...

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Locally manufactured exported bagging solution
May 2004
The design and manufacture of the new brick-pack machine included every component on offer from Tectra Automation, local specialists in linear, pneumatic, servo-drive and control systems

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Meeting the demand for smaller, faster technology
May 2004, Festo South Africa
As customers' products are becoming smaller, faster and more intelligent, Festo's pneumatic automation technology is being continuously developed to fill the need for improved performance, smaller dimensions, ...

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Reliable part seat monitoring
May 2004
From metal forming and machining to assembly automation, work-piece positioning and gap detection in very harsh operating conditions such as dirt, fluids and extreme temperatures, continue to present ...

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Efficient nozzles save compressed air
March 2001
In a typical application: galvanised steel sheet has to be cleaned of loose zinc particles as part of the final rolling operation. An air manifold having 42 eighth-inch open pipe nozzles had been installed ...

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Effective nozzles save compressed air
March 2002
In a typical application: galvanised steel sheet has to be cleaned of loose zinc particles as part of the final rolling operation. An air manifold having 42 eighth-inch open pipe nozzles had been installed ...

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Corrosion resistant pneumatics range
February 2004, Festo South Africa, Events
Pneumatics is a rugged, longstanding technology and Festo's development of an extensive CR (corrosion-resistant) pneumatics range brings this technology to various applications and conditions which promote ...

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Pneumatic actuators and drives for process automation systems
February 2004, Festo South Africa, Electrical switching & drive systems & components
Miniaturisation of automation technology components is high on the wish list of many customers in the manufacturing industry. But not in the process industry, where the main demand is for pneumatic rotary ...

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Pneumatic and electro-pneumatic positioners
October 2003
The locally designed and manufactured range of pneumatic and electro-pneumatic positioners from Mitech is suitable for up to 1 MPa supply offering both double acting and single acting modes. Four take-off ...

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Hardy sensors for mobile hydraulic applications
October 2003, ATI Systems
Temposonics sensors operate on a magnetostrictive principle - which offers contactless, absolute, wear-free and accurate displacement measurement - desirable characteristics for mobile hydraulic applications. The ...

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Linear and rotary pneumatic actuators
October 2003
SMC's standard type linear positioner, series IP200, is suitable for remote positioning or stroke regulation of dose units, pumps, gears, drives, velocities, proportional apertures of valves and many ...

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Guided pneumatic drives replace user-fabricated solutions
October 2003, Festo South Africa, Training & Education
The DFM modular pneumatic drive system and the small, rodless DGC pneumatic drive from Festo both replace elaborate user-fabricated solutions and save space. With features including a maximum speed of ...

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Clean design - the new look in pneumatics
August 2003, Festo South Africa
180 kindergarten children fall ill after eating noodles with ham, 13 000 Japanese are admitted to hospital with food-poisoning symptoms owing to a lack of hygiene in a dairy - events that have made the ...

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Control systems department hits half century
May 2003, Festo South Africa
Every facet of Festo's products and services is continually measured to comply with ISO standards

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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 ...

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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. Believed ...

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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 ...

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