Training aims
- Physical fundamentals
- Fundamentals and terminology of control technology: control loop system, signal flow, circuit structure and circuit diagrams
- Pneumatic directional control valves
- Pneumatic pressure, non-return and flow control valves
- Logic devices, logic diagrams
- Techniques of basic control
- Safety requirements
- Function and structure of pneumatic components
- Control systems with start and setting-up conditions (automatic/manual, inching operation, stop at end of cycle)
- Programmed control using stepper modules
- Programmed control using a sequencer
- Troubleshooting large pneumatic controllers
The selection of components complies with the German Federal Institute for Vocational Training (Bundesinstitute für Berufsbildung (BIBB)) course.
Recommended training media
- Self-tuition program, Fundamentals of pneumatics
- Design and simulation program, FluidSIM® Pneumatics
Also order:
- BIBB Pneumatics course (order no. 90070)
- and accompanying exercises, log sheets and exercise circuits (order no. 90090)
Recommended accessories
The most important components at a glance
- 3/2-way valve with pushbutton actuator, normally closed (Order no. 152860)
- 3/2-way valve with pushbutton actuator, normally open (Order no. 152861)
- 5/2-way valve with selector switch (Order no. 152862)
- 3/2-way roller lever valve, normally closed (Order no. 152866)
- 3/2-way roller lever valve with idle return, normally closed (Order no. 152867)
- 3/2-way pneumatic valve, pneumatically actuated, one side (Order no. 539768)
- 5/2-way double pilot valve, pneumatically actuated, both sides (Order no. 539769)
- 5/3-way valve, pneumatically actuated, both sides, normally closed (Order no. 541138)
- Pneumatic timer, normally closed (Order no. 540694)
- Pressure sequence valve (Order no. 152884)
- Stepper module (Order no. 152886)
- Shuttle valve (OR) (Order no. 539771)
- Dual-pressure valve (AND) (Order no. 539770)
- Optical display (red) (Order no. 152893)
- Pressure gauge (Order no. 152865)
- One-way flow control valve (Order no. 539773)
- Quick-exhaust valve (Order no. 539772)
- Single-acting cylinder (Order no. 152887)
- Double-acting cylinder (Order no. 152888)
- Driving/tractive load (Order no. 152889)
- Pressure regulator valve with gauge (Order no. 539756)
- Start-up valve with filter control valve (Order no. 540691)
- Manifold (Order no. 152896)
- Plastic tubing (Order no. 151496)