Transmission of pneumatic power: introduction

Automated systems are designed to improve working conditions and productivity. Depending on the level of their application, they are more or less complex. These systems always include :

• a control section which prepares orders according to instructions given by the operator or information received from the operating section;

• an operational part, which carries out the actions for which the system has been designed.

Acting on the material requires the use of energy, which is transmitted via power transmission networks.

In the present dossier, we define the various concepts relating to automated industrial systems, focusing our analysis on pneumatic power transmission. Subsequent dossiers will focus on the components of the pneumatic energy chain, sequential and combinatorial automation used in pneumatic power transmission, and finally, the behavior of servo-controlled systems, i.e. pneumatic power modulators.