What We Already Know

Up until now, we have talked about different pneumatic concepts and components. As our foundation, we have established how we get our air. The air must first be delivered (that happens by using a compressor), then filtered and regulated. That happens through a filter and a regulator.

Let's look once again. Here is a typical Pneumatic System:

Parker Hannifin Corporation. (1980). Industrial Pneumatic Technology. Parker Hannifin Corp. DOI: 1557690154

The Work-Side of the System

Once we have gotten to the "filter-regulator" part of the schematic, we now enter what I like to call the work-side of the system. The work side of the system refers to what we want the machine to accomplish. By determining what we want the work-side to accomplish, this will help to establish what components we need to do the work. For the rest of the modules, we will be looking at different components and determining what type of work can be accomplished with these components and how you need to set them up to accomplish the determined work. We will also be including new pneumatic principles with each topic.

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