The ERDP Remote Drive from PHD Inc. electrically powers pneumatic grippers, clamps, and short-travel linear actuators, independent of factory air systems. Unlike a conventional pneumatic system, the remote drive and attached actuators form a closed-loop system with no air exhausted during operation.

Manufacturers are under pressure to reduce their overall energy consumption, improve sustainability and save money.

Specifying an air cylinder might seem to be an overwhelming task when you consider all the shapes, sizes and types of cylinder products available today. A new white paper delineates the spectrum of available standard options that can quite often be your key to avoiding the need for a totally custom cylinder.

Every automobile requires a starter, and for decades, Bosch Auto Parts has been the world's leading supplier of this key engine component. The company manufactures starters around the clock on seven assembly lines at its plant in Hildesheim, Germany.

"Less is more" seems to be the trend in the pneumatic actuator market. Real estate on production equipment is at a premium today more than ever.

If you’ve ever received a package from an online retailer, you probably didn’t give the protective packing material a second thought. You opened the box, removed your order, and discarded everything else.

The advent of laboratory automation systems has made a significant impact on clinical diagnostics, drug discovery, food and agricultural research, and forensics.

You are up against extreme space limitations with little room for fitting an air cylinder into your current design project. Here’s a few questions and pictures to help point the way to your solution.