Linear motor combines with pneumatics in hybrid drive

摘要

In the last issue of Industrial Technology we reported on a hybrid cylinder that combined the speed of pneumatics with the controllability of hydraulics. Now Mark Simms uncovers news of a hybrid electrical and pneumatic cylinder that looks set to open up whole new possibilities In recent years we have seen quite a change in the linear motion market. Depending on the requirements of your application, your choice used to be limited to either a pneumatic or hydraulic cylinder. But with the advent of electro-hydraulics, proportional pneumatics and then the arrival of the linear motor, the boundaries between the technologies have steadily blurred. Today, there are far fewer occasions where your ultimate choice is still a compromise.