What effect do you think competition from foreign companies and suppliers will have on the U.S. fluid power industry?
Mass loss of domestic manufacturing of components 30%
Consolidation into multinational companies 22%
Gradual decrease in U.S. market share 18%
More visibility for fluid power as a design choice 14%
Spurring of more R&D 13%
No effect 3%
Air valve manifold system
Plug-in style CD26-PL air valve is 26
mm wide for flows to 1.01 Cv.
Pneumatic and electrical connections
done on base plate. Manifold threaded
ports come as NPT or ISO-G (BSPP).
Valve operates from single or double
solenoid and double 3/2 valves to
allow two functions from same
position. Multi-pin plug version with
D-sub connector is available. Bus
protocols include Profibus DP,
CANopen, DeviceNet, Interbus S, and
ControlNet, as well as Ethernet IP.
Bosch Rexroth Corp., Pneumatics Technology Group, (859) 254-8031,
www.boschrexroth-us.com
