Bimba Manufacturing Company announced the introduction of the Low Power Isonic® V2 Valve. Building on the strengths of Bimba|Meadʼs line of Isonic® solenoid valves, the new Low Power…
How efficient are your air compressors?
Just what is your facility’s leakage level? How efficient are your air compressors? These are questions you can answer for yourself with some quick and inexpensive tests involving…
Fluid Power Industry Leaders Set to Gather for NFPA Annual Conference
Industry leaders from across the fluid power supply chain will converge on Scottsdale, Arizona, March 6-8, 2013 for the 2013 Annual Conference of the National Fluid Power Association…
5 reasons you need to attend the NFPA Annual Conference
We’re only 8 days out from the National Conference of the National Fluid Power Association, the organization’s premier annual event. If you don’t yet have your flight to…
Norgren achieves Platinum level supplier certification with Caterpillar
Norgren has achieved Platinum Level certification as part of Caterpillar’s Supplier Quality Excellence Program (SQEP). The program recognizes suppliers that demonstrate commitment to excellence and drive a “zero…
Polyurethane Tubing from Ark-Plas Products Inc.
Polyether-based polyurethane tubing offers excellent resistance to chemicals, kinking, abrasion, hydrolysis, oxidation, and ozone exposure. The company’s polyether-based polyurethane tubing excels in maintaining exceptional flexibility, high-impact strength, and…
Festo Introduces a Series of Pneumatic Safety Valves
Festo introduced the MS6-SV and MS9-SV safety valves. These safety valves offer many features, including compact size, soft start functionality, and advantageous price versus performance ratio. The MS6-SV…
NFPA Updates Technical Standards for Pneumatic Systems
Technical documents have recently been published and are now available from the National Fluid Power Association (NFPA). ISO 6953-3:2012 Pneumatic fluid power — Compressed air pressure regulators and…
Barbed Tube to Port Fittings
All Ark-Plas Premium Grade Fittings are molded with the company’s “Premium Grade” technology. This means that every sealing surface on each barb is seamless all the way around,…
Looking down the road at manufacturing
We have a problem with manufacturing in this country. We haven’t seen real leadership from Washington for years on either side of the aisle, and the numbers that…
Redundant Valve Manifold from Norgren for Safety Instrumented Systems
The redundant valve manifold (RVM) from Norgren offers a two out of three (2oo3) configuration, meaning if one of the three pneumatic logic circuits should malfunction there are…
Solid-State Cylinder Switch from Festo
Festo is introducing the new SMT-8M-A solid-state cylinder switch for T-slot applications on pneumatic drives. The company’s new switch is fully optimized, harmonized, and tested for Festo pneumatic…
AutomationDirect expands Pneumatic Cylinder Position Switch offering
The NITRA® line of pneumatics products now includes nine styles of position switches for pneumatic cylinders, including round, dovetail, t-slot, square, and D-shaped; additional dovetail accessories are available…
Beswick Engineering’s Introduces Redesigned Website
Beswick Engineering announces their redesigned website has gone live. The revamped website now offers: D Models Photos and Specification Drawings Pricing Order On-line submissions Real time Web Chat…
Emerson introduces online thermowell calculation tool
Emerson Process Management announced it has introduced an online thermowell calculation tool that incorporates the new ASME PTC 19.3 TW standard. Emerson is the first to make available…
1″ Flat Super Air Nozzle from EXAIR
EXAIR’s new 1″ Flat Super Air Nozzle produces a flat 1″ (25mm) wide airstream with a strong blowing force of 9.8 ounces (278g) when mounted 12″ (305mm) from…
Air compressor failures: Fix or replace?
Many decisions are made in keeping compressed air systems running smoothly, but one of the most important is equipment selection. From time to time, equipment failure forces us…
Hayward GF-PP Pneumatic Actuators For Corrosive Installations
Hayward Flow Control announced the launch of their GF-PP (Glass Filled Polypropylene) PMD4/PMS4 Series Pneumatic Actuator line. The PMD4/PMS4 features a GF-PP housing that provides the actuator superior…
Pneumadyne Releases Full Line Catalog
Pneumadyne, a Bimba Manufacturing company, announced the release of its new Full Line catalog. The 238-page document includes details on both standard pneumatic components and custom product applications,…
6 mistakes engineers make in mounting and specifying air cylinders
1. Inappropriate sizing When it comes to air cylinder sizing, bigger is not necessarily better. A cylinder that is larger than necessary will cost more to purchase and…
40% of NewAge Industries now owned by employees
The recent holidays were a time for togetherness and gift giving, and together the team members of NewAge Industries received an unexpected gift. The company’s CEO and majority…
Famic Technologies expands reach in South Korea
Famic Technologies Inc., creator of Automation Studio™, announced it has signed a distribution agreement with INROOT Corporation, a leading engineering software solution provider in South Korea. As an…
Low temperature valve for harsh environments
A poppet valve for applications that must operate in extreme temperatures, as low as -40°C (-40°F) or as high as 60°C (140°F), is the newest addition to the…
Static Eliminator Neutralizes And Cleans Wide Surfaces
EXAIR’s new 54″ Super Ion Air Knife neutralizes static electricity while blowing away dust and particulates from printed surfaces, paper, plastics and three dimensional shapes. The 54″ wide…
NOSHOK Expands Spanish Literature Offering
NOSHOK has expanded our Spanish literature offering to better accommodate our growing international distributor and customer base. The NOSHOK Valve Product Solutions catalog is now available in Spanish….