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How different do you think electrical switches are from pneumatic ones? In theory, they’re not all that different at least as far as their underlying working principle goes. The concept of either device is to deflect the flow of something from one potential path to another. Fortunately, it doesn’t take long at all to master the basics of how a pneumatic switch operates.

Have you ever looked at a pneumatic blueprint and felt that your eyes are just glazing over? Pretty much everyone has had that kind of issue, especially if they’re working with plans developed by someone other than their own crew.

Do you think of pneumatic equipment as only ever providing flow in one direction? In a majority of cases, you’ll usually see compressed air-driven equipment that’s designed to accept positive pressure and experience airflow moving forward but never backward. On the other hand, though, there’s a whole world of tools out there that are designed to work the other way.

You’re probably used to thinking of compressed air as being a forward force. It’s possible to also distribute it in the other direction meaning that you can actually make a vacuum using nothing but compressed air.

We have a quick question for you; do you really know how much air your current pneumatic installation consumes? Chances are that you don’t and you’ve been winging it. As a result, you may end up spending far more on the power you’re using than you’d ever have to. You shouldn’t need to use all that much, considering that compressed air-driven equipment is some of the most efficient and safe stuff you can normally get your hands on.

Would you like to deploy a system that doesn’t really do anything at all besides sit there? Unfortunately, that’s what a compressed air-driven circuit would be like without individual system components!

How would you feel if you had to breathe dirty or oily air? You probably wouldn’t like it much, so you might imagine that there’s a good chance that your pneumatic equipment doesn’t like to be exposed to this either. Anyone who operates any kind of pneumatic system should be sure to invest the time and effort into ensuring that the air coursing through it is clean, dry and free of unnecessary oil.

How much good would your pneumatic system be without any fittings? Considering that these are what allow you to connect pipes and hoses together, your system probably wouldn’t be worth very much without them. Nevertheless, they’re a portion of many people’s systems that don’t get nearly enough attention. You’ll want to find a connection that works best for your system and is made from a material that you prefer.

How would you like a type of actuator on the market that was easy to install and maintain? What if this hypothetical actuator was also very quiet? As you may have guessed, it’s an electric linear actuator.

There’s an old saying that significantly advanced technology will end up seeming like magic if you don’t know how it works. While pneumatic air cylinders might seem magical, they’re actually based on a very simple engineering principle. This simplicity is what makes them so remarkably reliable.

Here’s a quick question; when is the last time that you actually took a moment to consider whether your gear was operating at peak efficiency? There’s a good chance that you haven’t done so in a very long time, simply because you figured that it