Explore the future of pneumatics. Our blog offers expert insights, technical guides, and industry trends to help you innovate and optimize your automation systems.
Deadband in proportional valves creates a zone where small input signal changes produce no spool movement, typically ranging from 1-5% of full scale, directly reducing control accuracy and causing steady-state oscillations, position errors, and poor system responsiveness in precision pneumatic applications.
Piezoelectric actuators offer superior speed (microsecond response), precision (nanometer resolution), and low power consumption but with limited stroke, while solenoid actuators provide larger force output, longer stroke capability, and lower cost but with slower response times and higher power requirements.
Pneumatic servo positioning accuracy is fundamentally limited by air compressibility to approximately ±0.1mm under ideal conditions, though advanced feedback systems, pressure compensation, and specialized valve designs can achieve sub-millimeter precision in optimized applications.
Sandwich plates integrate pressure regulators and flow controls directly into pneumatic valve assemblies, providing precise pressure regulation (±1% accuracy), bidirectional flow control, and compact installation that eliminates external plumbing while improving system performance and reducing space requirements by up to 60%.
IP ratings define protection levels against solid particles and liquids, with IP65 suitable for standard washdown (water jets), IP67 for temporary immersion applications, and IP69K for high-pressure, high-temperature cleaning environments, ensuring valve manifold reliability in demanding sanitary applications.
