Servo-pneumatic positioning systems consist of the following components: a cylinder with displacement encoder, a proportional directional control valveand a position controller. Servo-pneumatic positioning systems are used to either move a pneumatic cylinder to a preset target position in a position-controlled manner or generate a preset target force in a force-controlled manner. Festo is the global market leader for servo-pneumatic systems and offers suitable solutions for your requirements.
In servo-pneumatics, air is used as the compressible drive medium, which is why servo-pneumatic positioning systems are considered particularly "soft". This is because once the drive is in a controlled position, it can be moved or pushed away by a correspondingly large external force. In terms of price, servo-pneumatic positioning systems are especially attractive when loads of more than 10 kg are to be moved.