In the world of motor boats, luxury has a name: Sunseeker. The manufacturer of luxury yachts has long been known worldwide — not least by appearing in spectacular James Bond scenes. In line with the exclusive requests of its customers, Sunseeker equipped its recently introduced 76 Yacht with Marex electronic remote control and joystick systems…
Hannover Messe preview: A focus on integrated industry, Mexico, logistics
More than 200 journalists from across Europe—and as far away as the United States and China—came to today’s press preview for the Hannover Messe 2018, scheduled for April 23-27 in this northern German industrial city. This year’s event will see some differences to prior fairs. In previous odd-numbered years, there was a special focus on…
Customizable universal electric actuator allows active or passive actuation
Aventics’ new universal electric actuator for industrial applications features a highly flexible design for customization to the customer’s application. The new Aventics best in class universal electric actuator is heavy-duty and suitable for normal or extreme environments. The highly flexible design allows the actuator to be customizable to the customer’s application. A wide range of […]
Aventics participates in Pack Expo 2016
“Hygienic design and Washdown”, “Machine Safety” and “Industry 4.0 (IOT)” are three areas that Aventics will emphasize in their booth at Pack Expo 2016. In the first area,…
Pneumatic safety for truck-mounted forklifts
Picture this. A truck driver has to load and unload construction materials at twenty stations. The driver repeatedly parks, exits the vehicle and climbs underneath the truck-mounted forklift…
Aventics publishes machine safety guide for pneumatics
Aventics has published a manual titled “Machine Safety Expertise for Pneumatics” covering key topics in the implementation of directives and standards for safety-related pneumatics. Protecting people, machines and…
Aventics publishes cushioning manual for air cylinders
Aventics developed a superior method of adjusting pneumatic cylinder cushions several years ago and many customers have since enjoyed the benefits. Now a new manual, titled “The ABC’s…
New Aventics President for the Americas is named
Pneumatic components and systems manufacturer Aventics Corp. has announced the appointment of Rudi Coetzee as President, Americas for the company. After having completed his studies in Physical Metallurgy…
Valve system helps nimble giant put out fires
Edited by: Mike Santora • Associate Editor Frankfurt airport. An engine catches fire during a passenger aircraft landing. The alarm goes off in the fire station. Firefighters spring…
Machine safety expertise guide for pneumatics
Protecting people, machines and property is the primary objective of safety-related pneumatic systems and components. For all production machinery, international standards and regulations define measures to prevent accidents…
Electro-pneumatic pressure regulator for pneumatic valve manifold
The latest enhancement to AVENTICS AV (Advanced Valve) series pneumatic directional control valves is the AV-EP, an electro-pneumatic pressure regulator that can be integrated into the valve manifold….
Stainless steel pneumatic mini cylinders are hygienically designed
The AVENTICS CSL-RD pneumatic mini cylinders are hygienically designed and fabricated from 304 stainless steel, providing great coverage of food and packaging applications. The CSL-RD ISO 6432 cylinders…
New fieldbus protocols available
The AVENTICS CL03 Clean Line series of pneumatic directional control valves were specifically designed to handle your high pressure wash-down applications. The valve manifolds are available with multi-pin…
AV valve system
The AV system from AVENTICS is a complete automation solution offering clear advantages for production systems. The AV system continuously adapts to the users’ requirements and maximizes the…
Pneumatic actuators ensure ballast function in emergencies
Depending on the weight and distribution of the load in the hull, ballast tank systems either flood or empty the distributed tanks. This “trimming” generates counterweights on demand,…
Electro Pneumatic Positioning System: EPPS
Unlike most pneumatic positioning systems on the market, which control the position of the actuator with directional flow, AVENTICS utilizes our expertise in direct acting proportional pressure regulators….
Ultra-efficient pneumatic mini slides
The MSC series mini slides have a compact design, require minimal installation space and can be optimally configured for virtually any automated handling task. The new generation of…
Solvay’s Kalix® polyamide for pneumatic valve system
Germany’s Aventics, a manufacturer of pneumatic components and systems which was created out of the former pneumatics business unit at Bosch Rexroth, uses Kalix®9000 high-performance polyamide (HPPA)resin from Solvay Specialty Polymers for production of one key component of its new AV pneumatic valve systems. The semi-aromatic HPPA delivers a strong combination of high mechanical performance,…
Miniaturization makes pneumatics the choice in medical applications
From ambulance to operating room, recovery room to discharge at home, patients today encounter any number of medical devices that must be lightweight, small, safe, and often, portable….
AVENTICS Quick Ship Focused Delivery Program
The AVENTICS Quick Ship program gives you access to a wide selection of our most popular pneumatic products with fast, reliable lead times that meet or beat market…
Ceram pneumatic directional control valve free for customers to try
AVENTICS is announcing the Discover the Ceramic Advantage program to allow new customers in the USA and Canada to try a Ceram valve free of charge. The program…
Former Rexroth Pneumatics relaunches as “Aventics”
Bosch’s Rexroth Pneumatics division sometimes seemed to stick out like a sore thumb to me … although the company tried to integrate the Lexington, Ky.-based division into the…