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Standardised IO-Link technology (IEC 61131-9) makes communication with sensors and actuators simple and economical. The result of an evolutionary development, this low-cost connection technology with three or five conductors achieves point-to-point connection without complex wiring and with minimal material requirements.

Very few environments are as demanding as those on an oil rig. Materials are stressed and corrosion is promoted by water, salt and wind, as well as extreme weather fluctuation. The highly innovative Festo Motion Terminal as well as the state of the art valve terminal VTUG combined with our control cabinets offer reliable and steady solutions for automation of fingerboards under these harsh conditions.

Ready-to-install, 100 % tested and adapted exactly to your application: with customised valve terminals from Festo, you too can benefit from a whole range of advantages such as time savings, increased process reliability with reduced process costs and a focus on your core business.

Small, compact and have high flow rates. They are available

in individual valves and fieldbus-compatible valve terminals. Ideal

for all price-sensitive applications.

An ideal combination that is much more compact than before: the automation system CPX-E and the valve terminal VTUG together in a control cabinet. This is a complete solution that is easy to install and keeps tubing installation to a minimum.

The lightweight CPX-AP-A remote I/O system is integrated directly into Ethernet-based networks that are available worldwide. A variety of additional input and output modules as well as IO-Link master modules
are also available. Pneumatic valve terminals and proportional technology as well as controlled pneumatics that are adapted directly or integrated via AP
communication, can be used to create a scalable system topology. Electric drive technology for linear and rotary movements can be connected via IO-Link®.

The successor to the established CPV, MPA-L/S and VTUG ranges impresses with its high flow rate. And with the communication system AP-I and AP-A, it is the perfect platform for digitised production!

• Use, storage and transport conditions for Festo products
• Standards in pneumatics
• Compressed air preparation
• Operating conditions for valves
• Port designations of pneumatic components to ISO 5599
• Operating conditions for drives
• Pressure/force table and graphBuckling load graph
• Air consumption
• Pneumatics and explosion protection – ATEX
• EC directives/approvals
• Design – Clean room suitability
• Paint-wetting impairment substances and resistance to media
• Corrosion resistance class CRC
• Protection classes according to IEC/EN 60529
• Functional earth – protective earth – PELV
• Spark arresting

In 5 minutes to Festo valve! The valve series at a glance:

From individual valves to automation platforms.

Individual valves or valve terminals – which is the most suitable option for actuating pneumatically automated process valves? What are the technological and economic differences between the two? We will use a cost comparison to compare and contrast the two options. And what are the differences in terms of commissioning? Which diagnostic options are available with valve terminals for reducing unscheduled downtime? These are the questions that will be examined in this article.

On/off process valves can be automated in different ways using pneumatics. This white paper looks at automation using an individual valve, a valve terminal and a digital valve terminal, and compares the three actuation methods in terms of:

• Required hardware/components and the installation

effort involved

• Investment costs

• Potential for compressed air savings and increased

energy efficiency

• Diagnostic and maintenance options

• Potential for function integration

• Possible applications in safety-related circuits

• Possible applications in potentially explosive areas

When valve terminals are used, short-circuit and short-circuit detection of the safe output modules of the Siemens ET 200 SP may result in diagnostic interrupts. These diagnostic interrupts can lead to the fact that an operation is not possible. This technical report explains the background and suggests possible solutions.