Economic, flexible, solenoid valve range

Festo has launched the VUVS series, an entry-level standard valve range. They are said to be robust and durable, providing a long service life, and are easy to mount, enabling machine builders and engineers to enhance the design of their systems.

The VUVS valves have flow rates of up to 2000l/min with an operating pressure up to 10bar, ingress protection to IP67and are available in optional ATEX variants. The valve range starts at 1/8" ports in a 20mm body. They are suitable for vacuum and low pressure applications such as clamping and locking operations in semiautomatic assembly, as well as larger production lines across all industries.

The valves are available with manifold rails and cover plates which enable the valves to be mounted in any orientation to best fit the machine. For additional flexibility, engineers can change between internal or external pilot air connection, and have multiple pressure zones on one manifold.

Solenoid coils can be swapped for different operating voltages, which reduce warehouse costs, and the rotatable coil can be adapted to make wiring easier in difficult installation conditions.