Product category:
Pneumatic equipment
News Release from: Festo | Subject: Smart Cubic valve terminal
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 07 October 2002
Aesthetics and functionality put art
into air
At what point does science become art? Perhaps it's when form follows function to produce something as creative and aesthetically pleasing as the new smart pneumatic cubic valve terminal.
At what point does science become art? Perhaps it's when form follows function to produce something as creative and aesthetically pleasing as the new Smart Cubic valve terminal from automation innovator Festo The remarkably compact new CPV-SC valve terminal is the world's smallest for its flow rate featuring a profile cross section of just 40mm x 40mm and a grid of 10mm But these tiny dimensions disguise a powerful performance, with flow rates up to 150 litres/min
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 13 Apr 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
Related stories
Festo Sponsors Engineering Skills
Festo has again sponsored the UK Skill Mechatronics competition. The triumphant winners were Sharleen Jackson and Dave Rowe of the Warrington Collegiate team.
Pneumatic equipment comprehensively catalogued
Festo has launched a customised new catalogue, entitled 'Premier Products and Services 2001', covering essential items from the entire Festo product range.
The units are aimed directly at the increasing miniaturisation demanded by applications in the electronics, mechatronics and pharmaceutical industries.
Smart Cubic valve terminals are ideal for use in restricted spaces and are especially suitable for the operation of the Festo range of miniature cylinders, rotary actuators, vacuum grippers and slides.
With such compact dimensions, the opportunity to install the terminal in closer proximity to actuators is a distinct benefit that shortens cycle times in fast switching applications.
Equally, the low weight of the Smart Cubic VT offers moving mass advantages where the terminal must be mounted on a drive.
The CPV-SC terminal itself can be configured with 4, 8 or 12 valve positions.
It provides two electrical connectors: one of D-sub profile for advanced Festo functionality, and a conventional flat-style connector for wider industry compatibility.
Placing these connectors at the side of the unit accounts for much of the space saving, making the unit about half the size of competitive equivalents and permitting the option of installing the terminal on a multiple pneumatic connector, which acts as a sub base.
Advantages include the ease and speed of terminal replacement during service operations, as the pneumatic tubing remains intact attached to the multiple connector.
The new Smart Cubic Valve Terminal from Festo builds on the company's significant engineering expertise and commercial success with its existing range of CPV Compact Valve Terminals, but delivers pro-rata performances in a much smaller, but perfectly formed, package.
Whether you call it art or science, it would seem that size does matter after all! . Request a free brochure from Festo ...
(This was Manufacturingtalk's Top Story on 4 October 2002).
• Festo: contact details and other news
• Email this article to a colleague
• Register for the free Manufacturingtalk email newsletter
• Manufacturingtalk Home Page
