Latest range of remote controlled electro-pneumatic pressure regulators from Parker Hannifin are designed to provide flexibility, precision and energy savings in a wide range of manufacturing applications. The new EPP4 Comfort models have been designed to enhance the performance and reliability of machinery within the production environment, including welding, paper and printing and machine tool robots, as well as on trucks and trains for the control of adaptive suspensions.
With their compact and lightweight construction, the new one- and two-inch EPP4 Comfort models have been developed for quick and easy installation and low inertia on moving robots. Using an integrated electronic control system and pulse width modulated solenoid valves, these new units control the output pressure proportionally to an analogue electrical signal, while high precision is achieved by an internal feedback through an integral pressure sensor. As a result, control systems can be simplified dramatically through the reduced number of components, while productivity is improved through the greater degree of flexibility.
EPP4 Comfort regulators offer fast response times, excellent linearity and low hysteresis of 0.5 per cent for the accurate and fast adjustment of the controlled pressure, significantly increasing production efficiency. Power consumption is also notably low, requiring a maximum only 6W, enabling simple integration into standard installations. And as no air is used when there is no change of control signal, energy and cost savings can be achieved still further.
The flexible and easily-mounted EPP4 Comfort regulators feature plug-and-play functions to provide simple tools for setups and monitoring using standard PC software, which enables the user to set all the relevant parameters of the units quickly and simply, both on and off-site. Additionally, the remote display enables users to read the regulated pressure wherever the application requires it — and the large, clear LED makes reading faster and easier.
Parker Hannifin offers these pressure regulatorsfor control by either a voltage or current analogue control signal, offering either analogue or digital outputs, and are adjustable to meet the specific parameters of each application.
