Suction pneumatics

Advantages and disadvantages of pneumatics

Advantages of pneumatics

• Pneumatic drives allow powerless holding with constant force.
• Pneumatic systems are robust against overload and insensitive to temperature fluctuations.
• In most cases, the use of air as the drive medium ensures sufficient cooling of the drive components. Additional cooling is not necessary in pneumatic applications.
• Pneumatic drives have a relatively simple design and are therefore less expensive than electric drives with comparable performance data.

Disadvantages of pneumatics

• Escaping compressed air causes noise. As a countermeasure, the exhaust air can be ducted or discharged into the ambient air via a silencer.
• Depending on the application, complex air treatment may be necessary in some places, e.g. to ensure that the compressed air is free of oil, to limit the particle size it contains to a minimum or to reduce the dew point (otherwise there is a risk of water formation and icing in valves).