Pneumatics uses compressed air or gas to transmit power, while electro-pneumatics controls pneumatic actuators using electrical signals. Electro-pneumatics allows the placement of a console in any location and permits movability through an electrical cable. It requires less current than direct electric actions, making it more reliable. Some applications of electro-pneumatics include food packaging machines, assembly lines, printing presses, automated warehouses, and injection molding machines.
Pneumatics uses compressed air or gas to transmit power, while electro-pneumatics controls pneumatic actuators using electrical signals. Electro-pneumatics allows the placement of a console in any location and permits movability through an electrical cable. It requires less current than direct electric actions, making it more reliable. Some applications of electro-pneumatics include food packaging machines, assembly lines, printing presses, automated warehouses, and injection molding machines.
Pneumatics uses compressed air or gas to transmit power, while electro-pneumatics controls pneumatic actuators using electrical signals. Electro-pneumatics allows the placement of a console in any location and permits movability through an electrical cable. It requires less current than direct electric actions, making it more reliable. Some applications of electro-pneumatics include food packaging machines, assembly lines, printing presses, automated warehouses, and injection molding machines.
1. Differentiate the Pneumatics and the Electro pneumatics
- Pneumatics is a branch of engineering that makes use of gas or pressurized air. It transmits power using a gas instead of a liquid. Compressed air is usually used, but nitrogen or other inert gases can be used for special applications. With pneumatics, air is usually pumped into a receiver using a compressor. The receiver holds a large volume of compressed air to be used by the pneumatic system as needed. Atmospheric air contains airborne dirt, water vapor, and other contaminants, so filters and air dryers are often used in pneumatic systems to keep compressed air clean and dry, which improve reliability and service life of the components and system. Pneumatic systems also use a variety of valves for controlling direction, pressure, and speed of actuators. Electro pneumatics on the other hand, is designed as a general introduction to the function and operation of pneumatic and electrical equipment used in simple Electro-Pneumatic controls, the course covers the design and practical construction of such circuits. It deals with the control of pneumatic actuators using electrical sensing and switching devices. Electrical principles are covered at a basic level, but some previous knowledge of pneumatic equipment is required. 2. Advantages of Electro pneumatics
- The console of an organ which uses either type of electric action is
connected to the other mechanisms by an electrical cable. This makes it possible for the console to be placed in any desirable location. It also permits the console to be movable, or to be installed on a "lift", as was the practice with theater organs. While many consider tracker action organs to be more sensitive to the player's control, others find some tracker organs heavy to play and tubular-pneumatic organs to be sluggish, and so prefer electro-pneumatic or direct electric actions. An electro-pneumatic action requires less current to operate than a direct electric action. This causes less demand on switch contacts. An organ using electropneumatic action was more reliable in operation than early direct electrc organs until improvements were made in direct electric components. 3. Five applications of electro pneumatics in the industry, explain.
1 (A): FOOD PACKAGING INDUSTRY
Electro pneumatics is widely used in the industry specifically