01 ONE FOR ALL: THE RANGE IS BORN Presented for the first time at the last edition of the Hannover Fair, the valve island range in the new EVO version integrates the new multi-protocol module of the PX Series, designed to manage pneumatic and electro-pneumatic components capable of interfacing with the most common communication protocols, guaranteeing extreme flexibility. "What we did," explains Roberto Rivoltella," was essentially reconsider all our standard production and work on two fronts: on the one hand we have given continuity to production for our customers, and on the other we have set up a major development project on this new electronics and related firmware with the idea of developing, first on the market, a single Control Unit, that is, a single multi-protocol communication system - capable of managing all the main industrial protocols available on the market (CANopen®, Profibus, EtherNet/IP, EtherCAT®, Profinet IO RT, IO-Link, CC-Link IE) - and, consequently, create an electronic unit capable of controlling all the types of solenoid valve islands we have in our product range. In fact, the PX multi-serial module was derived from the evolution of the electronics on the 3000 series; on that basic concept we developed the complete modularity for all other pneumatic control systems. Until the launch of the EVO, each new version or product configuration introduced to the market was matched by dedicated electronics, creating a very heterogeneous system in terms of connectivity. Pneumax has come up with a new concept that brings all types of pneumatics and electropneumatics in line.” The PX Series, therefore, epitomises the 'control' concept offered by Pneumax: a unique solution that can be used either stand-alone or integrated in a solenoid valve island. Both digital and analogue I/O modules can be integrated and the stand-alone solution can be connected via SUB-D cable with all manifolds. The bodies and sub-base made of technopolymer and the compact design to optimise the overall dimensions of the system make the PX Series extremely light and guarantee maximum flexibility of use. “This new approach,” continues Rivoltella, “allows us to be extremely interesting in the application of special machines in sectors such as assembly or packaging, which, due to the nature of the products they manufacture and which have increasingly shorter life cycles, must be easily reconfigurable even after the first installation and likewise expandable or integrable at later stages in relation to the need to manufacture new products. You can start with a simple block consisting of 4 valves and an interface of 8 I/Os, and work-in-progress to its maximum extension in terms of both solenoid valves and I/Os, up to 128 in + 128 out digital and 8 in + 8 out analogue." Series 2700 EVO Flow rate: up to 1000 Nl/min Material: aluminium (Automotive version) Series 3000 - 10.5 mm EVO Flow rate: up to 200 Nl/min Material: technopolymer/aluminium Series 3000 - 15.5 mm EVO Flow rate: up to 600 Nl/min Material: technopolymer/aluminium Series Optyma-S EVO Flow rate: up to 550 Nl/min Material: technopolymer Series Optyma-T EVO Flow rate: up to 750 Nl/min Material: technopolymer Series Optyma-F EVO Flow rate: up to 1000 Nl/min Material: technopolymer 11
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