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Correct sizingof pneumaticdrives reduces compressedair consumptionbyup to40%.
Inour example, thesoftware toolsdetermine that aDSCB insize32 insteadof aDSBC40 is just asadequate.
This cutsprocurement costsand,more importantly, it reduces compressedair consumptionby35%during
operation.
Working it out for you: correct sizing
-35%
• Adiameter of 40mmhasbeen
used thus far.
• Thediameter is reduced to
32mmbecause theapplication
canstill beoperatedwitha
smaller cylinderwithout any
problem.
A
ir consumption is reduced
by35%.
Correct sizingof pneumatic
drives
Software toolsareused inorder
toselect the right system compo-
nents for theapplicationwith
minimal effort. The components
usedare thusonlyas large
as they reallyneed tobe for the
application.Oversizing is
avoided. Unnecessaryenergy
consumptiondue toexcessive
potential force canbeprevented.
Reduction to thenext smaller
sizedecreasesenergy consump-
tionby roughly35%.
Other possibleapplications
Thisalsoapplies toelectric
systems. Designof theoverall
system (motor, gear unit, axis)
andavoidanceof accumulated
safety factorswhen considering
individual components.
Inmany cases thenext
smaller drive canbeused.
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