Modular Valve Systems cut compressed air usage.
Press Release Summary:
Using high-performance polymers to minimize weight, Advanced Valve AV03 Systems fulfill engineers' demands for customized automation solutions. Valve components are arranged at an angle to cut space requirements, while supply and exhaust channels are optimized to minimize flow losses. AV03 Systems can control up to 24 coils with 25-pin D-sub connection, up to 40 coils with 44-pin D-sub connection, and up to 128 coils with Field bus connection.
Original Press Release:
Close to the Actuator: Pneumatics with an Energy-efficient Design
• Extremely compact and light
• Up to 20 percent less compressed air
• Exceptionally modular; simple engineering
Technical designers always try to position pneumatic valves as close to actuators as possible, because shorter tubing lengths reduce the required compressed air by up to 20 percent. However, common valves are usually too large and heavy for handling applications. With Rexroth's new generation of extremely compact and lightweight Advanced Valve AV03 valve systems, engineers now have a lot more freedom and can arrange pneumatics decentrally, thus increasing efficiency.
Compared to the market standard, Rexroth has halved the weight of the new valves by using resistant high-performance polymers and reducing the number of parts. A further plus: The required space has also been cut by 45 percent. How did they do it? Developers arranged the valve components at an angle and optimized the supply and exhaust channels, thus reducing flow losses. Users profit from a flow improvement of 40 percent, allowing them to substantially lower the supply pressure and boosting their energy efficiency.
The new valve system also fulfills engineers' demands for customized automation solutions. With 25-pin D-sub connection, manifolds can be configured in increments of 1 after the second valve position, and after the fourth valve position with 44-pin D-sub and Field bus connections. The new AV03 can control up to 24 coils with 25-pin D-sub connection, up to 40 coils with 44-pin D-sub connection, and up to 128 coils with Field bus connection. Nowadays, more and more users also implement different pressure zones in a single valve system to achieve further savings. The new valve systems allow up to ten supply plates for this exact purpose.
In addition to improving the energy efficiency, the new AV03 also fulfills expectations for simple engineering. Users can connect the valve systems electrically using multipole or fieldbus connections, with integrated I/O modules, depending on their configuration. Thanks to the option of directly connecting sensors to the valve electronics, fewer cables have to be fed back to the control cabinet.
Users can find further information on the valve system at www.advanced-valve.com/en/index.html
About Bosch Rexroth:
Economical, precise, safe, and energy efficient: drive and control technology from Bosch Rexroth moves machines and systems of any size. The company bundles global application experience in the market segments of Mobile Applications, Machinery Applications and Engineering, Factory Automation, and Renewable Energies to develop innovative components as well as tailored system solutions and services. Bosch Rexroth offers its customers hydraulics, electric drives and controls, pneumatics, gear technology, and linear motion and assembly technology all from one source. With locations in over 80 countries, more than 37,500 associates generated sales revenue of approximately 6.5 billion euros ($8.4 billion) in 2012.
To learn more, please visit www.boschrexroth-us.com
About Bosch:
The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services, active in the fields of automotive technology, energy and building technology, industrial technology, and consumer goods. According to preliminary figures, more than 306,000 associates generated sales of 52.3 billion euros( $67.2 billion) in 2012. The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its more than 350 subsidiaries and regional companies in some 60 countries. If its sales and service partners are included, then Bosch is represented in roughly 150 countries. This worldwide development, manufacturing, and sales network is the foundation for further growth. Bosch spent some 4.5 billion euros ($5.8 billion) for research and development in 2012, and applied for over 4,700 patents worldwide. The Bosch Group’s products and services are designed to fascinate, and to improve the quality of life by providing solutions which are both innovative and beneficial. In this way, the company offers technology worldwide that is “Invented for life.”
Additional information is available online at www.bosch.com and www.bosch-press.com
In the U.S., Canada and Mexico, the Bosch Group manufactures and markets automotive original equipment and aftermarket products, industrial drives and control technology, power tools, security and communication systems, packaging technology, thermotechnology, household appliances, solar energy, healthcare telemedicine and software solutions. Having established a regional presence in 1906, Bosch employs over 22,500 associates in more than 100 locations, with sales of $9.8 billion in fiscal year 2011. For more information, please visit www.boschusa.com, www.bosch.com.mx and www.bosch.ca.
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