Control Air

Compressed air as control air plays a major role in commercial production and cannot, to date, be disregarded. There are numerous pneumatic applications and every one of them must be controlled.  

When compressed air is utilised to control cylinders, actuators or valves is used, then one refers to it as control air. Control air is mainly utilised because high working speeds are achieved, as well as enabling precise and exact controlling. Pneumatic control systems are also insensitive to environmental influences and can be utilised safely in potentially explosive areas. Control air can be utilised for simple compressed air tools as well as for robots with pneumatic components. In addition, it will also be utilised for the new generation of robots, the so-called Cobots (Collaborative robots).

The demands on the quality of the control air are not particularly high, since these do not usually have any direct contact with the product. This does not however mean that the compressed air does not have to be treated or processed. If the compressed air has insufficient quality, then it can accelerate the wear.  

In certain cases the quality requirements can also be higher - e.g. in a clean room or when the process specifies it. Consultation and individual design for compressed air processing and treatment is therefore important here, we will be very pleased to support you with this.