February 15, 2018, Laatzen (Germany)

Aventics, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of pneumatic components, systems, and customer-specific applications, has once again refined its Advanced Valves (AV) - offering customers a modern, custom valve system solution.

Right from the start, simple handling was one of the most important features of the AV valve system series. Pneumatics specialists from Aventics have taken this approach one step further and now have a new solution to showcase at the Hannover Messe 2018, which will be held from April 23-27, 2018 in Hanover (Germany). With outlets on the bottom, the AV system is optimised for installation in control cabinets.

“Depending on their requirements, our customers also want to be able to install the AV system in control cabinets. The AV-BP (bottom-ported) makes this possible. And with the help of our transition plate, customers can also take advantage of the benefits of a pneumatic multipole,” said Tomas Kalble, Product Manager for Valve Systems at Aventics

The valve system has already proven its value among customers - it is flexible in application, extremely lightweight, and offers high energy efficiency. If customers want to install it in a control cabinet, the tubing no longer has to be guided out of the cabinet separately, reducing the mounting effort for the new solution significantly. Both sizes (AV03 and AV05) feature bottom-ported connections, allowing the valve system with up to 32 valves to be mounted directly on the wall of the control cabinet. A foam rubber gasket seals off the system.

Alternatively, the customer can use a metal transition plate, which serves as a pneumatic multipole. Quick installation and deinstallation of the valve system no longer require countless push-in fittings to be disassembled and re-mounted. Instead, the valve system can simply be removed from the transition plate and replaced completely.

The AV system features a modular design and combines up to 64 valves with up to 128 coils in a single system with extension flexibility. During assembly and exchange, the poka-yoke principle prevents components from being installed incorrectly. AES valve electronics connect the AV system to all relevant controls.